The No. 1s of
1973
Pick a day for its No. 1 song, film, and book — or scan every reign of 1973 below.
No. 1 songs · Billboard Hot 100
- You're So VainCarly SimonJan 6, 19733 weeks
- SuperstitionStevie WonderJan 27, 19731 week
- Crocodile RockElton JohnFeb 3, 19733 weeks
- Killing Me Softly With His SongRoberta FlackFeb 24, 19734 weeks
- Love TrainThe O'JaysMar 24, 19731 week
- Killing Me Softly With His SongRoberta FlackMar 31, 19731 week
- The Night The Lights Went Out In GeorgiaVicki LawrenceApr 7, 19732 weeks
- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak TreeDawn Featuring Tony OrlandoApr 21, 19734 weeks
- You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeStevie WonderMay 19, 19731 week
- FrankensteinEdgar Winter GroupMay 26, 19731 week
- My LovePaul McCartney And WingsJun 2, 19734 weeks
- Give Me Love - (Give Me Peace On Earth)George HarrisonJun 30, 19731 week
- Will It Go Round In CirclesBilly PrestonJul 7, 19732 weeks
- Bad, Bad Leroy BrownJim CroceJul 21, 19732 weeks
- The Morning AfterMaureen McGovernAug 4, 19732 weeks
- Touch Me In The MorningDiana RossAug 18, 19731 week
- Brother LouieStoriesAug 25, 19732 weeks
- Let's Get It OnMarvin GayeSep 8, 19731 week
- Delta DawnHelen ReddySep 15, 19731 week
- Let's Get It OnMarvin GayeSep 22, 19731 week
- We're An American BandGrand FunkSep 29, 19731 week
- Half-BreedCherOct 6, 19732 weeks
- AngieThe Rolling StonesOct 20, 19731 week
- Midnight Train To GeorgiaGladys Knight And The PipsOct 27, 19732 weeks
- Keep On Truckin' (Part 1)Eddie KendricksNov 10, 19732 weeks
- PhotographRingo StarrNov 24, 19731 week
- Top Of The WorldCarpentersDec 1, 19732 weeks
- The Most Beautiful GirlCharlie RichDec 15, 19732 weeks
- Time In A BottleJim CroceDec 29, 19731 week
No. 1 films · U.S. weekend box office
- The GetawayJan 10, 197311 weekends
- Five Fingers Of DeathMar 28, 19731 weekend
- CabaretApr 4, 19732 weekends
- Five Fingers Of DeathApr 18, 19731 weekend
- Soylent GreenApr 25, 19732 weekends
- Fists of FuryMay 9, 19732 weekends
- Last Tango in ParisMay 23, 19731 weekend
- High Plains DrifterMay 30, 19732 weekends
- The Chinese ConnectionJun 13, 19731 weekend
- The Hammer of GodJun 20, 19731 weekend
- ScarecrowJun 27, 19731 weekend
- Live and Let DieJul 4, 19734 weekends
- Karado: The Hong Kong FlashAug 1, 19731 weekend
- Live and Let DieAug 8, 19731 weekend
- CoffyAug 15, 19731 weekend
- Paper MoonAug 22, 19731 weekend
- Enter the DragonAug 29, 19732 weekends
- Lady Kung FuSep 12, 19731 weekend
- The Shanghai KillersSep 19, 19731 weekend
- DillingerSep 26, 19731 weekend
- Deadly China DollOct 3, 19731 weekend
- Enter the DragonOct 10, 19732 weekends
- Paper MoonOct 24, 19734 weekends
- The Way We WereNov 21, 19735 weekends
- SerpicoDec 26, 19731 weekend
No. 1 books · NYT fiction best sellers
- Jonathan Livingston SeagullRichard BachJan 7, 197311 weeks
- The Odessa FileFrederick ForsythMar 25, 19736 weeks
- Once Is Not EnoughJacqueline SusannMay 6, 19738 weeks
- Breakfast of ChampionsKurt VonnegutJul 1, 197310 weeks
- The Hollow HillsMary StewartSep 9, 197311 weeks
- The Honorary ConsulGraham GreeneNov 25, 19732 weeks
- BurrGore VidalDec 9, 19734 weeks