CASH BOX (USA) MAGAZINE’S (MAGAZINE’S CHART) TOP 100 SINGLES OF 1974*
Pos.-Title-Artist-Label-Peak Month 1 SHOW AND TELL-AL WILSON-ROCKY ROAD-JANUARY 2 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE-REDBONE-EPIC-May 3 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL-CHARLIE RICH-EPIC-January 4 ROCK ME GENTLY-ANDY KIM-Capitol-October 5 THE WAY WE WERE-BARBRA STREISAND-Columbia-February 6 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS-JOHN DENVER-RCA-March 7 YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW-STYLISTICS-Avco-June 8 ROCK ON-David Essex-Columbia-March 9 SEASONS IN THE SUN-Terry Jacks-Bell-March 10 THE JOKER-Steve Miller Band-Capitol-January 11 You Haven't Done Nothin'-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-October 12 Bennie And The Jets-Elton John-MCA-April 13 The Loco-Motion-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol-May 14 Love's Theme-Love Unlimited Orchestra-20th Century-February 15 Spiders & Snakes-Jim Stafford-MGM-April 16 Nothing From Nothing-Billy Preston-A&M-October 17 TSOP-MFSB-Philadelphia International-April 18 You're Sixteen-Ringo Starr-Apple-February 19 The Night Chicago Died-Paper Lace-Mercury-August 20 Top Of The World-Carpenters-A&M-January 21 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road-Elton John 22 Let Me Be There-Olivia Newton-John-MCA-February 23 Hello It's Me-Todd Rundgren-Bearsville-January 24 (You're) Having My Baby-Paul Anka-United Artist-September 25 Annie's Song-John Denver-RCA-August 26 Dark Lady-Cher-MCA-March 27 Rock The Boat-Hues Corporation-RCA-July 28 Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me-Gladys Knight & Pips-Buddah-April 29 The Streak-Ray Stevens-Barnaby-May 30 Billy,Don't Be A Hero-Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods-ABC-July 31 If You Love Me (Let Me Know)-Olivia Newton-John-June 32 Sundown-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise-June 33 Feel Like Makin' Love-Roberta Flack-Atlantic-August 34 Hooked On A Feeling-Blue Swede-Capitol-April 35 Hang On In There Baby-Johnny Bristol-MGM-October 35 Time In A Bottle-Jim Croce-ABC-January 37 Band On The Run-Paul McCartney & Wings-Apple-June 38 Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)-Helen Reddy 39 Mockingbird-Carly Simon & James Taylor-Elektra-March 40 Rock Your Baby-George McCrae-T.K.-July 41 Then Came You-Dionne Warwick & The Spinners-Atlantic-October 42 Midnight At The Oasis-Maria Muldaur-Reprise-June 43 Rock And Roll Heaven-Righteous Brothers-Capitol-August 44 Boogie Down-Eddie Kendricks-Tamla-March 45 The Entertainer-Marvin Hamlisch-MCA-May 46 Rikki Don't Lose That Number-Steely Dan-ABC-July 47 Smokin' In The Boys Room-Brownsville Station-Big Tree-January 48 You Won't See Me-Anne Murray-Capitol-July 49 Tell Me Something Good-Rufus-ABC-September 50 Help Me-Joni Mitchell-Asylum-June 51 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me-Elton John-MCA-August 52 Dancing Machine-Jackson Five-Motown-May 53 Beach Baby-First Class-Kingdom-October 54 Hollywood Swinging-Kool & The Gang-De Lite-June 55 Just Don't Want To Be Lonely-Main Ingredient-RCA-May 56 Can't Get Enough Of Your Love,Babe-Barry White-20th Century-September 57 Please Come To Boston-Dave Loggins-Epic-August 58 Sweet Home Alabama-Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA-October 59 Until You Come Back To Me-Aretha Franklin-Atlantic-March 60 Just You And Me-Chicago-Columbia-January 61 Photograph-Ringo Starr-Apple-January 62 I Honestly Love You-Olivia Newton-John-MCA-October 63 The Show Must Go On-Three Dog Night-Dunhill-May 64 Be Thankful For What You Got-William De Vaughn-Roxbury-July 65 (I've Been)Searchin' So Long-Chicago-Columbia-May 66 The Air That I Breathe-Hollies-Epic-July 67 Takin' Care Of Business-Bachman Turner Overdrive-Mercury-August 68 Me And Baby Brother-War-United Artists-January 69 You And Me Against The World-Helen Reddy-Capitol-September 70 Can't Get Enough-Bad Company-Swan Song-October 71 Living For The City-Stevie Wonder-Tamla-January 72 The Lord's Prayer-Sister Janet Mead-A&M-April 73 Sideshow-Blue Magic-Atco-September 74 I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You-Donny & Marie Osmond-MGM-September 75 Lookin' For A Love-Bobby Womack-United Artists-April 76 Tubular Bells-Mike Oldfield-Virgin-May 77 Jet-Paul McCartney & Wings-Apple-March 78 I Got A Name-Jim Croce-ABC-January 79 Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)-Mocedades-Tara-April 80 On And On-Gladys Knight & The Pips-Buddah-July 81 Oh Very Young-Cat Stevens-A&M-June 82 I've Got To Use My Imagination-Gladys Knight & The Pips-Buddah-January 83 Another Saturday Night-Cat Stevens-A&M-October 84 Waterloo-Abba-Atlantic-August 85 One Hell Of A Woman-Mac Davis-Columbia-July 86 Americans-Byron MacGregor-Westbound-February 87 Love Song-Anne Murray-Capitol-March 88 I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song-Jim Croce-ABC-April 89 Never,Never Gonna Give Ya Up-Barry White-20th Century-January 90 D'yer Maker-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic-January 91 Jungle Boogie-Kool & The Gang-De Lite-February 92 Wildwood Weed-Jim Stafford-MGM-August 93 A Very Special Love Song-Charlie Rich-Epic-April 94 Clap For The Wolfman-Guess Who-RCA-September 95 Oh My My-Ringo Starr-Apple-April 96 The Love I Lost-Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes-Philadelphia International-January 97 Radar Love-Golden Earring-Track/MCA-July 98 Helen Wheels-Paul McCartney & Wings 99 I Won't Last A Day Without You-Carpenters-A&M-May 100 Midnight Train To Georgia-Gladys Knight & The Pips-Buddah-January * As published in the December 28th,1974 issue of Cash Box Magazine