Billboard Hot 100

Week of April 7, 1973

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

Vicki Lawrence

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

Billboard Hot 100

Week of April 7, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
  Vicki Lawrence
- 10
- 1
- 9
- - 10
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

2
- Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 3
- 2
- 11
- - 3
  - 2
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul

3
- Killing Me Softly With His Song
  Roberta Flack
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Producer(s):

J.Dorn, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

4
- Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)
  Four Tops
- 5
- 4
- 10
- - 5
  - 4
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

5
- Break Up To Make Up
  The Stylistics
- 6
- 5
- 9
- - 6
  - 5
  - 9

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco/Unknown

6
- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree
  Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
- 13
- 6
- 8
- - 13
  - 6
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

7
- Sing
  Carpenters
- 9
- 7
- 7
- - 9
  - 7
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

8
- Danny's Song
  Anne Murray
- 8
- 8
- 14
- - 8
  - 8
  - 14

Producer(s):

B.Ahern, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

9
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)
  Deodato
- 2
- 2
- 10
- - 2
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CTI

10
- The Cisco Kid
  War
- 21
- 10
- 6
- - 21
  - 10
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, L.Jordan, H.Scott

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

11
- Call Me (Come Back Home)
  Al Green
- 11
- 11
- 8
- - 11
  - 11
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

12
- Love Train
  The O'Jays
- 4
- 1
- 12
- - 4
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

13
- Last Song
  Edward Bear
- 7
- 3
- 17
- - 7
  - 3
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

14
- Masterpiece
  The Temptations
- 18
- 14
- 7
- - 18
  - 14
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy

15
- Space Oddity
  David Bowie
- 17
- 15
- 11
- - 17
  - 15
  - 11

Songwriter(s):

David Bowie

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Jones/Tintoretto/Parlophone/Rhino

16
- Stir It Up
  Johnny Nash
- 19
- 16
- 9
- - 19
  - 16
  - 9

Producer(s):

J.Nash, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

17
- Dead Skunk
  Loudon Wainwright III
- 16
- 16
- 11
- - 16
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

18
- The Twelfth Of Never
  Donny Osmond
- 23
- 18
- 6
- - 23
  - 18
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Kolob

19
- Dueling Banjos
  Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
- 12
- 2
- 13
- - 12
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

20
- Little Willy
  The Sweet
- 25
- 20
- 12
- - 25
  - 20
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

21
- The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"
  Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
- 14
- 6
- 19
- - 14
  - 6
  - 19

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

22
- Hummingbird
  Seals & Crofts
- 20
- 20
- 12
- - 20
  - 20
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

23
- Peaceful
  Helen Reddy
- 26
- 23
- 10
- - 26
  - 23
  - 10

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

24
- Stuck In The Middle With You
  Stealers Wheel
- 34
- 24
- 6
- - 34
  - 24
  - 6

Producer(s):

Leiber & Stoller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

25
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
  Stevie Wonder
- 29
- 25
- 4
- - 29
  - 25
  - 4

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

26
- Aubrey
  Bread
- 15
- 15
- 10
- - 15
  - 15
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra

27
- Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
  The Spinners
- 24
- 4
- 15
- - 24
  - 4
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

28
- Walk On The Wild Side
  Lou Reed
- 31
- 28
- 8
- - 31
  - 28
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

L.Reed, David Bowie, M.Ronson

Producer(s):

L.Reed, David Bowie, M.Ronson

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

29
- Drift Away
  Dobie Gray
- 36
- 29
- 7
- - 36
  - 29
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.Williams, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Decca/Unknown

30
- I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
  The Moody Blues
- 22
- 12
- 10
- - 22
  - 12
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Threshold

31
- Wildflower
  Skylark
- 39
- 31
- 8
- - 39
  - 31
  - 8

Producer(s):

E.Norwegian, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

32
- Cook With Honey
  Judy Collins
- 32
- 32
- 9
- - 32
  - 32
  - 9

Producer(s):

M.Abramson, J.Collins, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

33
- Daddy's Home
  Jermaine Jackson
- 28
- 9
- 18
- - 28
  - 9
  - 18

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

34
- A Letter To Myself
  The Chi-lites
- 38
- 34
- 9
- - 38
  - 34
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

35
- Daisy A Day
  Jud Strunk
- 40
- 35
- 8
- - 40
  - 35
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Gilliland, D.Costa, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

36
- Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)
  Aretha Franklin
- 33
- 33
- 9
- - 33
  - 33
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

37
- One Man Band (Plays All Alone)
  Ronnie Dyson
- 44
- 37
- 8
- - 44
  - 37
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

38
- Bitter Bad
  Melanie
- 41
- 38
- 8
- - 41
  - 38
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

39
- Reeling In The Years
  Steely Dan
- 49
- 39
- 5
- - 49
  - 39
  - 5

Producer(s):

G.Katz, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

40
- Out Of The Question
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 46
- 40
- 6
- - 46
  - 40
  - 6

Producer(s):

G.Mills, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam/Unknown

41
- Superman
  Donna Fargo
- 42
- 41
- 7
- - 42
  - 41
  - 7

Producer(s):

S.Silver, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot/Unknown

42
- Step By Step
  Joe Simon
- 43
- 42
- 8
- - 43
  - 42
  - 8

Producer(s):

R.Gerald, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring/Unknown

43
- Hallelujah Day
  Jackson 5
- 52
- 43
- 4

Billboard Hot 100

Week of April 7, 1973

Billboard Hot 100

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

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Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

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Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)

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Killing Me Softly With His Song

Producer(s):

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Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Break Up To Make Up

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Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

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Sing

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Danny's Song

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Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)

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The Cisco Kid

Producer(s):

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Call Me (Come Back Home)

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Love Train

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Last Song

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Masterpiece

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Space Oddity

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Stir It Up

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Dead Skunk

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The Twelfth Of Never

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Dueling Banjos

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Little Willy

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The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"

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Hummingbird

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Peaceful

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Stuck In The Middle With You

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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

Producer(s):

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Aubrey

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Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

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Walk On The Wild Side

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Drift Away

Producer(s):

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I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)