Top 100 songs for August 4, 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 Morning After” by Maureen McGovern. Meanwhile, “Future Shock” by Curtis Mayfield rises from No. 74 to No. 49. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Future Shock — Curtis Mayfieldup 25 places, No. 74 → No. 49
- Let's Get It On — Marvin Gayeup 19 places, No. 36 → No. 17
- Live And Let Die — Wingsup 18 places, No. 21 → No. 3
New to this week’s Top 10
- Live And Let Die — WingsNo. 3
- Touch Me In The Morning — Diana RossNo. 7
- Brother Louie — StoriesNo. 8
New to this week’s Top 40
- Gypsy Man — WarNo. 33
- A Million To One/Young Love — Donny OsmondNo. 36
- The Hurt — Cat StevensNo. 39
First-week entries
- Loves Me Like A Rock — Paul Simon (with The Dixie Hummingbirds)No. 60
- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting — Elton JohnNo. 74
- To Know You Is To Love You — B.B. KingNo. 84
- Billion Dollar Babies — Alice CooperNo. 86
- Half-Breed — CherNo. 89
- Don't Let It End ('til You Let It Begin) — The MiraclesNo. 91
- I've Got So Much To Give — Barry WhiteNo. 95
- Stoned Out Of My Mind — The Chi-litesNo. 96
- Loving Arms — Dobie GrayNo. 99
- Evil — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 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.