Top 100 songs for December 29, 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 “Time In A Bottle” by Jim Croce. Meanwhile, “You're Sixteen” by Ringo Starr rises from No. 50 to No. 27. 7 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- You're Sixteen — Ringo Starrup 23 places, No. 50 → No. 27
- Let Your Hair Down — The Temptationsup 21 places, No. 86 → No. 65
- Love Song — Anne Murrayup 19 places, No. 89 → No. 70
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- You're Sixteen — Ringo StarrNo. 27
- Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) — Cheech & ChongNo. 35
- Walk Like A Man — Grand FunkNo. 36
- Painted Ladies — Ian ThomasNo. 37
- Spiders & Snakes — Jim StaffordNo. 38
First-week entries
- It Doesn't Have To Be That Way — Jim CroceNo. 77
- Teenage Lament '74 — Alice CooperNo. 84
- I Shall Sing — GarfunkelNo. 87
- Abra-Ca-Dabra — The De Franco FamilyNo. 95
- What It Comes Down To — The Isley BrothersNo. 98
- Life Is A Song Worth Singing — Johnny MathisNo. 99
- Can't Say Nothin' — Curtis MayfieldNo. 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.