List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1973
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1973. The longest running number one single of 1973 is "Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack which stayed at the top spot for five non-consecutive weeks.
That year, 14 acts earned their first number one, such as Carly Simon, Elton John, The O'Jays, Vicki Lawrence, The Edgar Winter Group, Wings, Jim Croce, Maureen McGovern, Stories, Grand Funk, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Charlie Rich. Jim Croce is the third person to hit number one posthumously after his death in September 1973. Eddie Kendricks and Ringo Starr, despite having hit number one with The Temptations and The Beatles, respectively, earn their first number one songs as solo acts. Stevie Wonder and Jim Croce were the only acts to hit number one with more than one song, each having two.
Chart history
The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1973 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
287 | January 6 | "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | [1] |
January 13 | [2] | |||
January 20 | [3] | |||
288 | January 27 | "Superstition" | Stevie Wonder | [4] |
289 | February 3 | "Crocodile Rock" | Elton John | [5] |
February 10 | [6] | |||
February 17 | [7] | |||
290 | February 24 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Roberta Flack | [8] |
March 3 | [9] | |||
March 10 | [10] | |||
March 17 | [11] | |||
291 | March 24 | "Love Train" | The O'Jays | [12] |
re | March 31 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" | Roberta Flack | [13] |
292 | April 7 | "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" | Vicki Lawrence | [14] |
April 14 | [15] | |||
293 | April 21 | "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" | Dawn featuring Tony Orlando | [16] |
April 28 | [17] | |||
May 5 | [18] | |||
May 12 | [19] | |||
294 | May 19 | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" | Stevie Wonder | [20] |
295 | May 26 | "Frankenstein" | The Edgar Winter Group | [21] |
296 | June 2 | "My Love" | Paul McCartney & Wings | [22] |
June 9 | [23] | |||
June 16 | [24] | |||
June 23 | [25] | |||
297 | June 30 | "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" | George Harrison | [26] |
298 | July 7 | "Will It Go Round in Circles" | Billy Preston | [27] |
July 14 | [28] | |||
299 | July 21 | "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" | Jim Croce | [29] |
July 28 | [30] | |||
300 | August 4 | "The Morning After" | Maureen McGovern | [31] |
August 11 | [32] | |||
301 | August 18 | "Touch Me in the Morning" | Diana Ross | [33] |
302 | August 25 | "Brother Louie" | Stories | [34] |
September 1 | [35] | |||
303 | September 8 | "Let's Get It On" | Marvin Gaye | [36] |
304 | September 15 | "Delta Dawn" | Helen Reddy | [37] |
re | September 22 | "Let's Get It On" | Marvin Gaye | [38] |
305 | September 29 | "We're an American Band" | Grand Funk | [39] |
306 | October 6 | "Half-Breed" | Cher | [40] |
October 13 | [41] | |||
307 | October 20 | "Angie" | The Rolling Stones | [42] |
308 | October 27 | "Midnight Train to Georgia" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | [43] |
November 3 | [44] | |||
309 | November 10 | "Keep on Truckin'" | Eddie Kendricks | [45] |
November 17 | [46] | |||
310 | November 24 | "Photograph" | Ringo Starr | [47] |
311 | December 1 | "Top of the World" | The Carpenters | [48] |
December 8 | [49] | |||
312 | December 15 | "The Most Beautiful Girl" | Charlie Rich | [50] |
December 22 | [51] | |||
313 | December 29 | "Time in a Bottle" | Jim Croce | [52] |
Number-one artists
Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
---|---|---|
1 | Roberta Flack | 5 |
2 | Dawn featuring Tony Orlando | 4 |
Paul McCartney & Wings | ||
4 | Carly Simon | 3 |
Elton John | ||
Jim Croce | ||
7 | Vicki Lawrence | 2 |
Stevie Wonder | ||
Billy Preston | ||
Maureen McGovern | ||
Stories | ||
Marvin Gaye | ||
Cher | ||
Gladys Knight & the Pips | ||
Eddie Kendricks | ||
The Carpenters | ||
Charlie Rich | ||
18 | The O'Jays | 1 |
The Edgar Winter Group | ||
George Harrison | ||
Diana Ross | ||
Helen Reddy | ||
Grand Funk | ||
The Rolling Stones | ||
Ringo Starr |
See also
- 1973 in music
- Lists of Billboard number-one singles
- List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1973
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of the 1970s
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies (ISBN 0-89820-076-8)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
References
- ^ "January 6, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 13, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 20, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 27, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 3, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 10, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 17, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 24, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 3, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 10, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 17, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 24, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 31, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 7, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 14, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 21, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 28, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 5, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 12, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 19, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 26, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 2, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 9, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 16, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 23, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 30, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 7, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 14, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 21, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 28, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 4, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 11, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 18, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 25, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 1, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 8, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 15, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 22, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 29, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 6, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 13, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 20, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 27, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 3, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 10, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 17, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 24, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 1, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 8, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 15, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 22, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 29, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
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