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.

Tony Orlando and Dawn's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree" reached #1 in 1973 and became the #1 song at year's end.

Chart history

Key
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

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one
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

Sources

References

  1. ^ "January 6, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  2. ^ "January 13, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  3. ^ "January 20, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  4. ^ "January 27, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  5. ^ "February 3, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  6. ^ "February 10, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  7. ^ "February 17, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  8. ^ "February 24, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  9. ^ "March 3, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  10. ^ "March 10, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  11. ^ "March 17, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  12. ^ "March 24, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  13. ^ "March 31, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  14. ^ "April 7, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  15. ^ "April 14, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  16. ^ "April 21, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  17. ^ "April 28, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  18. ^ "May 5, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  19. ^ "May 12, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  20. ^ "May 19, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  21. ^ "May 26, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  22. ^ "June 2, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  23. ^ "June 9, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  24. ^ "June 16, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  25. ^ "June 23, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  26. ^ "June 30, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  27. ^ "July 7, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  28. ^ "July 14, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  29. ^ "July 21, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  30. ^ "July 28, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  31. ^ "August 4, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  32. ^ "August 11, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  33. ^ "August 18, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  34. ^ "August 25, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  35. ^ "September 1, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  36. ^ "September 8, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  37. ^ "September 15, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  38. ^ "September 22, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  39. ^ "September 29, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  40. ^ "October 6, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  41. ^ "October 13, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  42. ^ "October 20, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  43. ^ "October 27, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  44. ^ "November 3, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  45. ^ "November 10, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  46. ^ "November 17, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  47. ^ "November 24, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  48. ^ "December 1, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  49. ^ "December 8, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  50. ^ "December 15, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  51. ^ "December 22, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
  52. ^ "December 29, 1973". Billboard Hot 100.
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