List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1973
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This is a list of singles that have appeared in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1973. There were a total of 105 singles that were in the Top 10 (97 of those peaked in 1973, four had peaked in late 1972, and four would peak in early 1974).
Stevie Wonder, Elton John, The Carpenters, Paul McCartney and Wings, Jim Croce, War, and Al Green each had three top-ten hits in 1973, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.
Top-ten singles
[edit]1972 peaks
[edit]| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25 | "You Ought to Be with Me" | Al Green | 3 | December 23 | 7 |
| December 2 | "It Never Rains in Southern California" | Albert Hammond | 5 | December 16 | 6 |
| December 9 | "Me and Mrs. Jones" | Billy Paul | 1 | December 16 | 8 |
| "Clair" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | 2 | December 30 | 7 |
1974 peaks
[edit]| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15 | "The Joker" | Steve Miller Band | 1 | January 12 | 8 |
| December 22 | "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" | Barry White | 7 | January 12 | 4 |
| December 29 | "Show and Tell" | Al Wilson | 1 | January 19 | 7 |
| "Smokin' in the Boys Room" | Brownsville Station | 3 | January 19 | 5 |
See also
[edit]- 1973 in music
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1973
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973
References
[edit]General sources
[edit]- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
- 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.