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

Chart Rewind: In 1978, Charlie Rich & Janie Fricke Stood Tall at No. 1 With 'On My Knees'

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

39
- Some Guys Have All The Luck
  The Persuaders
- 40
- 39
- 8
- - 40
  - 39
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

40
- Tell Her She's Lovely
  El Chicano
- 46
- 40
- 6
- - 46
  - 40
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Musso, B.Espinosa, M.Lespron

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA/Unknown

41
- Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)
  Cheech & Chong
- 49
- 41
- 5
- - 49
  - 41
  - 5

42
- You're A Special Part Of Me
  Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
- 36
- 12
- 12
- - 36
  - 12
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown

43
- Painted Ladies
  Ian Thomas
- 45
- 43
- 9
- - 45
  - 43
  - 9

Producer(s):

J.Lombardo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess/Unknown

44
- Walk Like A Man
  Grand Funk
- 54
- 44
- 5
- - 54
  - 44
  - 5

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

45
- This Time I'm Gone For Good
  Bobby "Blue" Bland
- 47
- 45
- 6
- - 47
  - 45
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/ABC

46
- Spiders & Snakes
  Jim Stafford
- 56
- 46
- 7
- - 56
  - 46
  - 7

Producer(s):

P.Gernhard, Lobo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

47
- Corazón
  Carole King
- 37
- 37
- 9
- - 37
  - 37
  - 9

48
- I Found Sunshine
  The Chi-lites
- 52
- 48
- 6
- - 52
  - 48
  - 6

Producer(s):

E.Record, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brunswick/Unknown

49
- American Tune
  Paul Simon
- 59
- 49
- 4
- - 59
  - 49
  - 4

Producer(s):

P.Simon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

50
- You're Sixteen
  Ringo Starr
- 75
- 50
- 2
- - 75
  - 50
  - 2

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

51
- Cheaper To Keep Her
  Johnnie Taylor
- 34
- 15
- 11
- - 34
  - 15
  - 11

Producer(s):

D.Davis, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

52
- Why Me
  Kris Kristofferson
- 38
- 16
- 38
- - 38
  - 16
  - 38

Producer(s):

F.Foster, D.Linde, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Monument/Unknown

53
- Angie
  The Rolling Stones
- 32
- 1
- 16
- - 32
  - 1
  - 16

Producer(s):

J.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Rolling Stones/Rolling Stones

54
- Be
  Neil Diamond
- 41
- 34
- 9
- - 41
  - 34
  - 9

Producer(s):

T.Catalano, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

55
- A Song I'd Like To Sing
  Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge
- 63
- 55
- 6
- - 63
  - 55
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

56
- Keep Your Head To The Sky
  Earth, Wind & Fire
- 60
- 56
- 6
- - 60
  - 56
  - 6

Producer(s):

J.Wissert, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

57
- Smarty Pants
  First Choice
- 61
- 57
- 6
- - 61
  - 57
  - 6

Producer(s):

S.Watson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philly Groove/Unknown

58
- The River Of Love
  B.W. Stevenson
- 68
- 58
- 4
- - 68
  - 58
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

59
- Fell For You
  The Dramatics
- 58
- 45
- 9
- - 58
  - 45
  - 9

Producer(s):

T.Hester, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax/Unknown

60
- Pretty Lady
  Lighthouse
- 53
- 53
- 8
- - 53
  - 53
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor/Unknown

61
- Baby Come Close
  Smokey Robinson
- 73
- 61
- 6
- - 73
  - 61
  - 6

Producer(s):

S.Robinson, W.Hutch, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

62
- River
  Joe Simon
- 66
- 62
- 6
- - 66
  - 62
  - 6

Producer(s):

B.Shapiro, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Spring/Unknown

63
- I Wanna Know Your Name
  The Intruders
- 70
- 63
- 9
- - 70
  - 63
  - 9

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Gamble

64
- Rock On
  David Essex
- 71
- 64
- 7
- - 71
  - 64
  - 7

Producer(s):

J.Wayne, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

65
- If We Make It Through December
  Merle Haggard
- 69
- 65
- 5
- - 69
  - 65
  - 5

Producer(s):

K.Nelson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

66
- Jungle Boogie
  Kool & The Gang
- 97
- 66
- 3
- - 97
  - 66
  - 3

Producer(s):

Kool & The Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

67
- Let Me Try Again (Laisse Moi Le Temps)
  Frank Sinatra
- 72
- 67
- 7
- - 72
  - 67
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Reprise

68
- Love Has No Pride
  Linda Ronstadt
- 81
- 68
- 4
- - 81
  - 68
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Boylan, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum

69
- Blue Collar
  Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- 76
- 69
- 4
- - 76
  - 69
  - 4

Producer(s):

R.Bachman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

70
- I Love
  Tom T. Hall
- 77
- 70
- 3
- - 77
  - 70
  - 3

Producer(s):

J.Kennedy, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mercury/Unknown

71 NEW
NEW
- Put Your Hands Together
  The O'Jays
- -
- 71
- 1
- - -
  - 71
  - 1

Producer(s):

Gamble-huff, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Philadelphia International/Unknown

