Top 100 songs for September 1, 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, “Ramblin Man” by The Allman Brothers Band rises from No. 85 to No. 58. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Ramblin Man — The Allman Brothers Bandup 27 places, No. 85 → No. 58
- Sexy, Sexy, Sexy — James Brownup 23 places, No. 76 → No. 53
- Yes We Can Can — The Pointer Sistersup 23 places, No. 78 → No. 55
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Higher Ground — Stevie WonderNo. 30
- Half-Breed — CherNo. 33
- Stoned Out Of My Mind — The Chi-litesNo. 36
- I've Got So Much To Give — Barry WhiteNo. 37
First-week entries
- Midnight Train To Georgia — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 71
- Get It Together — Jackson 5No. 76
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door — Bob DylanNo. 80
- Tonight — RaspberriesNo. 83
- The Peacemaker — Albert HammondNo. 86
- Parrty - Part I — Maceo And The MacksNo. 88
- Everybody's Had The Blues — Merle Haggard And The StrangersNo. 92
- He — Today's PeopleNo. 93
- Make Me Twice The Man — New York CityNo. 95
- As Time Goes By — NilssonNo. 96
- I Can't Stand The Rain — Ann PeeblesNo. 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.