Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 25, 1973

Billboard Hot 100™

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

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Brother Louie

Stories

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, R.Wise, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kama Sutra/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 25, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Brother Louie
  Stories
- 3
- 1
- 10
- - 3
  - 1
  - 10

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, R.Wise, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kama Sutra/Unknown

2
- Live And Let Die
  Wings
- 2
- 2
- 8
- - 2
  - 2
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

3
- Touch Me In The Morning
  Diana Ross
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Producer(s):

T.Baird, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

4
- Let's Get It On
  Marvin Gaye
- 5
- 4
- 7
- - 5
  - 4
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.Gaye, E.Townsend, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

RIAA Certification: Gold

5
- The Morning After
  Maureen McGovern
- 4
- 1
- 10
- - 4
  - 1
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

6
- Delta Dawn
  Helen Reddy
- 8
- 6
- 10
- - 8
  - 6
  - 10

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

7
- Get Down
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 7
- 7
- 10
- - 7
  - 7
  - 10

Producer(s):

G.Mills, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam/Unknown

8
- Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
  Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
- 14
- 8
- 7
- - 14
  - 8
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

9
- Uneasy Rider
  Charlie Daniels
- 9
- 9
- 9
- - 9
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kama Sutra

10
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
  Jim Croce
- 6
- 1
- 19
- - 6
  - 1
  - 19

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

11
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day
  Chicago
- 10
- 10
- 10
- - 10
  - 10
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

12
- I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)
  Johnnie Taylor
- 11
- 11
- 10
- - 11
  - 11
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

13
- Monster Mash
  Bobby "Boris" Pickett And The Crypt-Kickers
- 13
- 1
- 20
- - 13
  - 1
  - 20

Songwriter(s):

L.Capizzi, B.Pickett

Producer(s):

G.S.Paxton

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Parrot/Polydor/London/Decca/UMe

14
- If You Want Me To Stay
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 17
- 14
- 9
- - 17
  - 14
  - 9

Producer(s):

S.Stone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

15
- Here I Am Come & Take Me
  Al Green
- 16
- 15
- 8
- - 16
  - 15
  - 8

Producer(s):

W.Mitchell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

16
- Loves Me Like A Rock
  Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds)
- 27
- 16
- 4
- - 27
  - 16
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

17
- Are You Man Enough
  Four Tops
- 22
- 17
- 10
- - 22
  - 17
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Barri, D.Lambert, B.Potter

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

18
- Gypsy Man
  War
- 20
- 18
- 6
- - 20
  - 18
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

19
- We're An American Band
  Grand Funk
- 29
- 19
- 5
- - 29
  - 19
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

20
- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
  Elton John
- 26
- 20
- 4
- - 26
  - 20
  - 4

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

21
- Angel
  Aretha Franklin
- 21
- 21
- 8
- - 21
  - 21
  - 8

Producer(s):

Q.Jones II, A.Franklin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

22
- How Can I Tell Her
  Lobo
- 24
- 22
- 10
- - 24
  - 22
  - 10

Producer(s):

P.Gernhard, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree/Unknown

23
- Smoke On The Water
  Deep Purple
- 12
- 4
- 14
- - 12
  - 4
  - 14

Producer(s):

Deep Purple, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

24
- Diamond Girl
  Seals & Crofts
- 18
- 6
- 16
- - 18
  - 6
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

25
- A Million To One/Young Love
  Donny Osmond
- 25
- 25
- 7
- - 25
  - 25
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Kolob

26
- Yesterday Once More
  Carpenters
- 15
- 2
- 13
- - 15
  - 2
  - 13

Producer(s):

Carpenters, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

27
- That Lady (Part 1)
  The Isley Brothers
- 31
- 27
- 7
- - 31
  - 27
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

28
- Shambala
  Three Dog Night
- 19
- 3
- 15
- - 19
  - 3
  - 15

Producer(s):

W.Jennings, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

29
- I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In
  Don Covay
- 32
- 29
- 8
- - 32
  - 29
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

30
- You Light Up My Life/Believe In Humanity
  Carole King
- 30
- 30
- 7
- - 30
  - 30
  - 7

31
- The Hurt
  Cat Stevens
- 33
- 31
- 8
- - 33
  - 31
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

32
- Why Me
  Kris Kristofferson
- 45
- 32
- 21
- - 45
  - 32
  - 21

Producer(s):

