Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 27, 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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Midnight Train To Georgia

Gladys Knight And The Pips

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 27, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- Midnight Train To Georgia
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 5
- 1
- 9
- - 5
  - 1
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

2
- Angie
  The Rolling Stones
- 1
- 1
- 8
- - 1
  - 1
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

3
- Half-Breed
  Cher
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

4
- Ramblin Man
  The Allman Brothers Band
- 3
- 2
- 10
- - 3
  - 2
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn

5
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
  Eddie Kendricks
- 7
- 5
- 10
- - 7
  - 5
  - 10

Producer(s):

F.Wilson, L.Caston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

6
- Let's Get It On
  Marvin Gaye
- 4
- 1
- 16
- - 4
  - 1
  - 16

Producer(s):

M.Gaye, E.Townsend, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla

RIAA Certification: Gold

7
- Paper Roses
  Marie Osmond
- 10
- 7
- 7
- - 10
  - 7
  - 7

Producer(s):

S.James, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

8
- Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat
  The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco
- 9
- 8
- 8
- - 9
  - 8
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

9
- That Lady (Part 1)
  The Isley Brothers
- 6
- 6
- 16
- - 6
  - 6
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

T-Neck

10
- Higher Ground
  Stevie Wonder
- 8
- 4
- 11
- - 8
  - 4
  - 11

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

11
- All I Know
  Garfunkel
- 13
- 11
- 7
- - 13
  - 11
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

12
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  Bob Dylan
- 16
- 12
- 9
- - 16
  - 12
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

13
- Yes We Can Can
  The Pointer Sisters
- 11
- 11
- 11
- - 11
  - 11
  - 11

Producer(s):

D.Rubinson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brent/Unknown

14
- We're An American Band
  Grand Funk
- 12
- 1
- 14
- - 12
  - 1
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum

15
- Space Race
  Billy Preston
- 20
- 15
- 6
- - 20
  - 15
  - 6

Producer(s):

B.Preston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

16
- Loves Me Like A Rock
  Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds)
- 14
- 2
- 13
- - 14
  - 2
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

17
- Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces
  Cheech & Chong
- 15
- 15
- 8
- - 15
  - 15
  - 8

18
- Photograph
  Ringo Starr
- 29
- 18
- 4
- - 29
  - 18
  - 4

Producer(s):

G.Harrison, R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

19
- I Got A Name
  Jim Croce
- 22
- 19
- 4
- - 22
  - 19
  - 4

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

20
- You're A Special Part Of Me
  Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
- 26
- 20
- 4
- - 26
  - 20
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

21
- Why Me
  Kris Kristofferson
- 21
- 21
- 30
- - 21
  - 21
  - 30

Producer(s):

F.Foster, D.Linde, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Unknown

22
- Just You 'n' Me
  Chicago
- 28
- 22
- 5
- - 28
  - 22
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

23
- Top Of The World
  Carpenters
- 31
- 23
- 4
- - 31
  - 23
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

24
- Hurts So Good
  Millie Jackson
- 25
- 24
- 8
- - 25
  - 24
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.Shapiro, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring/Unknown

25
- Summer (The First Time)
  Bobby Goldsboro
- 27
- 25
- 10
- - 27
  - 25
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists

26
- My Maria
  B.W. Stevenson
- 19
- 9
- 14
- - 19
  - 9
  - 14

Producer(s):

D.Kirshenbaum, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor/RCA/Unknown

27
- Free Ride
  Edgar Winter Group
- 17
- 14
- 12
- - 17
  - 14
  - 12

Producer(s):

R.Derringer, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

28
- We May Never Pass This Way (Again)
  Seals & Crofts
- 30
- 28
- 6
- - 30
  - 28
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

29
- Funky Stuff
  Kool & The Gang
- 32
- 29
- 8
- - 32
  - 29
  - 8

Producer(s):

Kool & The Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

30
- Jesse
  Roberta Flack
- 33
- 30
- 6
- - 33
  - 30
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Dorn, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

31
- China Grove
  The Doobie Brothers
- 18
- 15
- 11
- - 18
  - 15
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner

32
- The Love I Lost (Part 1)
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 37
- 32
- 5
- - 37
  - 32
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

33
- Rocky Mountain Way
  Joe Walsh
- 23
- 23
- 12
- - 23
  - 23
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Walsh, B.Szymczyk, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

34
- Get It Together
  Jackson 5
- 34
- 28
- 9
- - 34
  - 28
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

35
- Ecstasy
  Ohio Players
- 42
- 34
- 12
- - 42
  - 34
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

36
- Nutbush City Limits
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 41
- 36
- 8
- - 41
  - 36
  - 8

Producer(s):

I.Turner, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

37
- Delta Dawn
  Helen Reddy
- 24
- 1
- 19
- - 24
  - 1
  - 19

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

38
- Cheaper To Keep Her
  Johnnie Taylor
- 57
- 38
- 3
- - 57
  - 38
  - 3

Producer(s):

D.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

39
- You've Never Been This Far Before
  Conway Twitty
- 39
- 22
- 12
- - 39
  - 22
  - 12

Producer(s):

W.Bradley, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

40
- The Most Beautiful Girl
  Charlie Rich
- 43
- 40
- 5
- - 43
  - 40
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

41
- Raised On Rock/For Ol' Times Sake
  Elvis Presley
- 45
- 41
- 6
- - 45
  - 41
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

42
- Such A Night
  Dr. John
- 47
- 42
- 7
- - 47
  - 42
  - 7

Producer(s):

A.Toussaint, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

43
- Check It Out
  Tavares
- 53
- 43
- 6
- - 53
  - 43
  - 6

Producer(s):

R.Bowies, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

44
- I Can't Stand The Rain
  Ann Peebles
- 50
- 44
- 9
- - 50
  - 44
  - 9

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

45
- Never Let You Go
  Bloodstone
- 51
- 45
- 7
- - 51
  - 45
  - 7

Producer(s):

M.Vernon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/Unknown

46
- Let Me In
  The Osmonds
- 36
- 36
- 8
- - 36
  - 36
  - 8

Producer(s):

A.Osmond, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

47
- Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
  Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
- 35
- 3
- 16
- - 35
  - 3
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

48
- In The Midnight Hour
  Cross Country
- 46
- 30
- 11
- - 46
  - 30
  - 11

Producer(s):

Margo, Siegel & Margo, Medress

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

49
- Ooh Baby
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 62
- 49
- 3
- - 62
  - 49
  - 3

Producer(s):

G.Mills, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam/Unknown

50
- Friends/chapel Of Love
  Bette Midler
- 52
- 50
- 5
- - 52
  - 50
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Manilow, G.Haslam, A.Ertegun

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic/Unknown

51
- (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me Anyway
  Sutherland Brothers And Quiver
- 56
- 48
- 11
- - 56
  - 48
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Island

52
- Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne
  Looking Glass
- 44
- 33
- 15
- - 44
  - 33
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

53
- Sister James
  Nino Tempo And 5th Ave. Sax
- 55
- 53
- 6
- - 55
  - 53
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Barry, N.Tempo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

54
- Stoned Out Of My Mind
  The Chi-lites
- 54
- 30
- 13
- - 54
  - 30
  - 13

Producer(s):

E.Record, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick

55
- Let Me Be Your Lovemaker
  Betty Wright
- 72
- 55
- 4
- - 72
  - 55
  - 4

Producer(s):

W.Clarke, C.Reid, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Alston/Unknown

56
- Hello It's Me
  Todd Rundgren
- 69
- 56
- 4
- - 69
  - 56
  - 4

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville/Unknown

57
- Sweet Understanding Love
  Four Tops
- 66
- 57
- 3
- - 66
  - 57
  - 3

Producer(s):

S.Barri, B.Potter, D.Lambert

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

58
- To Know You Is To Love You
  B.B. King
- 58
- 38
- 13
- - 58
  - 38
  - 13

Producer(s):

D.Crawford, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

59
- Outlaw Man
  Eagles
- 61
- 59
- 7
- - 61
  - 59
  - 7

Producer(s):

G.Johns, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

60
- Country Sunshine
  Dottie West
- 68
- 60
- 5
- - 68
  - 60
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

61
- Ashes To Ashes
  The 5th Dimension
- 63
- 52
- 10
- - 63
  - 52
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

62 NEW
NEW
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  Elton John
- -
- 62
- 1
- - -
  - 62
  - 1

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

63
- My Pretending Days Are Over
  The Dells
- 74
- 63
- 4
- - 74
  - 63
  - 4

Producer(s):

D.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Cadet/Unknown

64
- Hey Girl (i Like Your Style)
  The Temptations
- 64
- 35
- 11
- - 64
  - 35
  - 11

Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gordy/Unknown

65
- Rockin' Roll Baby
  The Stylistics
- 80
- 65
- 2
- - 80
  - 65
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

66
- Little Girl Gone
  Donna Fargo
- 67
- 66
- 4
- - 67
  - 66
  - 4

Producer(s):

S.Silver, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot/Unknown

67
- Sail Around The World
  David Gates
- 77
- 67
- 2
- - 77
  - 67
  - 2

Producer(s):

D.Gates, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

68
- Gotta Find A Way
  Moments
- 71
- 68
- 6
- - 71
  - 68
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

R.Dahrouge, B.Terrell

Producer(s):

Staff

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stang

69
- Oh! No Not My Baby
  Rod Stewart
- 79
- 69
- 3
- - 79
  - 69
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

70
- Life Ain't Easy
  Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show
- 75
- 70
- 5
- - 75
  - 70
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

71
- Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico
  Johnny Rodriguez
- 70
- 70
- 5
- - 70
  - 70
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury

72
- The Joker
  The Steve Miller Band
- 86
- 72
- 2
- - 86
  - 72
  - 2

Producer(s):

S.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

73 NEW
NEW
- Be
  Neil Diamond
- -
- 73
- 1
- - -
  - 73
  - 1

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

74
- Dream On
  Aerosmith
- 88
- 74
- 2
- - 88
  - 74
  - 2

Songwriter(s):

S.Tyler

Producer(s):

A.Barber

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

75
- Rubber Bullets
  10cc
- 73
- 73
- 7
- - 73
  - 73
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

76 NEW
NEW
- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
  The Staple Singers
- -
- 76
- 1
- - -
  - 76
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

77
- You'd Better Believe It
  The Manhattans
- 87
- 77
- 6
- - 87
  - 77
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

78
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms/I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
  Hank Wilson
- 84
- 78
- 4
- - 84
  - 78
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Shelter

79
- D'yer Mak'er
  Led Zeppelin
- 83
- 79
- 2
- - 83
  - 79
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

80 NEW
NEW
- Corazón
  Carole King
- -
- 80
- 1
- - -
  - 80
  - 1

81 NEW
NEW
- Mammy Blue
  Stories
- -
- 81
- 1
- - -
  - 81
  - 1

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

82 NEW
NEW
- Fell For You
  The Dramatics
- -
- 82
- 1
- - -
  - 82
  - 1

Producer(s):

T.Hester, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

83
- I'm Coming Home
  Johnny Mathis
- 78
- 78
- 6
- - 78
  - 78
  - 6

Producer(s):

T.Bell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

84 NEW
NEW
- Let Me Serenade You
  Three Dog Night
- -
- 84
- 1
- - -
  - 84
  - 1

Producer(s):

W.Jennings, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

85
- Redneck Friend
  Jackson Browne
- 85
- 85
- 5
- - 85
  - 85
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Browne, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

86
- If I Were Only A Child Again
  Curtis Mayfield
- 90
- 86
- 2
- - 90
  - 86
  - 2

Producer(s):

C.Mayfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Curtom/Unknown

87
- "Having A Party" Medley
  The Ovations (Featuring Louis Williams)
- 95
- 87
- 3
- - 95
  - 87
  - 3

Producer(s):

D.Greer, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

88
- West Coast Woman
  Painter
- 81
- 79
- 5
- - 81
  - 79
  - 5

Producer(s):

D.Lowe, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Elektra/Unknown

89
- I Won't Last A Day Without You
  Maureen McGovern
- 91
- 89
- 3
- - 91
  - 89
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

90
- Take A Closer Look At The Woman You're With
  Wilson Pickett
- 99
- 90
- 5
- - 99
  - 90
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Shapiro, W.Pickett, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA/Unknown

91
- Stealin'
  Uriah Heep
- 94
- 91
- 3
- - 94
  - 91
  - 3

Producer(s):

G.Bron, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Warner Bros./Unknown

92
- Mr. Skin
  Spirit
- 97
- 92
- 2
- - 97
  - 92
  - 2

Producer(s):

D.Briggs, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic/Unknown

93
- You're In Good Hands
  Jermaine Jackson
- 93
- 93
- 2
- - 93
  - 93
  - 2

Producer(s):

F.Mizell, F.Perren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

94
- Hey, Little Girl
  Foster Sylvers
- 92
- 92
- 4
- - 92
  - 92
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM

95
- Show And Tell
  Al Wilson
- 96
- 95
- 2
- - 96
  - 95
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

96 NEW
NEW
- Painted Ladies
  Ian Thomas
- -
- 96
- 1
- - -
  - 96
  - 1

Producer(s):

J.Lombardo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess/Unknown

97 NEW
NEW
- Back For A Taste Of Your Love
  Syl Johnson
- -
- 97
- 1
- - -
  - 97
  - 1

Producer(s):

W.Mitchell, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

98 NEW
NEW
- I Wanna Know Your Name
  The Intruders
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gamble

99 NEW
NEW
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
  Barry White
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Producer(s):

B.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

100 NEW
NEW
- Smokin' In The Boy's Room
  Brownsville Station
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of October 27, 1973

Billboard Hot 100™

Midnight Train To Georgia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

Midnight Train To Georgia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Angie

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Half-Breed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Ramblin Man

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let's Get It On

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Paper Roses

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

That Lady (Part 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Higher Ground

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

All I Know

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Yes We Can Can

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We're An American Band

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Space Race

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Loves Me Like A Rock

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Basketball Jones Featuring Tyrone Shoelaces

Photograph

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Got A Name

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

You're A Special Part Of Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Why Me

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just You 'n' Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top Of The World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hurts So Good

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Summer (The First Time)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Maria

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Free Ride

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

We May Never Pass This Way (Again)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Funky Stuff

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label: