with "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking", as did Barbara Fairchild with "The Teddy Bear Song". In April, Charlie Rich gained his first number one with "Behind Closed Doors", beginning a run of five consecutive first-time chart-toppers which also included Roy Clark with "Come Live with Me", Tucker's "What's Your Mama's Name", "Satin Sheets" by Jeanne Pruett, and Johnny Rodriguez's "You Always Come Back to Hurting Me". In July, Kris Kristofferson, who had written a number of major hits including "Me and Bobby McGee", which had topped the Billboard Hot 100 for Janis Joplin, achieved his only number one as a solo performer with "Why Me". The final number one of the year was the aptly-titled "If We Make It Through December" by Merle Haggard. Chart history See also 1973 in music List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. country chart References 1973 1973 record charts Country