Top 100 songs for July 21, 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 “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce. Meanwhile, “Let's Get It On” by Marvin Gaye rises from No. 74 to No. 50. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Let's Get It On — Marvin Gayeup 24 places, No. 74 → No. 50
- That Lady (Part 1) — The Isley Brothersup 21 places, No. 89 → No. 68
- I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In — Don Covayup 18 places, No. 90 → No. 72
New to this week’s Top 10
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy — Bette MidlerNo. 8
- Natural High — BloodstoneNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Live And Let Die — WingsNo. 29
- Uneasy Rider — Charlie DanielsNo. 30
- Here I Am Come & Take Me — Al GreenNo. 33
- How Can I Tell Her — LoboNo. 35
- Soul Makossa — Manu DibangoNo. 37
- Angel — Aretha FranklinNo. 38
First-week entries
- Gypsy Man — WarNo. 66
- Bongo Rock — The Incredible Bongo BandNo. 81
- Didn't I — Sylvia (r&b)No. 84
- Future Shock — Curtis MayfieldNo. 85
- Baby I've Been Missing You — The IndependentsNo. 89
- Sunshine — Mickey NewburyNo. 91
- Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne — Looking GlassNo. 93
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.