This is a list of singles that have appeared in the Top 10 of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 during 1973. There were a total of 105 singles that were in the Top 10 (97 of those peaked in 1973, four had peaked in late 1972, and four would peak in early 1974).
Stevie Wonder,
Elton John,
The Carpenters
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,
Paul McCartney and Wings
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,
Jim Croce
James Joseph Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to p ...
,
War
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, and
Al Green each had three top-ten hits in 1973, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.
Top-ten singles
1972 peaks
1974 peaks
See also
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1973 in music
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List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1973 (U.S.)
These are the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1973. The longest running number one single of 1973 is " Killing Me Softly With His Song" by Roberta Flack which stayed at the top spot for five non-consecutive weeks.
That year, 14 acts ...
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973
References
General sources
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*''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies'' ()
*Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'
online archive servicesand print editions of the magazine.
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1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
United States Hot 100 Top 10