December 16, 1972 – January 5, 1973:
Billy Paul – Me and Mrs. Jones
January 6, 1973 – January 26, 1973:
Carly Simon – You’re So Vain
January 27, 1973 – February 2, 1973:
Stevie Wonder – Superstition
February 3, 1973 – February 23, 1973:
Elton John – Crocodile Rock
February 24, 1973 – March 23, 1973:
Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly with His Song
March 24, 1973 – April 6, 1973:
The O’Jays – Love Train
April 7, 1973 – April 20, 1973:
Vicki Lawrence – The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
April 21, 1973 – May 18, 1973:
Tony Orlando and Dawn – Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree
May 19, 1973 – May 25, 1973:
Stevie Wonder – You Are the Sunshine of My Life
May 26, 1973 – June 1, 1973:
The Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein
June 2, 1973 – June 29, 1973:
Paul McCartney and Wings – My Love
June 30, 1973 – July 6, 1973:
George Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
July 7, 1973 – July 20, 1973:
Billy Preston – Will It Go Round in Circles
July 21, 1973 – August 3, 1973:
Jim Croce – Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
August 4, 1973 – August 17, 1973:
Maureen McGovern – The Morning After
August 18, 1973 – August 24, 1973:
Diana Ross – Touch Me in the Morning
August 25, 1973 – September 7, 1973:
Stories – Brother Louie
September 8, 1973 – September 21, 1973:
Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
September 22, 1973 – September 28, 1973:
Helen Reddy – Delta Dawn
September 29, 1973 – October 5, 1973:
Grand Funk – We’re an American Band
October 6, 1973 – October 19, 1973:
Cher – Half-Breed
October 20, 1973 – October 26, 1973:
The Rolling Stones – Angie
October 27, 1973 – November 9, 1973:
Gladys Knight & the Pips – Midnight Train to Georgia
November 10, 1973 – November 23, 1973:
Eddie Kendricks – Keep On Truckin’
November 24, 1973 – November 30, 1973:
Ringo Starr – Photograph
December 1, 1973 – December 14, 1973:
The Carpenters – Top of the World
December 15, 1973 – December 28, 1973:
Charlie Rich – The Most Beautiful Girl
December 29, 1973 – January 11, 1974:
Jim Croce – Time in a Bottle
The biggest Pop Artists of 1973 include:
Al Green, Aretha Franklin, Barry White, Billy Preston, Bobby Womack, The Carpenters, Dawn featuring Tony Orlando, Diana Ross, Donny Osmond, Eddie Kendricks, Elton John, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Heken Reddy, The Jackson 5, James Brown, Jim Croce, Joe Simon, Johnnie Taylor, Kool & the Gang, Kurtis Mayfield, Lobo, Love Unlimited, The Manhattans, Marvin Gaye, Maureen McGovern, The O’Jays, Paul McCartney & Wings, Paul Simon, The Spinners, The Staple Singers, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Stylistics, Sylvia, The Temptations, Three Dog Night, Tower of Power, Tyrone Davis, War, William DeVaughn
(Data is complied from various charts including: Billboard’s Pop, Rock, Airplay, R&B/Dance and Singles Charts. The Hot 100 is the primary chart used for this list.)
