Top 100 songs for November 17, 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 “Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)” by Eddie Kendricks. Meanwhile, “Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)” by Helen Reddy rises from No. 59 to No. 29. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) — Helen Reddyup 30 places, No. 59 → No. 29
- Let Me Serenade You — Three Dog Nightup 30 places, No. 62 → No. 32
- Come Get To This — Marvin Gayeup 26 places, No. 65 → No. 39
New to this week’s Top 10
- Just You 'n' Me — ChicagoNo. 9
- I Got A Name — Jim CroceNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) — Helen ReddyNo. 29
- Let Me Serenade You — Three Dog NightNo. 32
- Rockin' Roll Baby — The StylisticsNo. 34
- The Joker — The Steve Miller BandNo. 37
- Sweet Understanding Love — Four TopsNo. 38
- Come Get To This — Marvin GayeNo. 39
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up — Barry WhiteNo. 40
First-week entries
- Time In A Bottle — Jim CroceNo. 79
- Keep Your Head To The Sky — Earth, Wind & FireNo. 82
- Tell Her She's Lovely — El ChicanoNo. 83
- Let Me Be There — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 87
- Smarty Pants — First ChoiceNo. 89
- It's All Over — The IndependentsNo. 93
- I Found Sunshine — The Chi-litesNo. 94
- This Time I'm Gone For Good — Bobby "Blue" BlandNo. 96
- Baby Come Close — Smokey RobinsonNo. 97
- River — Joe SimonNo. 98
- A Song I'd Like To Sing — Kris Kristofferson & Rita CoolidgeNo. 99
- Come Live With Me — Ray CharlesNo. 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.