question: In what year did the The Teddy Bear Song, sung by a popular American country and gospel singer, reach No. 32 on the "Billboard" Hot 100?
answer: 1973
context: Title: Barbara Fairchild
  Passage: Barbara Fairchild (born November 12, 1950) is an American country and gospel singer, who is best known for her hit 1973 country song "The Teddy Bear Song."  After the success of the song, she continued to have success on the country charts.
  Title: Buddy Brock
  Passage: Buddy Brock is an American country music songwriter.  His biggest hits to date are "Watermelon Crawl," co-written with Zack Turner, which reached the #4 spot on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart and made the "Billboard" Hot 100 as a dance remix; and the 1992 song "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio," co-written and performed by Aaron Tippin, which held the number 1 position on the country chart for three consecutive weeks in April and May, 1992.  Other songs written or co-written by Brock include "I Wanna Fall in Love," a #3 country hit co-written with Mark Spiro for Lila McCann; "You've Got to Stand for Something" (co-written with and sung by Tippin), which reached #6 on the "Billboard" country chart); "Haunted Heart" (co-written with Kim Williams), a #9 country hit for Sammy Kershaw; and "I Wonder How Far It Is Over You" (co-written with and sung by Tippin), a top-40 country hit.
  Title: The Teddy Bear Song
  Passage: "The Teddy Bear Song" is a 1973 single written by Don Earl and Nick Nixon, and made famous by country music vocalist Barbara Fairchild.  Released in December 1972, the song was Fairchild's only No. 1 song on the "Billboard magazine" Hot Country Singles chart in March 1973.  The song also became a modest pop hit, peaking at No. 32 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in June 1973.
citations: The Teddy Bear Song Barbara Fairchild