Billboard Hot 100™

Week of December 15, 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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The Most Beautiful Girl

Charlie Rich

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

What's the Most Honored Country Recording of All Time? Let's Figure It Out

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of December 15, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Most Beautiful Girl
  Charlie Rich
- 3
- 1
- 12
- - 3
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

2
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  Elton John
- 2
- 2
- 8
- - 2
  - 2
  - 8

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

3
- Top Of The World
  Carpenters
- 1
- 1
- 11
- - 1
  - 1
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

4
- Just You 'n' Me
  Chicago
- 4
- 4
- 12
- - 4
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

5
- Time In A Bottle
  Jim Croce
- 13
- 5
- 5
- - 13
  - 5
  - 5

Songwriter(s):

J.Croce

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

6
- Hello It's Me
  Todd Rundgren
- 8
- 6
- 11
- - 8
  - 6
  - 11

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville/Unknown

7
- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)
  Helen Reddy
- 10
- 7
- 7
- - 10
  - 7
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

8
- Photograph
  Ringo Starr
- 5
- 1
- 11
- - 5
  - 1
  - 11

Producer(s):

G.Harrison, R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

9
- The Joker
  The Steve Miller Band
- 15
- 9
- 9
- - 15
  - 9
  - 9

Producer(s):

S.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

10
- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
  The Staple Singers
- 12
- 10
- 8
- - 12
  - 10
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

11
- Space Race
  Billy Preston
- 6
- 4
- 13
- - 6
  - 4
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Preston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

12
- The Love I Lost (Part 1)
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 7
- 7
- 12
- - 7
  - 7
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

13
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
  Eddie Kendricks
- 9
- 1
- 17
- - 9
  - 1
  - 17

Producer(s):

F.Wilson, L.Caston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

14
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
  Barry White
- 16
- 14
- 8
- - 16
  - 14
  - 8

Producer(s):

B.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

15
- Midnight Train To Georgia
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 11
- 1
- 16
- - 11
  - 1
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

16
- Show And Tell
  Al Wilson
- 27
- 16
- 9
- - 27
  - 16
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

17
- Rockin' Roll Baby
  The Stylistics
- 20
- 17
- 9
- - 20
  - 17
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

18
- My Music
  Loggins & Messina
- 19
- 18
- 7
- - 19
  - 18
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

19
- Living For The City
  Stevie Wonder
- 23
- 19
- 6
- - 23
  - 19
  - 6

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

20
- MIND GAMES
  John Lennon
- 24
- 20
- 6
- - 24
  - 20
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

21
- Come Get To This
  Marvin Gaye
- 22
- 21
- 7
- - 22
  - 21
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

22
- Smokin' In The Boy's Room
  Brownsville Station
- 33
- 22
- 8
- - 33
  - 22
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

23
- Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat
  The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco
- 14
- 3
- 15
- - 14
  - 3
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

24
- Helen Wheels
  Paul McCartney And Wings
- 31
- 24
- 4
- - 31
  - 24
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

25
- I Got A Name
  Jim Croce
- 21
- 10
- 11
- - 21
  - 10
  - 11

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

26
- I've Got To Use My Imagination
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 35
- 26
- 4
- - 35
  - 26
  - 4

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, R.Wise, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

27
- Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally
  Tony Orlando & Dawn
- 29
- 27
- 6
- - 29
  - 27
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

28
- D'yer Mak'er
  Led Zeppelin
- 30
- 28
- 9
- - 30
  - 28
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

29
- Let Me Serenade You
  Three Dog Night
- 17
- 17
- 8
- - 17
  - 17
  - 8

Producer(s):

W.Jennings, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

30
- Paper Roses
  Marie Osmond
- 18
- 5
- 14
- - 18
  - 5
  - 14

Producer(s):

S.James, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

31
- Let Me Be There
  Olivia Newton-John
- 44
- 31
- 5
- - 44
  - 31
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Welch, J.Farrar, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

32
- Angie
  The Rolling Stones
- 26
- 1
- 15
- - 26
  - 1
  - 15

Producer(s):

J.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

33
- Me And Baby Brother
  War
- 38
- 33
- 6
- - 38
  - 33
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

34
- Cheaper To Keep Her
  Johnnie Taylor
- 25
- 15
- 10
- - 25
  - 15
  - 10

Producer(s):

D.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

35
- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
  Aretha Franklin
- 45
- 35
- 4
- - 45
  - 35
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Wexler, A.Mardin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

36
- You're A Special Part Of Me
  Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
- 28
- 12
- 11
- - 28
  - 12
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

