Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 20, 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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Angie

The Rolling Stones

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

J.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones Receive Brit Billion Award (And Set a Record)

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 20, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Angie
  The Rolling Stones
- 5
- 1
- 7
- - 5
  - 1
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

2
- Half-Breed
  Cher
- 1
- 1
- 12
- - 1
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

3
- Ramblin Man
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 2
- 2
- 9
- - 2
  - 2
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn

4
- Let's Get It On
  Marvin Gaye
- 3
- 1
- 15
- - 3
  - 1
  - 15

Producer(s):

M.Gaye, E.Townsend, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

RIAA Certification: Gold

5
- Midnight Train To Georgia
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 8
- 5
- 8
- - 8
  - 5
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

6
- That Lady (Part 1)
  The Isley Brothers
- 6
- 6
- 15
- - 6
  - 6
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

7
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
  Eddie Kendricks
- 9
- 7
- 9
- - 9
  - 7
  - 9

Producer(s):

F.Wilson, L.Caston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

8
- Higher Ground
  Stevie Wonder
- 4
- 4
- 10
- - 4
  - 4
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

9
- Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat
  The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco
- 12
- 9
- 7
- - 12
  - 9
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

10
- Paper Roses
  Marie Osmond
- 13
- 10
- 6
- - 13
  - 10
  - 6

Producer(s):

S.James, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

11
- Yes We Can Can
  The Pointer Sisters
- 11
- 11
- 10
- - 11
  - 11
  - 10

Producer(s):

D.Rubinson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brent/Unknown

12
- We're An American Band
  Grand Funk
- 10
- 1
- 13
- - 10
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

13
- All I Know
  Garfunkel
- 19
- 13
- 6
- - 19
  - 13
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

14
- Loves Me Like A Rock
  Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds)
- 7
- 2
- 12
- - 7
  - 2
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

15
- Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces
  Cheech & Chong
- 17
- 15
- 7
- - 17
  - 15
  - 7

16
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  Bob Dylan
- 20
- 16
- 8
- - 20
  - 16
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

17
- Free Ride
  Edgar Winter Group
- 14
- 14
- 11
- - 14
  - 14
  - 11

Producer(s):

R.Derringer, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

18
- China Grove
  The Doobie Brothers
- 15
- 15
- 10
- - 15
  - 15
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

19
- My Maria
  B.W. Stevenson
- 16
- 9
- 13
- - 16
  - 9
  - 13

Producer(s):

D.Kirshenbaum, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor/RCA/Unknown

20
- Space Race
  Billy Preston
- 26
- 20
- 5
- - 26
  - 20
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Preston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

21
- Why Me
  Kris Kristofferson
- 23
- 21
- 29
- - 23
  - 21
  - 29

Producer(s):

F.Foster, D.Linde, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Unknown

22
- I Got A Name
  Jim Croce
- 40
- 22
- 3
- - 40
  - 22
  - 3

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

23
- Rocky Mountain Way
  Joe Walsh
- 24
- 23
- 11
- - 24
  - 23
  - 11

Producer(s):

J.Walsh, B.Szymczyk, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

24
- Delta Dawn
  Helen Reddy
- 18
- 1
- 18
- - 18
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

25
- Hurts So Good
  Millie Jackson
- 29
- 25
- 7
- - 29
  - 25
  - 7

Producer(s):

B.Shapiro, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring/Unknown

26
- You're A Special Part Of Me
  Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
- 35
- 26
- 3
- - 35
  - 26
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

27
- Summer (The First Time)
  Bobby Goldsboro
- 33
- 27
- 9
- - 33
  - 27
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

28
- Just You 'n' Me
  Chicago
- 43
- 28
- 4
- - 43
  - 28
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

29
- Photograph
  Ringo Starr
- 60
- 29
- 3
- - 60
  - 29
  - 3

Producer(s):

G.Harrison, R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

30
- We May Never Pass This Way (Again)
  Seals & Crofts
- 31
- 30
- 5
- - 31
  - 30
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

31
- Top Of The World
  Carpenters
- 56
- 31
- 3
- - 56
  - 31
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

32
- Funky Stuff
  Kool & The Gang
- 32
- 32
- 7
- - 32
  - 32
  - 7

Producer(s):

Kool & The Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

33
- Jesse
  Roberta Flack
- 38
- 33
- 5
- - 38
  - 33
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Dorn, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

34
- Get It Together
  Jackson 5
- 28
- 28
- 8
- - 28
  - 28
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

35
- Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
  Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
- 21
- 3
- 15
- - 21
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

36
- Let Me In
  The Osmonds
- 36
- 36
- 7
- - 36
  - 36
  - 7

Producer(s):

A.Osmond, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

37
- The Love I Lost (Part 1)
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 50
- 37
- 4
- - 50
  - 37
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

