
Peak
74
Weeks
10
Score
423
Chart Year
1973
Country music singer Lynn Anderson covered the song in 1973 for her eighteenth studio album Top of the World, released on Columbia Records. It was the first single released from the album and her version became the first hit. Anderson's cover reached No. 2 on the US country singles chart and No. 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-1973. The success of Anderson's version prompted the Carpenters to release a new version as a single, where it topped the US pop singles chart for two weeks in December 1973.[22] Anderson's recording was produced by her then husband Glenn Sutton and Clive Davis. She later re-recorded the song for her 2004 album, The Bluegrass Sessions.
Such a feelin's comin' over me There is wonder in 'most every thing I see Not a cloud in the sky, got the sun in my eye And I won't be surprised if it's a dream Everything I want the world to be Is now comin' true especially for me And the reason is clear, it's because you are here You're the nearest thing to happiness I've seen I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world Somethin' in the wind has learned my name And it's tellin' me that things are not the same In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me There is only one wish on my mind When this day is through I hope that I will find That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me All I need will be mine if you are here I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation And the only explanation I can find Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around Your love's put me at the top of the world
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 30, 1973 | 97 | 29 |
| 2 | Jul 7, 1973 | 95 | 31 |
| 3 | Jul 14, 1973 | 94 | 32 |
| 4 | Jul 21, 1973 | 92 | 34 |
| 5 | Jul 28, 1973 | 89 | 37 |
| 6 | Aug 4, 1973 | 85 | 41 |
| 7 | Aug 11, 1973 | 82 | 44 |
| 8 | Aug 18, 1973 | 77 | 49 |
| 9 | Aug 25, 1973 | 74 | 52 |
| 10 | Sep 1, 1973 | 79 | 47 |