Top 100 songs for December 15, 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 “The Most Beautiful Girl” by Charlie Rich. Meanwhile, “Love's Theme” by Love Unlimited Orchestra rises from No. 79 to No. 50. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love's Theme — Love Unlimited Orchestraup 29 places, No. 79 → No. 50
- Livin' For You — Al Greenup 28 places, No. 85 → No. 57
- I Love — Tom T. Hallup 20 places, No. 97 → No. 77
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- You're Sixteen — Ringo StarrNo. 75
- Hangin' Around — Edgar Winter GroupNo. 80
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow? — MelanieNo. 83
- Jim Dandy — Black Oak ArkansasNo. 88
- A Fool Such As I — Bob DylanNo. 90
- Love Song — Anne MurrayNo. 94
- It May Be Winter Outside, (But In My Heart It's Spring) — Love UnlimitedNo. 95
- Somewhere Between Love And Tomorrow — Roy ClarkNo. 98
- Flashback — The 5th DimensionNo. 99
- Could You Ever Love Me Again — Gary & DaveNo. 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.