US Top 40 Singles Week Ending October 20th, 1973

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending October 20th, 1973.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

Make sure to also check the 1973’s Top 40 Singles here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – OCTOBER 20TH, 1973

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 5 ANGIE –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-7 (1 weeks at #1)
2 1 HALF-BREED –•– Cher (MCA)-12
3 2 RAMBLIN MAN –•– The Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn)-9
4 3 LET’S GET IT ON –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-15
5 8 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-8
6 6 THAT LADY (Part 1) –•– The Isley Brothers (T-Neck)-15
7 9 KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ (Part 1) –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-9
8 4 HIGHER GROUND –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-10
9 12 HEARTBEAT-IT’S A LOVEBEAT –•– The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century)-7
10 13 PAPER ROSES –•– Marie Osmond (MGM / Kolob)-6

11 11 YES WE CAN CAN –•– The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb)-10
12 10 WE’RE AN AMERICAN BAND –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-13
13 19 ALL I KNOW –•– Garfunkel (Columbia)-6
14 7 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK –•– Paul Simon (with the Dixie Hummingbirds) (Columbia)-12
15 17 BASKETBALL JONES FEATURING TYRONE SHOELACES –•– Cheech and Chong (Ode)-7
16 20 KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-8
17 14 FREE RIDE –•– The Edgar Winter Group (Epic)-11
18 15 CHINA GROVE –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-10
19 16 MY MARIA –•– B.W. Stevenson (RCA)-13
20 26 SPACE RACE –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-5

21 23 WHY ME –•– Kris Kristofferson (Monument)-29
22 40 I GOT A NAME –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-3
23 24 ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY –•– Joe Walsh (Dunhill)-11
24 18 DELTA DAWN –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-18
25 29 HURTS SO GOOD –•– Millie Jackson (Spring)-7
26 35 YOU’RE A SPECIAL PART OF ME –•– Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-3
27 33 SUMMER (The First Time) –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-9
28 43 JUST YOU ‘N’ ME –•– Chicago (Columbia)-4
29 60 PHOTOGRAPH –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-3
30 31 WE MAY NEVER PASS THIS WAY (Again) –•– Seals and Crofts (Warner Brothers)-5

31 56 TOP OF THE WORLD –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3
32 32 FUNKY STUFF –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-7
33 38 JESSE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-5
34 28 GET IT TOGETHER –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-8
35 21 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYSPY ROSE –•– Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando (Bell)-15
36 36 LET ME IN –•– The Osmonds (MGM / Kolob)-7
37 50 THE LOVE I LOST (Part 1) –•– Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (Phil. Intl.)-4
38 22 BROTHER LOUIE –•– The Stories (Kama Sutra)-18
39 27 YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE –•– Conway Twitty (MCA)-11
40 25 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-21

THIS WEEK’S DROP – OCTOBER 20TH, 1973

42 34 ECSTASY –•– The Ohio Players (Westbound)-11
44 39 JIMMY LOVES MARY-ANNE –•– Looking Glass (Epic)-14
46 30 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR –•– Cross Country (Atco)-10
48 37 THEME FROM “CLEOPATRA JONES” –•– Joe Simon Featuring the Mainstreeters (Spring)-13

POWER PLAYS – OCTOBER 20TH, 1973

41 44 NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS –•– Ike and Tina Turner (United Artists)-7
43 53 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL –•– Charlie Rich (Epic)-4
45 46 RAISED ON ROCK / FOR OL’ TIMES SAKE –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-5
47 49 SUCH A NIGHT –•– Dr. John (Atco)-6
50 57 I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN –•– Ann Peebles (Hi)-8

NEW THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 20TH, 1973

77 — SAIL AROUND THE WORLD –•– David Gates (Elektra)-1
80 — ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-1
83 — D’YER MAK’ER –•– Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)-1
86 — THE JOKER –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-1
88 — DREAM ON –•– Aerosmith (Columbia)-1
90 — IF I ONLY WERE A CHILD AGAIN –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-1
93 — YOU’RE IN GOOD HANDS –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-1
96 — SHOW AND TELL –•– Al Wilson (Rocky Road)-1
97 — MR. SKIN –•– Spirit (Epic)-1