F.Foster, D.Linde, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Unknown

33
- Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out
  Bobby Womack
- 35
- 33
- 11
- - 35
  - 33
  - 11

Producer(s):

B.Womack, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

34
- Theme From Cleopatra Jones
  Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters
- 43
- 34
- 5
- - 43
  - 34
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

35
- My Maria
  B.W. Stevenson
- 50
- 35
- 5
- - 50
  - 35
  - 5

Producer(s):

D.Kirshenbaum, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor/RCA/Unknown

36
- Behind Closed Doors
  Charlie Rich
- 36
- 15
- 18
- - 36
  - 15
  - 18

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

37
- Natural High
  Bloodstone
- 23
- 10
- 19
- - 23
  - 10
  - 19

Producer(s):

M.Vernon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Platinum

38
- There It Is
  Tyrone Davis
- 46
- 38
- 5
- - 46
  - 38
  - 5

Producer(s):

W.Henderson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dakar/Unknown

39
- So Very Hard To Go
  Tower Of Power
- 28
- 17
- 17
- - 28
  - 17
  - 17

Producer(s):

Tower Of Power, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

40
- Future Shock
  Curtis Mayfield
- 41
- 40
- 6
- - 41
  - 40
  - 6

Producer(s):

C.Mayfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom/Unknown

41
- Baby I've Been Missing You
  The Independents
- 51
- 41
- 6
- - 51
  - 41
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Wand

42
- Money
  Pink Floyd
- 37
- 13
- 15
- - 37
  - 13
  - 15

48
- Right Place Wrong Time
  Dr. John
- 42
- 9
- 20
- - 42
  - 9
  - 20

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

49
- Misdemeanor
  Foster Sylvers
- 40
- 22
- 13
- - 40
  - 22
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

50
- Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine
  Stealers Wheel
- 49
- 49
- 7
- - 49
  - 49
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

51
- Higher Ground
  Stevie Wonder
- 73
- 51
- 2
- - 73
  - 51
  - 2

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

52
- Ghetto Child
  The Spinners
- 64
- 52
- 2
- - 64
  - 52
  - 2

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

53
- Sweet Charlie Babe
  Jackie Moore
- 55
- 53
- 8
- - 55
  - 53
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

54
- Half-Breed
  Cher
- 66
- 54
- 4
- - 66
  - 54
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

55
- Free Ride
  Edgar Winter Group
- 67
- 55
- 3
- - 67
  - 55
  - 3

Producer(s):

R.Derringer, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

56
- Sweet Harmony
  Smokey Robinson
- 62
- 56
- 8
- - 62
  - 56
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

57
- Bongo Rock
  The Incredible Bongo Band
- 61
- 57
- 6
- - 61
  - 57
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

58
- Hey Girl (i Like Your Style)
  The Temptations
- 70
- 58
- 2
- - 70
  - 58
  - 2

63
- Where Peaceful Waters Flow
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 38
- 28
- 11
- - 38
  - 28
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

64
- Don't Let It End ('til You Let It Begin)
  The Miracles
- 76
- 64
- 4
- - 76
  - 64
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

65
- All I Need Is Time
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 78
- 65
- 3
- - 78
  - 65
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Porter, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Soul/Unknown

66
- Evil
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 68
- 66
- 4
- - 68
  - 66
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Wissert, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

67
- Show Biz Kids
  Steely Dan
- 69
- 67
- 5
- - 69
  - 67
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

68
- Billion Dollar Babies
  Alice Cooper
- 71
- 68
- 4
- - 71
  - 68
  - 4

Producer(s):

Bob Ezrin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

69
- Sixty Minute Man/Mother-In-Law
  Clarence Carter
- 65
- 65
- 8
- - 65
  - 65
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Fame

70
- Twisting The Night Away
  Rod Stewart
- 84
- 70
- 3
- - 84
  - 70
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

71
- China Grove
  The Doobie Brothers
- 85
- 71
- 2
- - 85
  - 71
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

72
- Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
  Ronnie Dyson
- 82
- 72
- 3
- - 82
  - 72
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

73
- Ecstasy
  Ohio Players
- 94
- 73
- 3
- - 94
  - 73
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

74
- Top Of The World
  Lynn Anderson
- 77
- 74
- 9
- - 77
  - 74
  - 9

Producer(s):

