Top 100 songs for December 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 “Top Of The World” by Carpenters. Meanwhile, “Time In A Bottle” by Jim Croce rises from No. 48 to No. 18. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Time In A Bottle — Jim Croceup 30 places, No. 48 → No. 18
- I Found Sunshine — The Chi-litesup 29 places, No. 86 → No. 57
- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) — Aretha Franklinup 29 places, No. 98 → No. 69
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Most Beautiful Girl — Charlie RichNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Time In A Bottle — Jim CroceNo. 18
- MIND GAMES — John LennonNo. 30
- Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally — Tony Orlando & DawnNo. 32
First-week entries
- American Tune — Paul SimonNo. 82
- Blue Collar — Bachman-Turner OverdriveNo. 86
- The River Of Love — B.W. StevensonNo. 88
- Love's Theme — Love Unlimited OrchestraNo. 89
- Showdown — Electric Light OrchestraNo. 90
- Stoned To The Bone - Part 1 — James BrownNo. 96
- Love, Reign O'er Me — The WhoNo. 97
- Love Has No Pride — Linda RonstadtNo. 99
- Half A Million Miles From Home — Albert HammondNo. 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.