List of number one hits in the US (1973)

This is a list of the number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1973. There were twenty-seven number one singles and eighteen number one albums that year.

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Singles

← 1972 ←	List of number one hits in the US			1974 →
Period Where. total Interpreter Title Author (s) Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information) December 30, 1972 - January 5, 1973 1 week (total 3) 3 Billy Paul Me and Mrs. Jones Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Cary Gilbert - January 6, 1973 - January 26, 1973 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Carly Simon You're So Vain Carly Simon - January 27, 1973 - February 2, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Stevie Wonder Superstition Stevie Wonder - February 3, 1973 - February 23, 1973 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Elton John Crocodile Rock Elton John, Bernie Taupin - February 24, 1973 - March 23, 1973 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly with His Song Charles Fox , Norman Gimbel - March 24, 1973 - March 30, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 The O'Jays Love Train Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff - March 31, 1973 - April 6, 1973 1 week (9 in total) 9 Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly with His Song Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel - April 7, 1973 - April 20, 1973 2 weeks (total 1) 1 Vicki Lawrence The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia Bobby Russell - April 21, 1973 - May 18, 1973 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Dawn feat. Tony Orlando Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree Irwin Levine , L. Russell Brown - May 19, 1973 - May 25, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Stevie Wonder You Are the Sunshine of My Life Stevie Wonder - May 26, 1973 - June 1, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 The Edgar Winter Group Frankenstein Edgar Winter - June 2, 1973 - June 29, 1973 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Paul McCartney & Wings My Love Paul McCartney - June 30, 1973 - July 6, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 George Harrison Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) George Harrison - July 7, 1973 - July 20, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Billy Preston Will It Go Round in Circles Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher - July 21, 1973 - August 3, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Jim Croce Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Jim Croce - August 4, 1973 - August 17, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Maureen McGovern The Morning After Al Kasha , Joel Hirschhorn - August 18, 1973 - August 24, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Diana Ross Touch Me in the Morning Michael Masser , Ron Miller - August 25, 1973 - September 7, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Stories Brother Louie Errol Brown , Tony Wilson - September 8, 1973 - September 14, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On Ed Townsend - September 15, 1973 - September 21, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Helen Reddy Delta Dawn Larry Collins, Alex Harvey - September 22, 1973 - September 28, 1973 1 week (total 2) 2 Marvin Gaye Let's Get It On Ed Townsend - September 29, 1973 - October 5, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Grand funk We're an American band Don Brewer - October 6, 1973 - October 19, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Cher Half-Breed Al Capps, Mary Dean - October 20, 1973 - October 26, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 The Rolling Stones Angie Mick Jagger , Keith Richards - October 27, 1973 - November 9, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Gladys Knight & The Pips Midnight Train to Georgia Jim Weatherly - November 10, 1973 - November 23, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Eddie Kendricks Keep on Truckin ' Frank Wilson, Anita Poree, Leonard Caston - November 24, 1973 - November 30, 1973 1 week (total 2) 2 Ringo Starr Photographer George Harrison, Richard Starkey - December 1, 1973 - December 14, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 The Carpenters Top of the World Richard Carpenter, John Bettis - December 15, 1973 - December 28, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Charlie Rich The Most Beautiful Girl Billy Sherrill , Norro Wilson , Rory Bourke -
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Albums

