#41 and #42, respectively?
This is a post I put in the thread where records peaking in December 1972 were included in the 1973 list.
Here is the alternate version of the top 100 of 1973. The survey period is 11/25/1972 though 12/8/1973. There was no change to the original top 10 and that record that peaked at #16 still comes in at #2. The biggest difference is the inclusion of "I Am Woman" which did not make BB's or AT40's year end chart and "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" which was #100 on BB's 1973 year-end chart.
2146 *1 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Tony Orlando And Dawn (#1, April)
2030 2 WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (#16, Nov)
1852 *3 BAD BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce (#1, July)
1848 *4 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (#1, Feb)
1846 *5 LET'S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (#1, Sept)
1831 *6 MY LOVE Paul McCartney & Wings (#1, June)
1716 *7 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John (#1, Feb)
1709 *8 WILL IT GO 'ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (#1, July)
1701 *9 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon (#1, Jan)
1688 *10 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (#1, Aug)
1633 *11 ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul (#1, Dec 1972)
1626 *12 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence (#1, April)
1619 *13 HALF BREED Cher (#1, Oct)
1610 14 PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes (#2, June)
1600 *15 BROTHER LOUIE The Stories (#1, Aug)
1574 *16 DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (#1, Sept)
1550 *17 I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (#1 Dec 1972)
1528 *18 KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks (#1, Nov)
1471 19 THAT LADY The Isley Brothers (#6, Oct)
1469 *20 FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group (#1, May)
1463 21 DRIFT AWAY Dobie Gray (#5, May)
1462 *22 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight And The Pips (#1, Oct)
1452 23 LITTLE WILLY Sweet (#3, May)
1425 *24 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (#1, May)
1412 25 PILLOW TALK Sylvia (#3, June)
1390 *26 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk Railroad (#1, Sept)
1388 27 RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME Doctor John (#9, June)
1377 28 ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA Johnny Rivers (#6, Jan)
1373 29 FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (#5, Jan)
1348 *30 SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder (#1, Jan)
1330 31 WILDFLOWER Skylark (#9, May)
1320 32 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT King Harvest (#13, Feb)
1316 33 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (#2, Oct)
1302 *34 THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (#1, Aug)
1297 *35 PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE The Temptations (#1, Dec 1972)
1296 36 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH John Denver (#9, March)
1284 37 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan (#2, Dec 1972)
1275 38 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Steeler's Wheel (#6, May)
1267 39 SHAMBALA Three Dog Night (#3, July)
1264 *40 ANGIE The Rolling Stones (#1, Oct)
1264 *41 LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays (#1, March)
1256 42 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (#3, June)
1253 43 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Tony Orlando And Dawn (#3, Sept)
1239 44 DANNY'S SONG Anne Murray (#7, April)
1232 45 THE MONSTER MASH Bobby Boris Pickett (#10, Aug)
1230 46 NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (#10, July)
1229 47 DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (#6, July)
1225 48 LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' The Doobie Brothers (#8, June)
1222 *49 GIVE ME LOVE George Harrison (#1, June)
1222 50 RAMBLIN' MAN The Allman Brothers (#2, Oct)
1219 51 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Albert Hammond (#5, Dec 1972)
1216 52 IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly And The Family Stone (#12, Sept)
1213 53 DADDY'S HOME Jermaine Jackson (#9, March)
1211 54 LAST SONG Edward Bear (#3, March)
1205 55 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants ToBe The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight And The Pipps (#2, April)
1202 56 I'M DOIN' FINE NOW New York City (#17, June)
1201 57 YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE (And Your Daddy Don't Rock And Roll) Loggins And Mesina (#4, Jan)
1187 58 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes (#3, Dec 1972)
1184 59 DANIEL Elton John (#2, June)
1180 60 SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple (#4, July)
1172 61 COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE Doctor Hook And The Medicine Show (#6, March)
1165 62 COULD IT BE I'M FALLIN' IN LOVE The Spinners (#4, March)
1157 63 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich (#15, July)
1155 64 FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY Chicago (#10, Aug)
1150 65 YOU OUGHTA BE WITH ME Al Green (#3, Dec 1972)
1147 66 SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (#6, Nov 1972)
1143 67 CISCO KID War (#2, April)
1141 68 LIVE AND LET DIE Paul McCartney And Wings (#2, Aug)
1138 69 OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY Hurricane Smith (#3, Feb)
1132 70 I BELIEVE IN YOU Johnny Taylor (#11, Aug)
1129 71 SUPERFLY Curtis Mayfield (#8, Jan) MY MARIA B. W. Stevenson (#9, Sept)
1120 72 SING The Carpenters (#3, April)
1120 73 AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) The Four Tops (#4, April)
1119 74 DUELLING BANJOS Eric Weisberg and Steve Mandell (#2, Feb)
1116 75 HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (#4, Oct)
1114 76 HERE I AM Al Green (#10, Sept)
1111 77 MY MARIA B. W. Stevenson (#9, Sept)
1108 78 GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan (#7, Aug)
1103 79 HOCUS POCUS Focus (#9, June)
1096 80 REELIN' IN THE YEARS Steeley Dan (#11, May)
1091 81 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE The Carpenters (#2, July)
1090 82 IF I COULD REACH YOU The 5th Dimension (#10, Nov 1972)
1088 83 I'LL BE AROUND The Spinners (#3, Nov 1972)
1087 84 BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY Bette Midler (#8, July)
1084 85 DO IT AGAIN Steeley Dan (#6, Feb)
1083 86 YES WE CAN CAN The Pointer Sisters (#11, Oct)
1080 87 HEARTBEAT - ITS A LOVEBEAT The DeFranco Family (#3, Nov)
1076 88 KODACHROME Paul Simon (#2, July)
1075 89 WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER Timmy Thomas (#3, Feb)
1047 90 DO YOU WANNA DANCE Bette Midler (#17, March)
1043 91 SO VERY HARD TO GO Tower Of Power (#17, July)
1034 92 MASTERPIECE The Temptations (#7, April)
1033 93 PEACEFUL Helen Reddy (#12, May)
1032 94 ONE OF A KIND LOVE AFFAIR The Spinners (#11, June)
1029 95 KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR Bob Dylan (#12, Oct)
1019 96 I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo (#2, Nov 1972)
1018 97 FUNKY WORM Ohio Players (#15, May)
1009 98 JUMBALAYA The Blue Ridge Rangers (#16, Feb)
1003 99 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (#5, Nov)
987 100 BREAK UP TO MAKE UP The Stylistics (#5, April)