Top 100 songs for August 25, 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 “Brother Louie” by Stories. Meanwhile, “Higher Ground” by Stevie Wonder rises from No. 73 to No. 51. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Higher Ground — Stevie Wonderup 22 places, No. 73 → No. 51
- Ecstasy — Ohio Playersup 21 places, No. 94 → No. 73
- I've Got So Much To Give — Barry Whiteup 17 places, No. 60 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Why Me — Kris KristoffersonNo. 32
- Theme From Cleopatra Jones — Joe Simon featuring The MainstreetersNo. 34
- My Maria — B.W. StevensonNo. 35
- There It Is — Tyrone DavisNo. 38
- Future Shock — Curtis MayfieldNo. 40
First-week entries
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) — Eddie KendricksNo. 79
- The Last Thing On My Mind — Neil DiamondNo. 84
- Ramblin Man — The Allman Brothers BandNo. 85
- Rhapsody In Blue — DeodatoNo. 89
- Blood Red And Goin' Down — Tanya TuckerNo. 92
- Summer (The First Time) — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 93
- Ashes To Ashes — The 5th DimensionNo. 94
- You're The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me — Ray PriceNo. 97
- Kid Stuff — Barbara FairchildNo. 99
- Until It's Time For You To Go — The New BirthNo. 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.