Billboard Hot 100 — December 15, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 15, 1973. "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Top Of The World" by Carpenters, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr at #75, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra, up 29 places from #79 to #50.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting September 29, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Time In A Bottle" by Jim Croce (up from #13 to #5); "The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band (up from #15 to #9); "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)" by The Staple Singers (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Ooh Baby" by Gilbert O'Sullivan, down 19 places from #43 to #62.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson, 37 weeks and counting (peak #16).
- Gone from the chart: "Ramblin Man" by The Allman Brothers Band after 16 weeks (peak #2).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Top Of The World Carpenters |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | Just You 'n' Me Chicago |
| 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | Time In A Bottle Jim Croce |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Photograph Ringo Starr |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | The Joker The Steve Miller Band |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) The Staple Singers |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | 13 | Space Race Billy Preston |
| 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | The Love I Lost (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 13 | 9 | 1 | 17 | Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 14 | 16 | 14 | 8 | Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up Barry White |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | 16 | Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 16 | 27 | 16 | 9 | Show And Tell Al Wilson |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | 9 | Rockin' Roll Baby The Stylistics |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 7 | My Music Loggins & Messina |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 6 | Living For The City Stevie Wonder |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 6 | MIND GAMES John Lennon |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 7 | Come Get To This Marvin Gaye |
| 22 | 33 | 22 | 8 | Smokin' In The Boy's Room Brownsville Station |
| 23 | 14 | 3 | 15 | Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 4 | Helen Wheels Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 25 | 21 | 10 | 11 | I Got A Name Jim Croce |
| 26 | 35 | 26 | 4 | I've Got To Use My Imagination Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 27 | 29 | 27 | 6 | Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 9 | D'yer Mak'er Led Zeppelin |
| 29 | 17 | 17 | 8 | Let Me Serenade You Three Dog Night |
| 30 | 18 | 5 | 14 | Paper Roses Marie Osmond |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 5 | Let Me Be There Olivia Newton-John |
| 32 | 26 | 1 | 15 | Angie The Rolling Stones |
| 33 | 38 | 33 | 6 | Me And Baby Brother War |
| 34 | 25 | 15 | 10 | Cheaper To Keep Her Johnnie Taylor |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 4 | Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin |
| 36 | 28 | 12 | 11 | You're A Special Part Of Me Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 8 | Corazón Carole King |
| 38 | 34 | 16 | 37 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 39 | 55 | 39 | 4 | When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight Donny Osmond |
| 40 | 40 | 40 | 7 | Some Guys Have All The Luck The Persuaders |
| 41 | 36 | 34 | 8 | Be Neil Diamond |
| 42 | 48 | 42 | 16 | I Can't Stand The Rain Ann Peebles |
| 43 | 37 | 12 | 16 | Knockin' On Heaven's Door Bob Dylan |
| 44 | 32 | 9 | 14 | All I Know Garfunkel |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 8 | Painted Ladies Ian Thomas |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | Tell Her She's Lovely El Chicano |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 5 | This Time I'm Gone For Good Bobby "Blue" Bland |
| 48 | 41 | 22 | 15 | Nutbush City Limits Ike & Tina Turner |
| 49 | 65 | 49 | 4 | Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) Cheech & Chong |
| 50 | 79 | 50 | 3 | Love's Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 51 | 42 | 1 | 20 | Half-Breed Cher |
| 52 | 53 | 52 | 5 | I Found Sunshine The Chi-lites |
| 53 | 59 | 53 | 7 | Pretty Lady Lighthouse |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 4 | Walk Like A Man Grand Funk |
| 55 | 73 | 55 | 4 | The Way We Were Barbra Streisand |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 6 | Spiders & Snakes Jim Stafford |
| 57 | 85 | 57 | 2 | Livin' For You Al Green |
| 58 | 47 | 45 | 8 | Fell For You The Dramatics |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 3 | American Tune Paul Simon |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 5 | Keep Your Head To The Sky Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 5 | Smarty Pants First Choice |
| 62 | 43 | 25 | 10 | Ooh Baby Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 63 | 69 | 63 | 5 | A Song I'd Like To Sing Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge |
| 64 | 52 | 43 | 14 | Never Let You Go Bloodstone |
| 65 | 50 | 50 | 8 | Mammy Blue Stories |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 5 | River Joe Simon |
| 67 | 63 | 59 | 9 | Dream On Aerosmith |
| 68 | 78 | 68 | 3 | The River Of Love B.W. Stevenson |
| 69 | 82 | 69 | 4 | If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard |
| 70 | 74 | 70 | 8 | I Wanna Know Your Name The Intruders |
| 71 | 80 | 71 | 6 | Rock On David Essex |
| 72 | 77 | 72 | 6 | Let Me Try Again (Laisse Moi Le Temps) Frank Sinatra |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 5 | Baby Come Close Smokey Robinson |
| 74 | 71 | 63 | 7 | My Old School Steely Dan |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | You're Sixteen Ringo Starr |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 3 | Blue Collar Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 77 | 97 | 77 | 2 | I Love Tom T. Hall |
| 78 | 91 | 78 | 3 | Love, Reign O'er Me The Who |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 4 | Ain't Got No Home The Band |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Hangin' Around Edgar Winter Group |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 3 | Love Has No Pride Linda Ronstadt |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 5 | Come Live With Me Ray Charles |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Melanie |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | Showdown Electric Light Orchestra |
| 85 | 95 | 85 | 4 | Last Kiss Wednesday |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 2 | Big Time Operator Keith Hampshire |
| 87 | 86 | 86 | 2 | Love Me For What I Am/there Ain't No Way Lobo |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Jim Dandy Black Oak Arkansas |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 3 | Stoned To The Bone - Part 1 James Brown |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | A Fool Such As I Bob Dylan |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 3 | Half A Million Miles From Home Albert Hammond |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 2 | This Is Your Song Don Goodwin |
| 93 | 99 | 93 | 2 | I Like To Live The Love B.B. King |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Love Song Anne Murray |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | It May Be Winter Outside, (But In My Heart It's Spring) Love Unlimited |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | I'm A Rocker Raspberries |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Jungle Boogie Kool & The Gang |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Somewhere Between Love And Tomorrow Roy Clark |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Flashback The 5th Dimension |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Could You Ever Love Me Again Gary & Dave |
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