Billboard Hot 100 — March 9, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 9, 1974. "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 9 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Oh My My" by Ringo Starr at #65, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" by MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees, up 23 places from #65 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks — 2 weeks at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting January 12, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Mockingbird" by Carly Simon & James Taylor (up from #13 to #8); "Sunshine On My Shoulders" by John Denver (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Get That Gasoline Blues" by NRBQ, down 23 places from #70 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Show And Tell" by Al Wilson, 21 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "The Joker" by The Steve Miller Band after 20 weeks (peak #1); "Smokin' In The Boy's Room" by Brownsville Station after 19 weeks (peak #3); "Living For The City" by Stevie Wonder after 17 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Seasons In The Sun Terry Jacks |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | Boogie Down Eddie Kendricks |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | The Way We Were Barbra Streisand |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | Jungle Boogie Kool & The Gang |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | Rock On David Essex |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | Dark Lady Cher |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | Spiders & Snakes Jim Stafford |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | Mockingbird Carly Simon & James Taylor |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | Sunshine On My Shoulders John Denver |
| 11 | 8 | 1 | 15 | Love's Theme Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Love Song Anne Murray |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 9 | Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) Mocedades |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 5 | Jet Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Put Your Hands Together The O'Jays |
| 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | I Love Tom T. Hall |
| 17 | 24 | 17 | 9 | Come And Get Your Love Redbone |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | 9 | Sexy Mama Moments |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 12 | Trying To Hold On To My Woman Lamont Dozier |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | 13 | You're Sixteen Ringo Starr |
| 21 | 38 | 21 | 4 | Hooked On A Feeling Blue Swede |
| 22 | 22 | 22 | 10 | My Sweet Lady Cliff DeYoung |
| 23 | 32 | 23 | 4 | Bennie And The Jets Elton John |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 7 | Mighty Love - Pt. 1 The Spinners |
| 25 | 15 | 6 | 17 | Let Me Be There Olivia Newton-John |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 7 | There Won't Be Anymore Charlie Rich |
| 27 | 16 | 14 | 10 | Last Time I Saw Him Diana Ross |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 14 | I Like To Live The Love B.B. King |
| 29 | 36 | 29 | 8 | Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo Rick Derringer |
| 30 | 21 | 4 | 10 | Americans Byron MacGregor |
| 31 | 50 | 31 | 3 | The Lord's Prayer Sister Janet Mead |
| 32 | 44 | 32 | 4 | Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 10 | Star Stealers Wheel |
| 34 | 25 | 15 | 9 | Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker) The Rolling Stones |
| 35 | 33 | 33 | 6 | Energy Crisis '74 Dickie Goodman |
| 36 | 51 | 36 | 3 | A Very Special Love Song Charlie Rich |
| 37 | 46 | 37 | 6 | Lookin' For A Love Bobby Womack |
| 38 | 34 | 34 | 16 | Last Kiss Wednesday |
| 39 | 26 | 1 | 21 | Show And Tell Al Wilson |
| 40 | 27 | 19 | 12 | Midnight Rider Gregg Allman |
| 41 | 37 | 4 | 16 | I've Got To Use My Imagination Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 42 | 65 | 42 | 2 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees |
| 43 | 49 | 43 | 7 | We're Getting Careless With Our Love Johnnie Taylor |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 10 | WOLD Harry Chapin |
| 45 | 47 | 45 | 5 | I've Got A Thing About You Baby/Take Good Care Of Her Elvis Presley |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | I'll Be The Other Woman The Soul Children |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 6 | Just Don't Want To Be Lonely The Main Ingredient |
| 48 | 39 | 25 | 13 | Jim Dandy Black Oak Arkansas |
| 49 | 45 | 32 | 11 | Abra-Ca-Dabra The De Franco Family |
| 50 | 35 | 31 | 10 | Can This Be Real Natural Four |
| 51 | 52 | 51 | 7 | Thanks For Saving My Life Billy Paul |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 3 | On A Night Like This Bob Dylan |
| 53 | 69 | 53 | 3 | Touch A Hand, Make A Friend The Staple Singers |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 11 | Life Is A Song Worth Singing Johnny Mathis |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 3 | Let It Ride Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 56 | 66 | 56 | 5 | Tell Me A Lie Sami Jo |
| 57 | 54 | 51 | 7 | In The Mood Bette Midler |
| 58 | 73 | 58 | 2 | I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song Jim Croce |
| 59 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Homely Girl The Chi-lites |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 7 | Jolene Dolly Parton |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 6 | I Wish It Was Me Tyrone Davis |
| 62 | 64 | 62 | 7 | I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind Four Tops |
| 63 | 77 | 63 | 3 | Honey Please, Can't Ya See Barry White |
| 64 | 55 | 55 | 11 | What It Comes Down To The Isley Brothers |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | Oh My My Ringo Starr |
| 66 | 74 | 66 | 4 | It's Been A Long Time The New Birth |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | My Mistake (Was To Love You) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 68 | 68 | 68 | 5 | Houston (I'm Comin' To See You) Glen Campbell |
| 69 | 72 | 69 | 5 | She's Gone Daryl Hall John Oates |
| 70 | 71 | 70 | 6 | That's The Sound That Lonely Makes Tavares |
| 71 | 84 | 71 | 3 | Piano Man Billy Joel |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 4 | Would You Lay With Me (in A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 6 | Must Be Love The James Gang |
| 74 | 87 | 74 | 3 | Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Outside Woman Bloodstone |
| 76 | 83 | 76 | 2 | Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash The Steve Miller Band |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 4 | Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do) Bill Amesbury |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 4 | Star Baby The Guess Who |
| 79 | 80 | 79 | 6 | Quick, Fast, In A Hurry New York City |
| 80 | 88 | 80 | 4 | Beyond The Blue Horizon Lou Christie |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 2 | Watching The River Run Loggins & Messina |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | The Loco-Motion Grand Funk |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 3 | Midnight At The Oasis Maria Muldaur |
| 84 | 94 | 84 | 2 | I'm A Train Albert Hammond |
| 85 | 89 | 85 | 2 | Unborn Child Seals & Crofts |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Keep On Singing Helen Reddy |
| 87 | 75 | 74 | 6 | Stop To Start Blue Magic |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 3 | There's Got To Be Rain In Your Life (To Appreciate The Sunshine) Dorothy Norwood |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | She Southcote |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Touch And Go Al Wilson |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 4 | The Crude Oil Blues Jerry Reed |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | Goin' Down Slow Bobby "Blue" Bland |
| 93 | 70 | 70 | 6 | Get That Gasoline Blues NRBQ |
| 94 | 99 | 94 | 2 | Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me The Persuaders |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Mighty Mighty Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Pepper Box The Peppers |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | Newsy Neighbors First Choice |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Mr. Natural Bee Gees |
| 99 | 100 | 99 | 2 | Music Eyes Heartsfield |
| 100 | NEW | 23 | 11 | Once You Understand Think |
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