List of Best Selling Soul Singles number ones of 1973
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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 J.B.'s |
| July 14 | "Doing It to Death" | Fred Wesley & the J.B.'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 (Part 1)" | Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes |
| December 1 | "The Love I Lost (Part 1)" | 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 |
Chart comparisons
- Five songs went to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "Superstition", "Love Train", "Let's Get It On", "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "Keep On Truckin'".