← 1972 ←	List of number one albums in the US			1974 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 30, 1972 - January 12, 1973 2 weeks (total 5) 5 The Moody Blues Seventh Sojourn - January 13, 1973 - February 16, 1973 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Carly Simon No secrets - February 17, 1973 - March 2, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Was The world is a ghetto - March 3, 1973 - March 16, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Elton John Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player - March 17, 1973 - April 6, 1973 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell Dueling Banjos from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Deliverance - April 7, 1973 - April 20, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Diana Ross Lady Sings the Blues - April 21, 1973 - April 27, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Alice Cooper Billion dollar babies - April 28, 1973 - May 4, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon - May 5, 1973 - May 11, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Elvis Presley Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite - May 12, 1973 - May 25, 1973 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy - May 26, 1973 - June 1, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 The Beatles 1967-1970 - June 2, 1973 - June 22, 1973 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Paul McCartney & Wings Red Rose Speedway - June 23, 1973 - July 27, 1973 5 weeks (total 5) 5 George Harrison Living in the Material World - July 28, 1973 - August 17, 1973 3 weeks (total 3) 3 Chicago Chicago VI - August 18, 1973 - August 24, 1973 1 week (total 1) 1 Jethro Tull A passion play - August 25, 1973 - September 7, 1973 2 weeks (total 5) 5 Chicago Chicago VI - September 8, 1973 - October 12, 1973 5 weeks (total 5) 5 The Allman Brothers Band Brothers and Sisters - October 13, 1973 - November 9, 1973 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup - November 10, 1973 - December 28, 1973 7 weeks (total 7) 7th Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -
← 1972				→ 1974 →

Web links

• Chartsurfer.de - Number 1 hits USA (1973)
• Billboard Google Books 1970–1974
• Billboard Magazine 1936 to 2014 (Free Archive)

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2013). Top Pop Singles: 1955-2012, 14th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-205-2
• Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums: 1955-2009, 7th Edition Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-183-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones)
2. ↑ Discogs (Carly Simon - You're So Vain)
3. ↑ Discogs (Stevie Wonder - Superstition)
4. ↑ Discogs (Elton John - Crocodile Rock)
5. ↑ Discogs (Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song)
6. ↑ Discogs (The O'Jays - Love Train)
7. ↑ Discogs (Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia)
8. ↑ Discogs (Dawn feat. Tony Orlando - Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree)
9. ↑ Discogs (Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life)
10. ↑ Discogs (The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein)
11. ↑ Discogs (Paul McCartney & Wings - My Love)
12. ↑ Discogs (George Harrison - Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth))
13. ↑ Discogs (Billy Preston - Will It Go Round in Circles)
14. ↑ Discogs (Jim Croce - Bad, Bad Leroy Brown)
15. ↑ Discogs (Maureen McGovern - The Morning After)
16. ↑ Discogs (Diana Ross - Touch Me in the Morning)
17. ↑ Discogs (Stories - Brother Louie)
18. ↑ Discogs (Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On)
19. ↑ Discogs (Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn)
20. ↑ Discogs (Grand Funk - We're an American Band)
21. ↑ Discogs (Cher - Half-Breed)
22. ↑ Discogs (The Rolling Stones - Angie)
23. ↑ Discogs (Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia)
24. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Kendricks - Keep on Truckin ')
25. ↑ Discogs (Ringo Starr - Photograph)
26. ↑ Discogs (The Carpenters - Top of the World)
27. ↑ Discogs (Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl)
28. ↑ Discogs (The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn)
29. ↑ Discogs (Carly Simon - No Secrets)
30. ↑ Discogs (War - The World is a Ghetto)
31. ↑ Discogs (Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player)
32. ↑ Discogs (Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Dueling Banjos from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Deliverance)
33. ↑ Discogs (Diana Ross - Lady Sings the Blues)
34. ↑ Discogs (Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies)
35. ↑ Discogs (Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon)
36. ↑ Discogs (Elvis Presley - Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite)
37. ↑ Discogs (Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy)
38. ↑ Discogs (The Beatles - 1967-1970)
39. ↑ Discogs (Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway)
40. ↑ Discogs (George Harrison - Living in the Material World)
41. ↑ Discogs (Chicago - Chicago VI)
42. ↑ Discogs (Jethro Tull - A Passion Play)
43. ↑ Discogs (The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers and Sisters)
44. ↑ Discogs (The Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup)
45. ↑ Discogs (Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road)

See also: 1973 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Japan , Canada , New Zealand , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Switzerland , Spain, and the United Kingdom .