Top 100 songs for October 6, 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 “Half-Breed” by Cher. Meanwhile, “The Love I Lost (Part 1)” by Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes rises from No. 94 to No. 68. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Love I Lost (Part 1) — Harold Melvin And The Blue Notesup 26 places, No. 94 → No. 68
- We May Never Pass This Way (Again) — Seals & Croftsup 25 places, No. 66 → No. 41
- Jesse — Roberta Flackup 24 places, No. 68 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
- Angie — The Rolling StonesNo. 8
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1) — Eddie KendricksNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Paper Roses — Marie OsmondNo. 25
- All I Know — GarfunkelNo. 29
- Let Me In — The OsmondsNo. 38
- Summer (The First Time) — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 39
- Funky Stuff — Kool & The GangNo. 40
First-week entries
- You're A Special Part Of Me — Diana Ross & Marvin GayeNo. 66
- Photograph — Ringo StarrNo. 74
- I Got A Name — Jim CroceNo. 76
- Top Of The World — CarpentersNo. 80
- Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms/I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry — Hank WilsonNo. 86
- My Pretending Days Are Over — The DellsNo. 87
- Little Girl Gone — Donna FargoNo. 93
- Hey, Little Girl — Foster SylversNo. 95
- Hello It's Me — Todd RundgrenNo. 97
- Let Me Be Your Lovemaker — Betty WrightNo. 98
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.