Billboard Hot 100 — January 26, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 26, 1974. "You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr climbed from #5 to take over the #1 spot from "Show And Tell" by Al Wilson. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "You Sure Love To Ball" by Marvin Gaye at #80, which would go on to peak at #50. The biggest climber was "The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)" by Gordon Sinclair, up 34 places from #62 to #28.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You're Sixteen" by Ringo Starr — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting December 15, 1973.
- New in the top 10: "Americans" by Byron MacGregor (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Come Get To This" by Marvin Gaye, down 28 places from #65 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Most Beautiful Girl" by Charlie Rich, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Photograph" by Ringo Starr after 16 weeks (peak #1); "Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers after 20 weeks (peak #2); "Space Race" by Billy Preston after 18 weeks (peak #4).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | You're Sixteen Ringo Starr |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Show And Tell Al Wilson |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | The Way We Were Barbra Streisand |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | I've Got To Use My Imagination Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | The Joker The Steve Miller Band |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | Love's Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | Smokin' In The Boy's Room Brownsville Station |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | Let Me Be There Olivia Newton-John |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | Time In A Bottle Jim Croce |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 4 | Americans Byron MacGregor |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin |
| 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | Living For The City Stevie Wonder |
| 13 | 11 | 7 | 14 | Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up Barry White |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 12 | Spiders & Snakes Jim Stafford |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | Me And Baby Brother War |
| 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight Donny Osmond |
| 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Helen Wheels Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 8 | Jungle Boogie Kool & The Gang |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 10 | Walk Like A Man Grand Funk |
| 20 | 16 | 1 | 18 | The Most Beautiful Girl Charlie Rich |
| 21 | 19 | 19 | 8 | Livin' For You Al Green |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 6 | Put Your Hands Together The O'Jays |
| 23 | 21 | 3 | 13 | Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 12 | Rock On David Essex |
| 25 | 23 | 2 | 14 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John |
| 26 | 24 | 24 | 10 | Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) Cheech & Chong |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 6 | Let Your Hair Down The Temptations |
| 28 | 62 | 28 | 3 | The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) Gordon Sinclair |
| 29 | 25 | 1 | 17 | Top Of The World Carpenters |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 8 | I Love Tom T. Hall |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 6 | "Joy" Pt. I Isaac Hayes |
| 32 | 36 | 32 | 6 | Midnight Rider Gregg Allman |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 4 | Last Time I Saw Him Diana Ross |
| 34 | 42 | 34 | 7 | Jim Dandy Black Oak Arkansas |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 7 | Love Song Anne Murray |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 4 | Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 11 | Baby Come Close Smokey Robinson |
| 38 | 26 | 5 | 17 | Hello It's Me Todd Rundgren |
| 39 | 31 | 14 | 15 | Rockin' Roll Baby The Stylistics |
| 40 | 49 | 40 | 5 | Abra-Ca-Dabra The De Franco Family |
| 41 | 28 | 28 | 10 | If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard |
| 42 | 61 | 42 | 3 | Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker) The Rolling Stones |
| 43 | 27 | 9 | 14 | If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) The Staple Singers |
| 44 | 34 | 18 | 12 | MIND GAMES John Lennon |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 8 | I Like To Live The Love B.B. King |
| 46 | 35 | 4 | 18 | Just You 'n' Me Chicago |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 4 | Can This Be Real Natural Four |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 5 | Teenage Lament '74 Alice Cooper |
| 49 | 43 | 20 | 15 | D'yer Mak'er Led Zeppelin |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 5 | I Shall Sing Garfunkel |
| 51 | 75 | 51 | 3 | Sexy Mama Moments |
| 52 | 47 | 42 | 11 | This Time I'm Gone For Good Bobby "Blue" Bland |
| 53 | 37 | 35 | 9 | American Tune Paul Simon |
| 54 | 69 | 54 | 4 | Daddy What If Bobby Bare |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 9 | Showdown Electric Light Orchestra |
| 56 | 82 | 56 | 2 | Dark Lady Cher |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 4 | You're So Unique Billy Preston |
| 58 | 60 | 58 | 10 | Last Kiss Wednesday |
| 59 | 59 | 51 | 9 | Love Has No Pride Linda Ronstadt |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 4 | My Sweet Lady Cliff DeYoung |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 3 | Come And Get Your Love Redbone |
| 62 | 58 | 58 | 9 | Stoned To The Bone - Part 1 James Brown |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 6 | Wang Dang Doodle The Pointer Sisters |
| 64 | 66 | 64 | 6 | Trying To Hold On To My Woman Lamont Dozier |
| 65 | 44 | 16 | 13 | My Music Loggins & Messina |
| 66 | 45 | 34 | 14 | Painted Ladies Ian Thomas |
| 67 | 55 | 55 | 7 | A Fool Such As I Bob Dylan |
| 68 | 53 | 52 | 11 | Keep Your Head To The Sky Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 6 | Raised On Robbery Joni Mitchell |
| 70 | 84 | 70 | 3 | Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) Mocedades |
| 71 | 78 | 71 | 5 | What It Comes Down To The Isley Brothers |
| 72 | 86 | 72 | 3 | Seasons In The Sun Terry Jacks |
| 73 | 77 | 26 | 17 | One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack Coven |
| 74 | 50 | 27 | 12 | Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 75 | 51 | 7 | 18 | The Love I Lost (Part 1) Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 4 | Star Stealers Wheel |
| 77 | 91 | 77 | 2 | I Miss You The Dells |
| 78 | 83 | 78 | 5 | Life Is A Song Worth Singing Johnny Mathis |
| 79 | 64 | 64 | 5 | It Doesn't Have To Be That Way Jim Croce |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | You Sure Love To Ball Marvin Gaye |
| 81 | 63 | 10 | 17 | I Got A Name Jim Croce |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 7 | Flashback The 5th Dimension |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Mighty Love - Pt. 1 The Spinners |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 4 | WOLD Harry Chapin |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Jessica The Allman Brothers Band |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 4 | Let Me Get To Know You Paul Anka |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | There Won't Be Anymore Charlie Rich |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | In The Mood Bette Midler |
| 89 | 96 | 89 | 3 | Meadows Joe Walsh |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Sunshine On My Shoulders John Denver |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | (I'd Know You) Anywhere Ashford & Simpson |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Jolene Dolly Parton |
| 93 | 65 | 21 | 13 | Come Get To This Marvin Gaye |
| 94 | 100 | 94 | 2 | Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo Rick Derringer |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Thanks For Saving My Life Billy Paul |
| 96 | 76 | 65 | 7 | Hangin' Around Edgar Winter Group |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind Four Tops |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | We're Getting Careless With Our Love Johnnie Taylor |
| 99 | 92 | 86 | 8 | This Is Your Song Don Goodwin |
| 100 | 88 | 88 | 5 | Can't Say Nothin' Curtis Mayfield |
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