R&B number-one hits of 1973 (USA)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1973:
See also: 1973 in music, List of number-one R&B hits (United States)
| Issue Date | Song | Artist |
| January 6 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
| January 13 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
| January 20 | Superstition | Stevie Wonder |
| January 27 | Why Can't We Live Together | Timmy Thomas |
| February 3 | Why Can't We Live Together | Timmy Thomas |
| February 10 | Could It Be I'm Falling In Love | The Spinners |
| February 17 | Love Train | The O'Jays |
| February 24 | Love Train | The O'Jays |
| March 3 | Love Train | The O'Jays |
| March 10 | Love Train | The O'Jays |
| March 17 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| March 24 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| March 31 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| April 7 | Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| April 14 | Masterpiece | The Temptations |
| April 21 | Masterpiece | The Temptations |
| April 28 | Pillow Talk | Sylvia |
| May 5 | Pillow Talk | Sylvia |
| May 12 | Funky Worm | The Ohio Players |
| May 19 | Leaving Me | The Independents |
| May 26 | I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby | Barry White |
| June 2 | I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby | Barry White |
| June 9 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) | The Spinners |
| June 16 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) | The Spinners |
| June 23 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) | The Spinners |
| June 30 | One Of A Kind (Love Affair) | The Spinners |
| July 7 | Doing It To Death | Fred Wesley & the JB's |
| July 14 | Doing It To Death | Fred Wesley & the JB's |
| July 21 | I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) | Johnnie Taylor |
| July 28 | I Believe In You (You Believe In Me) | Johnnie Taylor |
| August 4 | Angel | Aretha Franklin |
| August 11 | Angel | Aretha Franklin |
| August 18 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| August 25 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| September 1 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| September 8 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| September 15 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| September 22 | Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye |
| September 29 | Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder |
| October 6 | Keep On Truckin' | Eddie Kendricks |
| October 13 | Keep On Truckin' | Eddie Kendricks |
| October 20 | Midnight Train To Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| October 27 | Midnight Train To Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| November 3 | Midnight Train To Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| November 10 | Midnight Train To Georgia | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| November 17 | Space Race | Billy Preston |
| November 24 | The Love I Lost | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes |
| December 1 | The Love I Lost | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes |
| December 8 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) | The Staple Singers |
| December 15 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) | The Staple Singers |
| December 22 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) | The Staple Singers |
| December 29 | Living for the City | Stevie Wonder |
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