Billboard Hot 100 — December 22, 1973
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 22, 1973. "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Put Your Hands Together" by The O'Jays at #71, which would go on to peak at #10. The biggest climber was "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & The Gang, up 31 places from #97 to #66.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich — 2 weeks at the top so far, 13 weeks on the chart since debuting September 29, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" by Barry White (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Angie" by The Rolling Stones, down 21 places from #32 to #53.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Why Me" by Kris Kristofferson, 38 weeks and counting (peak #16).
- Gone from the chart: "Half-Breed" by Cher after 20 weeks (peak #1); "All I Know" by Garfunkel after 14 weeks (peak #9).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 1 | 1 | 13 | The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Time In A Bottle Jim Croce |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | The Joker The Steve Miller Band |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 12 | Top Of The World Carpenters |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Just You 'n' Me Chicago |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) The Staple Singers |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up Barry White |
| 11 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Show And Tell Al Wilson |
| 12 | 22 | 12 | 9 | Smokin' In The Boy's Room Brownsville Station |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | 12 | Photograph Ringo Starr |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | Rockin' Roll Baby The Stylistics |
| 15 | 19 | 15 | 7 | Living For The City Stevie Wonder |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 8 | My Music Loggins & Messina |
| 17 | 12 | 7 | 13 | The Love I Lost (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 5 | I've Got To Use My Imagination Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 7 | MIND GAMES John Lennon |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 5 | Helen Wheels Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | 14 | Space Race Billy Preston |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 10 | D'yer Mak'er Led Zeppelin |
| 23 | 15 | 1 | 17 | Midnight Train To Georgia Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 24 | 31 | 24 | 6 | Let Me Be There Olivia Newton-John |
| 25 | 21 | 21 | 8 | Come Get To This Marvin Gaye |
| 26 | 35 | 26 | 5 | Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 7 | Me And Baby Brother War |
| 28 | 23 | 3 | 16 | Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco |
| 29 | 13 | 1 | 18 | Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) Eddie Kendricks |
| 30 | 25 | 10 | 12 | I Got A Name Jim Croce |
| 31 | 39 | 31 | 5 | When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight Donny Osmond |
| 32 | 27 | 27 | 7 | Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 33 | 50 | 33 | 4 | Love's Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 34 | 29 | 17 | 9 | Let Me Serenade You Three Dog Night |
| 35 | 55 | 35 | 5 | The Way We Were Barbra Streisand |
| 36 | 57 | 36 | 3 | Livin' For You Al Green |
| 37 | 30 | 5 | 15 | Paper Roses Marie Osmond |
| 38 | 42 | 38 | 17 | I Can't Stand The Rain Ann Peebles |
| 39 | 40 | 39 | 8 | Some Guys Have All The Luck The Persuaders |
| 40 | 46 | 40 | 6 | Tell Her She's Lovely El Chicano |
| 41 | 49 | 41 | 5 | Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) Cheech & Chong |
| 42 | 36 | 12 | 12 | You're A Special Part Of Me Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 43 | 45 | 43 | 9 | Painted Ladies Ian Thomas |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 5 | Walk Like A Man Grand Funk |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 6 | This Time I'm Gone For Good Bobby "Blue" Bland |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 7 | Spiders & Snakes Jim Stafford |
| 47 | 37 | 37 | 9 | Corazón Carole King |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 6 | I Found Sunshine The Chi-lites |
| 49 | 59 | 49 | 4 | American Tune Paul Simon |
| 50 | 75 | 50 | 2 | You're Sixteen Ringo Starr |
| 51 | 34 | 15 | 11 | Cheaper To Keep Her Johnnie Taylor |
| 52 | 38 | 16 | 38 | Why Me Kris Kristofferson |
| 53 | 32 | 1 | 16 | Angie The Rolling Stones |
| 54 | 41 | 34 | 9 | Be Neil Diamond |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 6 | A Song I'd Like To Sing Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 6 | Keep Your Head To The Sky Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 57 | 61 | 57 | 6 | Smarty Pants First Choice |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 4 | The River Of Love B.W. Stevenson |
| 59 | 58 | 45 | 9 | Fell For You The Dramatics |
| 60 | 53 | 53 | 8 | Pretty Lady Lighthouse |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 6 | Baby Come Close Smokey Robinson |
| 62 | 66 | 62 | 6 | River Joe Simon |
| 63 | 70 | 63 | 9 | I Wanna Know Your Name The Intruders |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 7 | Rock On David Essex |
| 65 | 69 | 65 | 5 | If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard |
| 66 | 97 | 66 | 3 | Jungle Boogie Kool & The Gang |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 7 | Let Me Try Again (Laisse Moi Le Temps) Frank Sinatra |
| 68 | 81 | 68 | 4 | Love Has No Pride Linda Ronstadt |
| 69 | 76 | 69 | 4 | Blue Collar Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 3 | I Love Tom T. Hall |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Put Your Hands Together The O'Jays |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | "Joy" Pt. I Isaac Hayes |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 5 | Ain't Got No Home The Band |
| 74 | 90 | 74 | 2 | A Fool Such As I Bob Dylan |
| 75 | 80 | 75 | 2 | Hangin' Around Edgar Winter Group |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 4 | Showdown Electric Light Orchestra |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 4 | Love, Reign O'er Me The Who |
| 78 | 88 | 78 | 2 | Jim Dandy Black Oak Arkansas |
| 79 | 93 | 79 | 3 | I Like To Live The Love B.B. King |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 4 | Stoned To The Bone - Part 1 James Brown |
| 81 | 74 | 63 | 8 | My Old School Steely Dan |
| 82 | 83 | 82 | 2 | Will You Love Me Tomorrow? Melanie |
| 83 | 86 | 83 | 3 | Big Time Operator Keith Hampshire |
| 84 | 85 | 84 | 5 | Last Kiss Wednesday |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Midnight Rider Gregg Allman |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Let Your Hair Down The Temptations |
| 87 | 91 | 87 | 4 | Half A Million Miles From Home Albert Hammond |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 3 | This Is Your Song Don Goodwin |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 2 | Love Song Anne Murray |
| 90 | 95 | 90 | 2 | It May Be Winter Outside, (But In My Heart It's Spring) Love Unlimited |
| 91 | 82 | 82 | 6 | Come Live With Me Ray Charles |
| 92 | 100 | 92 | 2 | Could You Ever Love Me Again Gary & Dave |
| 93 | 98 | 93 | 2 | Somewhere Between Love And Tomorrow Roy Clark |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 3 | I'm A Rocker Raspberries |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Raised On Robbery Joni Mitchell |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Please, Daddy John Denver |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Flashback The 5th Dimension |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Trying To Hold On To My Woman Lamont Dozier |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Wang Dang Doodle The Pointer Sisters |
| 100 | NEW | 2 | 16 | Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers |
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