Top 100 songs for April 7, 1973
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1973 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia” by Vicki Lawrence. Meanwhile, “Frankenstein” by Edgar Winter Group rises from No. 78 to No. 59. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Frankenstein — Edgar Winter Groupup 19 places, No. 78 → No. 59
- Thinking Of You — Loggins & Messinaup 17 places, No. 79 → No. 62
- Back When My Hair Was Short — Gunhill Roadup 14 places, No. 97 → No. 83
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- One Man Band (Plays All Alone) — Ronnie DysonNo. 37
- Bitter Bad — MelanieNo. 38
- Reeling In The Years — Steely DanNo. 39
- Out Of The Question — Gilbert O'SullivanNo. 40
First-week entries
- Daniel — Elton JohnNo. 77
- Drinking Wine Spo-dee O'dee — Jerry Lee LewisNo. 81
- It Sure Took A Long, Long Time — LoboNo. 85
- Leaving Me — The IndependentsNo. 87
- Always — Luther IngramNo. 93
- People Are Changin' — Timmy ThomasNo. 95
- Am I Black Enough For You — Billy PaulNo. 97
- Only Love — Bill QuatemanNo. 99
- Why Me — Kris KristoffersonNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.