Top 100 songs for December 8, 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, “Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)” by Aretha Franklin rises from No. 69 to No. 45. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) — Aretha Franklinup 24 places, No. 69 → No. 45
- When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight — Donny Osmondup 17 places, No. 72 → No. 55
- Let Me Be There — Olivia Newton-Johnup 16 places, No. 60 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
- Hello It's Me — Todd RundgrenNo. 8
- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) — Helen ReddyNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Livin' For You — Al GreenNo. 85
- Love Me For What I Am/there Ain't No Way — LoboNo. 86
- Big Time Operator — Keith HampshireNo. 90
- This Is Your Song — Don GoodwinNo. 94
- I Love — Tom T. HallNo. 97
- I'm A Rocker — RaspberriesNo. 98
- I Like To Live The Love — B.B. KingNo. 99
- Jungle Boogie — Kool & The GangNo. 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.