Top 100 songs for May 12, 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 “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree” by Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando. Meanwhile, “So Very Hard To Go” by Tower Of Power rises from No. 97 to No. 82. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- So Very Hard To Go — Tower Of Powerup 15 places, No. 97 → No. 82
- Will It Go Round In Circles — Billy Prestonup 14 places, No. 55 → No. 41
- The Free Electric Band — Albert Hammondup 14 places, No. 89 → No. 75
New to this week’s Top 10
- Daniel — Elton JohnNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Right Place Wrong Time — Dr. JohnNo. 34
- Super Fly Meets Shaft — John & ErnestNo. 35
- Teddy Bear Song — Barbara FairchildNo. 37
- No More Mr. Nice Guy — Alice CooperNo. 39
- Let's Pretend — RaspberriesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Diamond Girl — Seals & CroftsNo. 81
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy — Bette MidlerNo. 85
- Swamp Witch — Jim StaffordNo. 88
- California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a) — The Beach BoysNo. 91
- Letter To Lucille — Tom JonesNo. 93
- Satin Sheets — Jeanne PruettNo. 95
- Shambala — B.W. StevensonNo. 96
- Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music — The SpinnersNo. 97
- Outlaw Man — David BlueNo. 99
- Don't Let It Get You Down — The CrusadersNo. 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.