Top 100 songs for October 27, 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 “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight And The Pips. Meanwhile, “Cheaper To Keep Her” by Johnnie Taylor rises from No. 57 to No. 38. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Cheaper To Keep Her — Johnnie Taylorup 19 places, No. 57 → No. 38
- Let Me Be Your Lovemaker — Betty Wrightup 17 places, No. 72 → No. 55
- Rockin' Roll Baby — The Stylisticsup 15 places, No. 80 → No. 65
New to this week’s Top 40
- Ecstasy — Ohio PlayersNo. 35
- Nutbush City Limits — Ike & Tina TurnerNo. 36
- Cheaper To Keep Her — Johnnie TaylorNo. 38
- The Most Beautiful Girl — Charlie RichNo. 40
First-week entries
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road — Elton JohnNo. 62
- Be — Neil DiamondNo. 73
- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) — The Staple SingersNo. 76
- Corazón — Carole KingNo. 80
- Mammy Blue — StoriesNo. 81
- Fell For You — The DramaticsNo. 82
- Let Me Serenade You — Three Dog NightNo. 84
- Painted Ladies — Ian ThomasNo. 96
- Back For A Taste Of Your Love — Syl JohnsonNo. 97
- I Wanna Know Your Name — The IntrudersNo. 98
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up — Barry WhiteNo. 99
- Smokin' In The Boy's Room — Brownsville StationNo. 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.