POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 17, 1973
1

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Roberta Flack

—

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

2

Dueling Banjos

Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

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Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 2

3

Love Train

The O'Jays

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

4

Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)

Deodato

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 6

5

Last Song

Edward Bear

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

6

The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 2

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 8

7

Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

The Spinners

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

8

Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 16

9

Daddy's Home

Jermaine Jackson

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 10

10

Danny's Song

Anne Murray

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 15

11

Break Up To Make Up

The Stylistics

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

12

I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

The Moody Blues

↑ 1

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 13

13

Crocodile Rock

Elton John

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

14

Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)

Four Tops

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

15

Rocky Mountain High

John Denver

↓ 6

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 9

16

Call Me (Come Back Home)

Al Green

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 23

17

Aubrey

Bread

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

18

Sing

Carpenters

↑ 13

Peak: 3 • 14 wks • Prev: 31

19

Do You Want To Dance?

Bette Midler

↓ 2

Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 17

20

Dead Skunk

Loudon Wainwright III

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

21

Dancing In The Moonlight

King Harvest

↓ 7

Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 14

22

Hummingbird

Seals & Crofts

↑ 4

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 26

23

Big City Miss Ruth Ann

Gallery

↑ 2

Peak: 23 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

24

Space Oddity

David Bowie

↑ 4

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

25

Masterpiece

The Temptations

↑ 9

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 34

26

You're So Vain

Carly Simon

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 11

27

Stir It Up

Johnny Nash

↑ 3

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 30

28

Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend

Lobo

↓ 16

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

29

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

↑ 19

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 48

30

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

Vicki Lawrence

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 47

31

Give Me Your Love

Barbara Mason

↑ 1

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

32

Kissing My Love

Bill Withers

↑ 3

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

33

Peaceful

Helen Reddy

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 40

34

Good Morning Heartache

Diana Ross

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 36

35

Hello Hurray

Alice Cooper

↑ 3

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 38

36

Little Willy

The Sweet

↑ 13

Peak: 3 • 23 wks • Prev: 49

37

Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)

Aretha Franklin

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 10 wks • Prev: 39

38

Soul Song

Joe Stampley

↓ 1

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 37

39

One Less Set Of Footsteps

Jim Croce

↑ 3

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 42

40

Cook With Honey

Judy Collins

↑ 5

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 45

41

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

The Blue Ridge Rangers

↓ 22

Peak: 16 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

42

A Letter To Myself

The Chi-lites

↑ 2

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

43

Rosalie

Sam Neely

—

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

44

Bitter Bad

Melanie

↑ 6

Peak: 36 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

45

The Cisco Kid

War

↑ 24

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 69

46

Walk On The Wild Side

Lou Reed

↑ 8

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 54

47

Daisy A Day

Jud Strunk

↑ 12

Peak: 14 • 16 wks • Prev: 59

48

The Message

Cymande

↑ 4

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

49

Superman

Donna Fargo

↑ 8

Peak: 41 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

50

Keep On Singing

Austin Roberts

↑ 1

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 51

51

Pardon Me Sir

Joe Cocker

↑ 5

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

52

Step By Step

Joe Simon

↑ 8

Peak: 37 • 12 wks • Prev: 60

53

Don't Cross The River

America

—

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 53

54

Peaceful Easy Feeling

Eagles

↓ 32

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

55

The Twelfth Of Never

Donny Osmond

↑ 17

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 72

56

Love Is What You Make It

The Grass Roots

↑ 2

Peak: 55 • 10 wks • Prev: 58

57

Wildflower

Skylark

↑ 8

Peak: 9 • 21 wks • Prev: 65

58

One Man Band (Plays All Alone)

Ronnie Dyson

↑ 4

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

59

Drift Away

Dobie Gray

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 21 wks • Prev: 66

60

Magic Woman Touch

The Hollies

↑ 4

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 64

61

Follow Your Daughter Home

The Guess Who

—

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

62

Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me

The New Seekers

↑ 8

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 70

63

Lost Horizon

Shawn Phillips

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Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 63

64

Do It In The Name Of Love

Candi Staton

↑ 4

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

65

Out Of The Question

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↑ 8

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 73

66

Stuck In The Middle With You

Stealers Wheel

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 18 wks • Prev: 74

67

One Man Parade

James Taylor

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Peak: 67 • 4 wks • Prev: 67

68

Reeling In The Years

Steely Dan

↑ 14

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 82

69

Oh La De Da

The Staple Singers

↑ 11

Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 80

70

Funky Worm

Ohio Players

↑ 9

Peak: 15 • 19 wks • Prev: 79

71

Boo, Boo, Don't 'Cha Be Blue

Tommy James

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Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 71

72

If You Gotta Break Another Heart

Albert Hammond

↑ 5

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 77

73

Yesterday I Had The Blues

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

↑ 3

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

74

Dream Me Home

Mac Davis

↑ 1

Peak: 73 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

75

Cindy Incidentally

Faces

↑ 8

Peak: 48 • 9 wks • Prev: 83

76

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

Stevie Wonder

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 17 wks

77

Down And Out In New York City

James Brown

↑ 8

Peak: 50 • 7 wks • Prev: 85

78

Bell Bottom Blues

Eric Clapton

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Peak: 78 • 5 wks • Prev: 78

79

Sail On Sailor

The Beach Boys

↑ 2

Peak: 49 • 17 wks • Prev: 81

80

I'm Doin' Fine Now

New York City

↑ 6

Peak: 17 • 20 wks • Prev: 86

81

Wish That I Could Talk To You

The Sylvers

↑ 3

Peak: 77 • 10 wks • Prev: 84

82

Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

Brownsville Station

↑ 7

Peak: 57 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

83

Hocus Pocus

Focus

↑ 10

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 93

84

"Cherry Cherry" from Hot August Night

Neil Diamond

★ NEW

Peak: 31 • 10 wks

85

Hallelujah Day

Jackson 5

★ NEW

Peak: 28 • 10 wks

86

Gudbuy T' Jane

Slade

↑ 2

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

87

Who Was It?

Hurricane Smith

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 9 wks

88

Teddy Bear Song

Barbara Fairchild

↑ 2

Peak: 32 • 19 wks • Prev: 90

89

I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)

Glen Campbell

★ NEW

Peak: 45 • 12 wks

90

Blue Suede Shoes

Johnny Rivers

★ NEW

Peak: 38 • 10 wks

91

Stop, Wait & Listen

Circus

↑ 1

Peak: 91 • 4 wks • Prev: 92

92

The Lord Knows I'm Drinking

Cal Smith

↑ 2

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 94

93

Names, Tags, Numbers & Labels

The Association

↓ 2

Peak: 91 • 5 wks • Prev: 91

94

Last Tango In Paris

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

↑ 5

Peak: 77 • 8 wks • Prev: 99

95

Armed And Extremely Dangerous

First Choice

↑ 2

Peak: 28 • 14 wks • Prev: 97

96

River Road

Uncle Dog

—

Peak: 86 • 7 wks • Prev: 96

97

Frankenstein

Edgar Winter Group

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 98

98

Rosanna

Dennis Yost And The Classics IV

↑ 2

Peak: 95 • 3 wks • Prev: 100

99

Kufanya Mapenzi (Making Love)

Ramsey Lewis

★ NEW

Peak: 93 • 3 wks

100

Dancing To Your Music

Archie Bell & The Drells

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 9 wks

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