72 NEW
NEW
- "Joy" Pt. I
  Isaac Hayes
- -
- 72
- 1
- - -
  - 72
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

73
- Ain't Got No Home
  The Band
- 79
- 73
- 5
- - 79
  - 73
  - 5

Producer(s):

Band, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

74
- A Fool Such As I
  Bob Dylan
- 90
- 74
- 2
- - 90
  - 74
  - 2

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

75
- Hangin' Around
  Edgar Winter Group
- 80
- 75
- 2
- - 80
  - 75
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

76
- Showdown
  Electric Light Orchestra
- 84
- 76
- 4
- - 84
  - 76
  - 4

Producer(s):

J.Lynne, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Jet

77
- Love, Reign O'er Me
  The Who
- 78
- 77
- 4
- - 78
  - 77
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Track

78
- Jim Dandy
  Black Oak Arkansas
- 88
- 78
- 2
- - 88
  - 78
  - 2

Producer(s):

T.Dowd, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atco/Unknown

79
- I Like To Live The Love
  B.B. King
- 93
- 79
- 3
- - 93
  - 79
  - 3

Producer(s):

D.Crawford, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dunhill/Unknown

80
- Stoned To The Bone - Part 1
  James Brown
- 89
- 80
- 4
- - 89
  - 80
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Polydor

81
- My Old School
  Steely Dan
- 74
- 63
- 8
- - 74
  - 63
  - 8

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC/Unknown

82
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
  Melanie
- 83
- 82
- 2
- - 83
  - 82
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Neighborhood

83
- Big Time Operator
  Keith Hampshire
- 86
- 83
- 3
- - 86
  - 83
  - 3

Producer(s):

Pigmead, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M/Unknown

84
- Last Kiss
  Wednesday
- 85
- 84
- 5
- - 85
  - 84
  - 5

Producer(s):

J.Driscoll, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Sussex/Unknown

85 NEW
NEW
- Midnight Rider
  Gregg Allman
- -
- 85
- 1
- - -
  - 85
  - 1

Producer(s):

J.Sandlin, G.Allman, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capricorn/Unknown

86 NEW
NEW
- Let Your Hair Down
  The Temptations
- -
- 86
- 1
- - -
  - 86
  - 1

Producer(s):

N.Whitfield, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Motown/Unknown

87
- Half A Million Miles From Home
  Albert Hammond
- 91
- 87
- 4
- - 91
  - 87
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Mums

88
- This Is Your Song
  Don Goodwin
- 92
- 88
- 3
- - 92
  - 88
  - 3

Producer(s):

P.Anka, J.Harris, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Silver Blue/Unknown

89
- Love Song
  Anne Murray
- 94
- 89
- 2
- - 94
  - 89
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

90
- It May Be Winter Outside, (But In My Heart It's Spring)
  Love Unlimited
- 95
- 90
- 2
- - 95
  - 90
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

91
- Come Live With Me
  Ray Charles
- 82
- 82
- 6
- - 82
  - 82
  - 6

Producer(s):

R.Charles, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

CrossOver/Unknown

92
- Could You Ever Love Me Again
  Gary & Dave
- 100
- 92
- 2
- - 100
  - 92
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

London

93
- Somewhere Between Love And Tomorrow
  Roy Clark
- 98
- 93
- 2
- - 98
  - 93
  - 2

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Dot/Unknown

94
- I'm A Rocker
  Raspberries
- 96
- 94
- 3
- - 96
  - 94
  - 3

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

95 NEW
NEW
- Raised On Robbery
  Joni Mitchell
- -
- 95
- 1
- - -
  - 95
  - 1

Producer(s):

H.Lewy, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Asylum/Unknown

96 NEW
NEW
- Please, Daddy
  John Denver
- -
- 96
- 1
- - -
  - 96
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

RCA Victor

97
- Flashback
  The 5th Dimension
- 99
- 97
- 2
- - 99
  - 97
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

98 NEW
NEW
- Trying To Hold On To My Woman
  Lamont Dozier
- -
- 98
- 1
- - -
  - 98
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

99 NEW
NEW
- Wang Dang Doodle
  The Pointer Sisters
- -
- 99
- 1
- - -
  - 99
  - 1

Producer(s):

D.Rubinson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Brent/Unknown

100 NEW
NEW
- Last Kiss
  J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers
- -
- 100
- 1
- - -
  - 100
  - 1

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Virgo

Billboard Hot 100™

Week of December 22, 1973

Billboard Hot 100™

The Most Beautiful Girl

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chart Rewind: In 1978, Charlie Rich & Janie Fricke Stood Tall at No. 1 With 'On My Knees'

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:

Time In A Bottle

Songwriter(s):

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Hello It's Me

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Joker

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Top Of The World

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Just You 'n' Me

Imprint/Promotion Label:

If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Show And Tell

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Smokin' In The Boy's Room

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Photograph

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rockin' Roll Baby

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Living For The City

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

My Music

Imprint/Promotion Label:

The Love I Lost (Part 1)

Imprint/Promotion Label:

I've Got To Use My Imagination

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MIND GAMES

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Helen Wheels

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Space Race

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

D'yer Mak'er

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Midnight Train To Georgia

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Let Me Be There

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Come Get To This

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

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

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Me And Baby Brother

Producer(s):