38
- Brother Louie
  Stories
- 22
- 1
- 18
- - 22
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, R.Wise, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Kama Sutra/Unknown

39
- You've Never Been This Far Before
  Conway Twitty
- 27
- 22
- 11
- - 27
  - 22
  - 11

Producer(s):

W.Bradley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

40
- Touch Me In The Morning
  Diana Ross
- 25
- 1
- 21
- - 25
  - 1
  - 21

Producer(s):

T.Baird, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

41
- Nutbush City Limits
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 44
- 41
- 7
- - 44
  - 41
  - 7

Producer(s):

I.Turner, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

42
- Ecstasy
  Ohio Players
- 34
- 34
- 11
- - 34
  - 34
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

43
- The Most Beautiful Girl
  Charlie Rich
- 53
- 43
- 4
- - 53
  - 43
  - 4

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

44
- Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne
  Looking Glass
- 39
- 33
- 14
- - 39
  - 33
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

45
- Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake
  Elvis Presley
- 46
- 45
- 5
- - 46
  - 45
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

46
- In The Midnight Hour
  Cross Country
- 30
- 30
- 10
- - 30
  - 30
  - 10

Producer(s):

Margo, Siegel & Margo, Medress

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

47
- Such A Night
  Dr. John
- 49
- 47
- 6
- - 49
  - 47
  - 6

Producer(s):

A.Toussaint, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

48
- Theme From Cleopatra Jones
  Joe Simon featuring The Mainstreeters
- 37
- 18
- 13
- - 37
  - 18
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring

49
- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
  Elton John
- 42
- 12
- 12
- - 42
  - 12
  - 12

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

RIAA Certification: Gold

50
- I Can't Stand The Rain
  Ann Peebles
- 57
- 50
- 8
- - 57
  - 50
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

51
- Never Let You Go
  Bloodstone
- 54
- 51
- 6
- - 54
  - 51
  - 6

Producer(s):

M.Vernon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/Unknown

52
- Friends/chapel Of Love
  Bette Midler
- 55
- 52
- 4
- - 55
  - 52
  - 4

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, G.Haslam, A.Ertegun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

53
- Check It Out
  Tavares
- 59
- 53
- 5
- - 59
  - 53
  - 5

Producer(s):

R.Bowies, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

54
- Stoned Out Of My Mind
  The Chi-lites
- 45
- 30
- 12
- - 45
  - 30
  - 12

Producer(s):

E.Record, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

55
- Sister James
  Nino Tempo And 5th Ave. Sax
- 61
- 55
- 5
- - 61
  - 55
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Barry, N.Tempo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

56
- (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway
  Sutherland Brothers And Quiver
- 48
- 48
- 10
- - 48
  - 48
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

57
- Cheaper To Keep Her
  Johnnie Taylor
- 77
- 57
- 2
- - 77
  - 57
  - 2

Producer(s):

D.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

58
- To Know You Is To Love You
  B.B. King
- 63
- 38
- 12
- - 63
  - 38
  - 12

Producer(s):

D.Crawford, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

59
- If You Want Me To Stay
  Sly & The Family Stone
- 47
- 12
- 17
- - 47
  - 12
  - 17

Producer(s):

S.Stone, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

60
- Woman From Tokyo
  Deep Purple
- 65
- 60
- 6
- - 65
  - 60
  - 6

Producer(s):

Deep Purple, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston/Unknown

61
- Outlaw Man
  Eagles
- 62
- 61
- 6
- - 62
  - 61
  - 6

Producer(s):

G.Johns, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

62
- Ooh Baby
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 81
- 62
- 2
- - 81
  - 62
  - 2

Producer(s):

G.Mills, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam/Unknown

63
- Ashes To Ashes
  The 5th Dimension
- 66
- 52
- 9
- - 66
  - 52
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

64
- Hey Girl (i Like Your Style)
  The Temptations
- 64
- 35
- 10
- - 64
  - 35
  - 10

Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

65
- This Time It's Real
  Tower Of Power
- 68
- 65
- 6
- - 68
  - 65
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

66
- Sweet Understanding Love
  Four Tops
- 82
- 66
- 2
- - 82
  - 66
  - 2

Producer(s):

S.Barri, B.Potter, D.Lambert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

67
- Little Girl Gone
  Donna Fargo
- 88
- 67
- 3
- - 88
  - 67
  - 3

Producer(s):

S.Silver, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot/Unknown

68
- Country Sunshine
  Dottie West
- 71
- 68
- 4
- - 71
  - 68
  - 4

Producer(s):

B.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

69
- Hello It's Me
  Todd Rundgren
- 83
- 69
- 3
- - 83
  - 69
  - 3

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville/Unknown

70
- Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico
  Johnny Rodriguez
- 73
- 70
- 4
- - 73
  - 70
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

71
- Gotta Find A Way
  Moments
- 75
- 71
- 5
- - 75
  - 71
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

R.Dahrouge, B.Terrell

Producer(s):

Staff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

72
- Let Me Be Your Lovemaker
  Betty Wright
- 72
- 72
- 3
- - 72
  - 72
  - 3

Producer(s):

W.Clarke, C.Reid, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston/Unknown

73
- Rubber Bullets
  10cc
- 76
- 73
- 6
- - 76
  - 73
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

74
- My Pretending Days Are Over
  The Dells
- 80
- 74
- 3
- - 80
  - 74
  - 3

Producer(s):

D.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadet/Unknown

75
- Life Ain't Easy
  Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
- 78
- 75
- 4
- - 78
  - 75
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

76
- Everybody's Had The Blues
  Merle Haggard And The Strangers
- 69
- 62
- 8
- - 69
  - 62
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

77 NEW
NEW
- Sail Around The World
  David Gates
- -
- 77
- 1
- - -
  - 77
  - 1

Producer(s):

D.Gates, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

78
- I'm Coming Home
  Johnny Mathis
- 87
- 78
- 5
- - 87
  - 78
  - 5

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

79
- Oh! No Not My Baby
  Rod Stewart
- 85
- 79
- 2
- - 85
  - 79
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

80 NEW
NEW
- Rockin' Roll Baby
  The Stylistics
- -
- 80
- 1
- - -
  - 80
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

81
- West Coast Woman
  Painter
- 79
- 79
- 4
- - 79
  - 79
  - 4

Producer(s):

D.Lowe, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

82
- You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me
  Ray Price
- 90
- 82
- 9
- - 90
  - 82
  - 9

Producer(s):

D.Law, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

83 NEW
NEW
- D'yer Mak'er
  Led Zeppelin
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

84
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms/I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
  Hank Wilson
- 86
- 84
- 3
- - 86
  - 84
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter

85
- Redneck Friend
  Jackson Browne
- 89
- 85
- 4
- - 89
  - 85
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Browne, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

86 NEW
NEW
- The Joker
  The Steve Miller Band
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Producer(s):

S.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

87
- You'd Better Believe It
  The Manhattans
- 84
- 84
- 5
- - 84
  - 84
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

88 NEW
NEW
- Dream On
  Aerosmith
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

S.Tyler

Producer(s):

A.Barber

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

89
- Blood Red And Goin' Down
  Tanya Tucker
- 74
- 74
- 9
- - 74
  - 74
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

90 NEW
NEW
- If I Were Only A Child Again
  Curtis Mayfield
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Producer(s):

C.Mayfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom/Unknown

91
- I Won't Last A Day Without You
  Maureen McGovern
- 95
- 91
- 2
- - 95
  - 91
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

92
- Hey, Little Girl
  Foster Sylvers
- 94
- 92
- 3
- - 94
  - 92
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

93 NEW
NEW
- You're In Good Hands
  Jermaine Jackson
- -
- 93
- 1
- - -
  - 93
  - 1

Producer(s):

F.Mizell, F.Perren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

94
- Stealin'
  Uriah Heep
- 98
- 94
- 2
- - 98
  - 94
  - 2

Producer(s):

G.Bron, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

95
- "Having A Party" Medley
  The Ovations (Featuring Louis Williams)
- 99
- 95
- 2
- - 99
  - 95
  - 2

Producer(s):

D.Greer, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

96 NEW
NEW
- Show And Tell
  Al Wilson
- -
- 96
- 1
- - -
  - 96
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

97 NEW
NEW
- Mr. Skin
  Spirit
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Producer(s):

D.Briggs, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

98
- Slippin' Away
  Jean Shepard
- 92
- 81
- 6
- - 92
  - 81
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

99
- Take A Closer Look At The Woman You're With
  Wilson Pickett
- 93
- 91
- 4
- - 93
  - 91
  - 4

Producer(s):

B.Shapiro, W.Pickett, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

100
- Kid Stuff
  Barbara Fairchild
- 100
- 95
- 5
- - 100
  - 95
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 20, 1973

Billboard Hot 100™

Angie

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones Receive Brit Billion Award (And Set a Record)

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Angie

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Half-Breed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ramblin Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Get It On

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Midnight Train To Georgia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

That Lady (Part 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Higher Ground

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paper Roses

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yes We Can Can

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We're An American Band

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All I Know

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loves Me Like A Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Free Ride

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

China Grove

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Maria

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Space Race

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Why Me

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Got A Name

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Mountain Way

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Delta Dawn

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hurts So Good

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You're A Special Part Of Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Summer (The First Time)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just You 'n' Me

Imprint/Promotion Label: