Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 22, 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 22, 1973

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Most Beautiful Girl
  Charlie Rich
- 1
- 1
- 13
- - 1
  - 1
  - 13

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

2
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  Elton John
- 2
- 2
- 9
- - 2
  - 2
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

3
- Time In A Bottle
  Jim Croce
- 5
- 3
- 6
- - 5
  - 3
  - 6

Songwriter(s):

J.Croce

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

4
- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)
  Helen Reddy
- 7
- 4
- 8
- - 7
  - 4
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

5
- Hello It's Me
  Todd Rundgren
- 6
- 5
- 12
- - 6
  - 5
  - 12

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville/Unknown

6
- The Joker
  The Steve Miller Band
- 9
- 6
- 10
- - 9
  - 6
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

7
- Top Of The World
  Carpenters
- 3
- 1
- 12
- - 3
  - 1
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

8
- Just You 'n' Me
  Chicago
- 4
- 4
- 13
- - 4
  - 4
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

9
- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
  The Staple Singers
- 10
- 9
- 9
- - 10
  - 9
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

10
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
  Barry White
- 14
- 10
- 9
- - 14
  - 10
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

11
- Show And Tell
  Al Wilson
- 16
- 11
- 10
- - 16
  - 11
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

12
- Smokin' In The Boy's Room
  Brownsville Station
- 22
- 12
- 9
- - 22
  - 12
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

13
- Photograph
  Ringo Starr
- 8
- 1
- 12
- - 8
  - 1
  - 12

Producer(s):

G.Harrison, R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

14
- Rockin' Roll Baby
  The Stylistics
- 17
- 14
- 10
- - 17
  - 14
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

15
- Living For The City
  Stevie Wonder
- 19
- 15
- 7
- - 19
  - 15
  - 7

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

16
- My Music
  Loggins & Messina
- 18
- 16
- 8
- - 18
  - 16
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

17
- The Love I Lost (Part 1)
  Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes
- 12
- 7
- 13
- - 12
  - 7
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia I.

18
- I've Got To Use My Imagination
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 26
- 18
- 5
- - 26
  - 18
  - 5

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, R.Wise, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

19
- MIND GAMES
  John Lennon
- 20
- 19
- 7
- - 20
  - 19
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

20
- Helen Wheels
  Paul McCartney And Wings
- 24
- 20
- 5
- - 24
  - 20
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

21
- Space Race
  Billy Preston
- 11
- 4
- 14
- - 11
  - 4
  - 14

Producer(s):

B.Preston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

22
- D'yer Mak'er
  Led Zeppelin
- 28
- 22
- 10
- - 28
  - 22
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

23
- Midnight Train To Georgia
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 15
- 1
- 17
- - 15
  - 1
  - 17

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah

24
- Let Me Be There
  Olivia Newton-John
- 31
- 24
- 6
- - 31
  - 24
  - 6

Producer(s):

B.Welch, J.Farrar, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

25
- Come Get To This
  Marvin Gaye
- 21
- 21
- 8
- - 21
  - 21
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

26
- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
  Aretha Franklin
- 35
- 26
- 5
- - 35
  - 26
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Wexler, A.Mardin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

27
- Me And Baby Brother
  War
- 33
- 27
- 7
- - 33
  - 27
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

28
- Heartbeat - It's A Lovebeat
  The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco
- 23
- 3
- 16
- - 23
  - 3
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

29
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)
  Eddie Kendricks
- 13
- 1
- 18
- - 13
  - 1
  - 18

Producer(s):

F.Wilson, L.Caston, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

30
- I Got A Name
  Jim Croce
- 25
- 10
- 12
- - 25
  - 10
  - 12

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

31
- When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight
  Donny Osmond
- 39
- 31
- 5
- - 39
  - 31
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Kolob

32
- Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally
  Tony Orlando & Dawn
- 27
- 27
- 7
- - 27
  - 27
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

33
- Love's Theme
  Love Unlimited Orchestra
- 50
- 33
- 4
- - 50
  - 33
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

34
- Let Me Serenade You
  Three Dog Night
- 29
- 17
- 9
- - 29
  - 17
  - 9

Producer(s):

W.Jennings, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

35
- The Way We Were
  Barbra Streisand
- 55
- 35
- 5
- - 55
  - 35
  - 5

Producer(s):

M.Paich, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

36
- Livin' For You
  Al Green
- 57
- 36
- 3
- - 57
  - 36
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

37
- Paper Roses
  Marie Osmond
- 30
- 5
- 15
- - 30
  - 5
  - 15

Producer(s):

S.James, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

38
- I Can't Stand The Rain
  Ann Peebles
- 42
- 38
- 17
- - 42
  - 38
  - 17

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hi (Cream)/Unknown

Billboard Hot 100

Week of December 22, 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

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Songwriter(s):

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Time In A Bottle

Songwriter(s):

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Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)

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Hello It's Me

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The Joker

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Top Of The World

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Just You 'n' Me

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If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

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Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Show And Tell

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Smokin' In The Boy's Room

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Photograph

Producer(s):

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Rockin' Roll Baby

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Living For The City

Producer(s):

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My Music

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The Love I Lost (Part 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I've Got To Use My Imagination

Producer(s):

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MIND GAMES

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Helen Wheels

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Space Race

Producer(s):

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D'yer Mak'er

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Midnight Train To Georgia

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Let Me Be There

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Come Get To This

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Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

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Me And Baby Brother

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