37
- Corazón
  Carole King
- 39
- 37
- 8
- - 39
  - 37
  - 8

38
- Why Me
  Kris Kristofferson
- 34
- 16
- 37
- - 34
  - 16
  - 37

Producer(s):

F.Foster, D.Linde, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Unknown

39
- When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight
  Donny Osmond
- 55
- 39
- 4
- - 55
  - 39
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Kolob

40
- Some Guys Have All The Luck
  The Persuaders
- 40
- 40
- 7
- - 40
  - 40
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

41
- Be
  Neil Diamond
- 36
- 34
- 8
- - 36
  - 34
  - 8

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

42
- I Can't Stand The Rain
  Ann Peebles
- 48
- 42
- 16
- - 48
  - 42
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

43
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  Bob Dylan
- 37
- 12
- 16
- - 37
  - 12
  - 16

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

44
- All I Know
  Garfunkel
- 32
- 9
- 14
- - 32
  - 9
  - 14

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

45
- Painted Ladies
  Ian Thomas
- 49
- 45
- 8
- - 49
  - 45
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Lombardo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess/Unknown

46
- Tell Her She's Lovely
  El Chicano
- 56
- 46
- 5
- - 56
  - 46
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Musso, B.Espinosa, M.Lespron

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

47
- This Time I'm Gone For Good
  Bobby "Blue" Bland
- 57
- 47
- 5
- - 57
  - 47
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

48
- Nutbush City Limits
  Ike & Tina Turner
- 41
- 22
- 15
- - 41
  - 22
  - 15

Producer(s):

I.Turner, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

49
- Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)
  Cheech & Chong
- 65
- 49
- 4
- - 65
  - 49
  - 4

50
- Love's Theme
  Love Unlimited Orchestra
- 79
- 50
- 3
- - 79
  - 50
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

51
- Half-Breed
  Cher
- 42
- 1
- 20
- - 42
  - 1
  - 20

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

52
- I Found Sunshine
  The Chi-lites
- 53
- 52
- 5
- - 53
  - 52
  - 5

Producer(s):

E.Record, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick/Unknown

53
- Pretty Lady
  Lighthouse
- 59
- 53
- 7
- - 59
  - 53
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

54
- Walk Like A Man
  Grand Funk
- 64
- 54
- 4
- - 64
  - 54
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

55
- The Way We Were
  Barbra Streisand
- 73
- 55
- 4
- - 73
  - 55
  - 4

Producer(s):

M.Paich, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

56
- Spiders & Snakes
  Jim Stafford
- 61
- 56
- 6
- - 61
  - 56
  - 6

Producer(s):

P.Gernhard, Lobo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

57
- Livin' For You
  Al Green
- 85
- 57
- 2
- - 85
  - 57
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

58
- Fell For You
  The Dramatics
- 47
- 45
- 8
- - 47
  - 45
  - 8

Producer(s):

T.Hester, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

59
- American Tune
  Paul Simon
- 72
- 59
- 3
- - 72
  - 59
  - 3

Producer(s):

P.Simon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

60
- Keep Your Head To The Sky
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 60
- 60
- 5
- - 60
  - 60
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Wissert, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

61
- Smarty Pants
  First Choice
- 68
- 61
- 5
- - 68
  - 61
  - 5

Producer(s):

S.Watson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly Groove/Unknown

62
- Ooh Baby
  Gilbert O'Sullivan
- 43
- 25
- 10
- - 43
  - 25
  - 10

Producer(s):

G.Mills, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mam/Unknown

63
- A Song I'd Like To Sing
  Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
- 69
- 63
- 5
- - 69
  - 63
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

64
- Never Let You Go
  Bloodstone
- 52
- 43
- 14
- - 52
  - 43
  - 14

Producer(s):

M.Vernon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London-Sire/Unknown

65
- Mammy Blue
  Stories
- 50
- 50
- 8
- - 50
  - 50
  - 8

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

66
- River
  Joe Simon
- 70
- 66
- 5
- - 70
  - 66
  - 5

Producer(s):

B.Shapiro, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring/Unknown

67
- Dream On
  Aerosmith
- 63
- 59
- 9
- - 63
  - 59
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

S.Tyler

Producer(s):

A.Barber

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum x4

68
- The River Of Love
  B.W. Stevenson
- 78
- 68
- 3
- - 78
  - 68
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

69
- If We Make It Through December
  Merle Haggard
- 82
- 69
- 4
- - 82
  - 69
  - 4

Producer(s):

K.Nelson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

70
- I Wanna Know Your Name
  The Intruders
- 74
- 70
- 8
- - 74
  - 70
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gamble

71
- Rock On
  David Essex
- 80
- 71
- 6
- - 80
  - 71
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Wayne, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

72
- Let Me Try Again (Laisse Moi Le Temps)
  Frank Sinatra
- 77
- 72
- 6
- - 77
  - 72
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

73
- Baby Come Close
  Smokey Robinson
- 84
- 73
- 5
- - 84
  - 73
  - 5

Producer(s):

S.Robinson, W.Hutch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

74
- My Old School
  Steely Dan
- 71
- 63
- 7
- - 71
  - 63
  - 7

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

75 NEW
NEW
- You're Sixteen
  Ringo Starr
- -
- 75
- 1
- - -
  - 75
  - 1

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

76
- Blue Collar
  Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- 81
- 76
- 3
- - 81
  - 76
  - 3

Producer(s):

R.Bachman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

77
- I Love
  Tom T. Hall
- 97
- 77
- 2
- - 97
  - 77
  - 2

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

78
- Love, Reign O'er Me
  The Who
- 91
- 78
- 3
- - 91
  - 78
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Track

79
- Ain't Got No Home
  The Band
- 83
- 79
- 4
- - 83
  - 79
  - 4

Producer(s):

Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

80 NEW
NEW
- Hangin' Around
  Edgar Winter Group
- -
- 80
- 1
- - -
  - 80
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

81
- Love Has No Pride
  Linda Ronstadt
- 92
- 81
- 3
- - 92
  - 81
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

82
- Come Live With Me
  Ray Charles
- 89
- 82
- 5
- - 89
  - 82
  - 5

Producer(s):

R.Charles, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CrossOver/Unknown

83 NEW
NEW
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
  Melanie
- -
- 83
- 1
- - -
  - 83
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

84
- Showdown
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 87
- 84
- 3
- - 87
  - 84
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Lynne, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Jet

85
- Last Kiss
  Wednesday
- 95
- 85
- 4
- - 95
  - 85
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Driscoll, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex/Unknown

86
- Big Time Operator
  Keith Hampshire
- 90
- 86
- 2
- - 90
  - 86
  - 2

Producer(s):

Pigmead, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

87
- Love Me For What I Am/there Ain't No Way
  Lobo
- 86
- 86
- 2
- - 86
  - 86
  - 2

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree/Unknown

88 NEW
NEW
- Jim Dandy
  Black Oak Arkansas
- -
- 88
- 1
- - -
  - 88
  - 1

Producer(s):

T.Dowd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

89
- Stoned To The Bone - Part 1
  James Brown
- 93
- 89
- 3
- - 93
  - 89
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

90 NEW
NEW
- A Fool Such As I
  Bob Dylan
- -
- 90
- 1
- - -
  - 90
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

91
- Half A Million Miles From Home
  Albert Hammond
- 96
- 91
- 3
- - 96
  - 91
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mums

92
- This Is Your Song
  Don Goodwin
- 94
- 92
- 2
- - 94
  - 92
  - 2

Producer(s):

P.Anka, J.Harris, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Silver Blue/Unknown

93
- I Like To Live The Love
  B.B. King
- 99
- 93
- 2
- - 99
  - 93
  - 2

Producer(s):

D.Crawford, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

94 NEW
NEW
- Love Song
  Anne Murray
- -
- 94
- 1
- - -
  - 94
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

95 NEW
NEW
- It May Be Winter Outside, (But In My Heart It's Spring)
  Love Unlimited
- -
- 95
- 1
- - -
  - 95
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

96
- I'm A Rocker
  Raspberries
- 98
- 96
- 2
- - 98
  - 96
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

97
- Jungle Boogie
  Kool & The Gang
- 100
- 97
- 2
- - 100
  - 97
  - 2

Producer(s):

Kool & The Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

98 NEW
NEW
- Somewhere Between Love And Tomorrow
  Roy Clark
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot/Unknown

99 NEW
NEW
- Flashback
  The 5th Dimension
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

100 NEW
NEW
- Could You Ever Love Me Again
  Gary & Dave
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of December 15, 1973

Billboard Hot 100™

The Most Beautiful Girl

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

What's the Most Honored Country Recording of All Time? Let's Figure It Out

Billboard Hot 100™

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Most Beautiful Girl

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top Of The World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just You 'n' Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Time In A Bottle

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hello It's Me

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Photograph

Producer(s):

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The Joker

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Space Race

Producer(s):

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The Love I Lost (Part 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)

Producer(s):

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Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

Producer(s):

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Midnight Train To Georgia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Show And Tell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rockin' Roll Baby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Music

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Living For The City

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MIND GAMES

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come Get To This

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smokin' In The Boy's Room

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Helen Wheels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I Got A Name

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I've Got To Use My Imagination

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally

Imprint/Promotion Label: