Top 100 songs for August 11, 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, “Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting” by Elton John rises from No. 74 to No. 34. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting — Elton Johnup 40 places, No. 74 → No. 34
- Stoned Out Of My Mind — The Chi-litesup 33 places, No. 96 → No. 63
- There It Is — Tyrone Davisup 28 places, No. 75 → No. 47
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- You've Never Been This Far Before — Conway TwittyNo. 77
- Free Ride — Edgar Winter GroupNo. 81
- Hang Loose — MandrillNo. 83
- Just Don't Want To Be Lonely — Ronnie DysonNo. 84
- Twisting The Night Away — Rod StewartNo. 87
- All I Need Is Time — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 94
- Slick — Willie HutchNo. 95
- Ecstasy — Ohio PlayersNo. 96
- The Long Way Home — Neil DiamondNo. 97
- Rocky Mountain Way — Joe WalshNo. 99
- Freedom For The Stallion — The Hues CorporationNo. 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.