(Saturday, December 29, 1973) — “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks (Dec. 29, 1973, and Jan. 5, 1974).

It was Croce’s second and final number hit on the chart (1973-1974); he died in a plane crash Sept. 20, 1973, at age 30.