Top 100 songs for December 22, 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, “Jungle Boogie” by Kool & The Gang rises from No. 97 to No. 66. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Jungle Boogie — Kool & The Gangup 31 places, No. 97 → No. 66
- You're Sixteen — Ringo Starrup 25 places, No. 75 → No. 50
- Livin' For You — Al Greenup 21 places, No. 57 → No. 36
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love's Theme — Love Unlimited OrchestraNo. 33
- The Way We Were — Barbra StreisandNo. 35
- Livin' For You — Al GreenNo. 36
- I Can't Stand The Rain — Ann PeeblesNo. 38
- Tell Her She's Lovely — El ChicanoNo. 40
First-week entries
- Put Your Hands Together — The O'JaysNo. 71
- "Joy" Pt. I — Isaac HayesNo. 72
- Midnight Rider — Gregg AllmanNo. 85
- Let Your Hair Down — The TemptationsNo. 86
- Raised On Robbery — Joni MitchellNo. 95
- Please, Daddy — John DenverNo. 96
- Trying To Hold On To My Woman — Lamont DozierNo. 98
- Wang Dang Doodle — The Pointer SistersNo. 99
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.