G.Sutton, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

75
- Loving Arms
  Dobie Gray
- 88
- 75
- 4
- - 88
  - 75
  - 4

Producer(s):

M.Williams, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

76
- Sexy, Sexy, Sexy
  James Brown
- 91
- 76
- 2
- - 91
  - 76
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

77
- Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne
  Looking Glass
- 87
- 77
- 6
- - 87
  - 77
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

78
- Yes We Can Can
  The Pointer Sisters
- 92
- 78
- 2
- - 92
  - 78
  - 2

Producer(s):

D.Rubinson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brent/Unknown

79 NEW
NEW
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
  Eddie Kendricks
- -
- 79
- 1
- - -
  - 79
  - 1

Producer(s):

F.Wilson, L.Caston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

80
- One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack)
  Coven
- 81
- 79
- 6
- - 81
  - 79
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

81
- Slick
  Willie Hutch
- 95
- 81
- 3
- - 95
  - 81
  - 3

Producer(s):

W.Hutch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

82
- Freedom For The Stallion
  The Hues Corporation
- 90
- 82
- 3
- - 90
  - 82
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

83
- Muskrat Love
  America
- 86
- 83
- 2
- - 86
  - 83
  - 2

Producer(s):

America, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

84 NEW
NEW
- The Last Thing On My Mind
  Neil Diamond
- -
- 84
- 1
- - -
  - 84
  - 1

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

85 NEW
NEW
- Ramblin Man
  The Allman Brothers Band
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn

86
- In The Midnight Hour
  Cross Country
- 100
- 86
- 2
- - 100
  - 86
  - 2

Producer(s):

Margo, Siegel & Margo, Medress

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

87
- Rocky Mountain Way
  Joe Walsh
- 96
- 87
- 3
- - 96
  - 87
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Walsh, B.Szymczyk, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

88
- Send A Little Love My Way
  Anne Murray
- 98
- 88
- 2
- - 98
  - 88
  - 2

Producer(s):

B.Ahern, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

89 NEW
NEW
- Rhapsody In Blue
  Deodato
- -
- 89
- 1
- - -
  - 89
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CTI

90
- Stay Away From Me
  The Sylvers
- 93
- 90
- 2
- - 93
  - 90
  - 2

Producer(s):

K.Johnson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

91
- The Long Way Home
  Neil Diamond
- 97
- 91
- 3
- - 97
  - 91
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Barry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bang!/Unknown

92 NEW
NEW
- Blood Red And Goin' Down
  Tanya Tucker
- -
- 92
- 1
- - -
  - 92
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

93 NEW
NEW
- Summer (The First Time)
  Bobby Goldsboro
- -
- 93
- 1
- - -
  - 93
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

94 NEW
NEW
- Ashes To Ashes
  The 5th Dimension
- -
- 94
- 1
- - -
  - 94
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

95
- Sylvia
  Focus
- 89
- 89
- 5
- - 89
  - 89
  - 5

Producer(s):

M.Vernon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sire

96
- (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway
  Sutherland Brothers And Quiver
- 99
- 96
- 2
- - 99
  - 96
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

97 NEW
NEW
- You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
  Ray Price
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Producer(s):

D.Law, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

98
- Hang Loose
  Mandrill
- 83
- 83
- 3
- - 83
  - 83
  - 3

Producer(s):

A.Brown, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

99 NEW
NEW
- Kid Stuff
  Barbara Fairchild
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

100 NEW
NEW
- Until It's Time For You To Go
  The New Birth
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of August 25, 1973

Billboard Hot 100™

Brother Louie

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Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Brother Louie

Producer(s):

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Live And Let Die

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Touch Me In The Morning

Producer(s):

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Let's Get It On

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The Morning After

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Delta Dawn

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Get Down

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Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose

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Uneasy Rider

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Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Producer(s):

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Feelin' Stronger Every Day

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I Believe In You (You Believe In Me)

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Monster Mash

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If You Want Me To Stay

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Here I Am Come & Take Me

Producer(s):

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Loves Me Like A Rock

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Are You Man Enough

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Gypsy Man

Producer(s):

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We're An American Band

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Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

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Angel

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How Can I Tell Her

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Smoke On The Water

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Diamond Girl

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A Million To One/Young Love

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Yesterday Once More

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That Lady (Part 1)

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