Top 100 songs for July 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 “Will It Go Round In Circles” by Billy Preston. Meanwhile, “The Morning After” by Maureen McGovern rises from No. 86 to No. 42. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Morning After — Maureen McGovernup 44 places, No. 86 → No. 42
- I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) — Johnnie Taylorup 34 places, No. 75 → No. 41
- If You Want Me To Stay — Sly & The Family Stoneup 33 places, No. 78 → No. 45
New to this week’s Top 10
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown — Jim CroceNo. 5
- Yesterday Once More — CarpentersNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- Touch Me In The Morning — Diana RossNo. 29
- Feelin' Stronger Every Day — ChicagoNo. 32
- Where Peaceful Waters Flow — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 34
- Why Me — Kris KristoffersonNo. 37
- Goin' Home — The OsmondsNo. 39
- The Plastic Man — The TemptationsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Live And Let Die — WingsNo. 69
- Here I Am Come & Take Me — Al GreenNo. 73
- Angel — Aretha FranklinNo. 77
- Sixty Minute Man/Mother-In-Law — Clarence CarterNo. 78
- Love, Love, Love — Donny HathawayNo. 82
- The Hurt — Cat StevensNo. 86
- Sweet Charlie Babe — Jackie MooreNo. 89
- Friend Of Mine — Bill WithersNo. 91
- Roland The Roadie And Gertrude The Groupie — Dr. Hook And The Medicine ShowNo. 92
- Sweet Harmony — Smokey RobinsonNo. 94
- It's Forever — The EbonysNo. 96
- Lord, Mr. Ford — Jerry ReedNo. 97
- Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) — Commander CodyNo. 98
- I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In — Don CovayNo. 99
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.