Billboard Hot 100 — July 20, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of July 20, 1974. "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Clap For The Wolfman" by The Guess Who at #71, which would go on to peak at #6. The biggest climber was "Shinin' On" by Grand Funk, up 29 places from #63 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae — 2 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting June 1, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan (up from #13 to #7); "If You Love Me (let Me Know)" by Olivia Newton-John (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by The Stylistics, down 33 places from #19 to #52.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Midnight At The Oasis" by Maria Muldaur, 22 weeks and counting (peak #6).
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 | 8 | Rock Your Baby George McCrae |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ANNIE's SONG John Denver |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | Rock And Roll Heaven The Righteous Brothers |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | On And On Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Rock The Boat The Hues Corporation |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | Rikki Don't Lose That Number Steely Dan |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | You Won't See Me Anne Murray |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | The Air That I Breathe The Hollies |
| 10 | 12 | 5 | 15 | If You Love Me (let Me Know) Olivia Newton-John |
| 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | Sideshow Blue Magic |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Sundown Gordon Lightfoot |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | 14 | Billy, Don't Be A Hero Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 17 | One Hell Of A Woman Mac Davis |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | Radar Love Golden Earring |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 5 | Feel Like Makin' Love Roberta Flack |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | Finally Got Myself Together (I'm A Changed Man) The Impressions |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | Waterloo ABBA |
| 19 | 23 | 19 | 8 | Please Come To Boston Dave Loggins |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 10 | Takin' Care Of Business Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 21 | 25 | 21 | 7 | If You Talk In Your Sleep Elvis Presley |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 6 | Machine Gun Commodores |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Call On Me Chicago |
| 24 | 28 | 24 | 12 | This Heart Gene Redding |
| 25 | 39 | 25 | 6 | Tell Me Something Good Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 26 | 15 | 1 | 14 | Band On The Run Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 27 | 20 | 4 | 12 | Be Thankful For What You Got William DeVaughn |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 9 | Keep On Smilin' Wet Willie |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 6 | Fish Ain't Bitin' Lamont Dozier |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | Come Monday Jimmy Buffett |
| 31 | 38 | 31 | 4 | Sure As I'm Sittin' Here Three Dog Night |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 6 | The Night Chicago Died Paper Lace |
| 33 | 36 | 33 | 7 | Ballero War |
| 34 | 63 | 34 | 2 | Shinin' On Grand Funk |
| 35 | 62 | 35 | 3 | Wildwood Weed Jim Stafford |
| 36 | 42 | 36 | 5 | Rock Me Gently Andy Kim |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 6 | You And Me Against The World Helen Reddy |
| 38 | 17 | 6 | 14 | Hollywood Swinging Kool & The Gang |
| 39 | 52 | 39 | 4 | Hang On In There Baby Johnny Bristol |
| 40 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Workin' At The Car Wash Blues Jim Croce |
| 41 | 29 | 1 | 15 | The Streak Ray Stevens |
| 42 | 58 | 42 | 3 | (You're) Having My Baby Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 43 | 51 | 43 | 5 | My Thang James Brown |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 6 | Wild Thing Fancy |
| 45 | 69 | 45 | 5 | Kung Fu Curtis Mayfield |
| 46 | 31 | 6 | 22 | Midnight At The Oasis Maria Muldaur |
| 47 | 33 | 2 | 19 | Dancing Machine Jackson 5 |
| 48 | 53 | 48 | 5 | Put Out The Light Joe Cocker |
| 49 | 64 | 49 | 4 | Rub It In Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 50 | 65 | 50 | 3 | I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 51 | 37 | 18 | 10 | I'm Coming Home The Spinners |
| 52 | 19 | 2 | 18 | You Make Me Feel Brand New The Stylistics |
| 53 | 44 | 14 | 11 | Haven't Got Time For The Pain Carly Simon |
| 54 | 47 | 47 | 6 | Jive Turkey (Part 1) Ohio Players |
| 55 | 50 | 50 | 7 | Room Full Of Roses Mickey Gilley |
| 56 | 49 | 18 | 12 | Save The Last Dance For Me The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco |
| 57 | 48 | 32 | 12 | Already Gone Eagles |
| 58 | 41 | 27 | 9 | Train Of Thought Cher |
| 59 | 45 | 25 | 14 | If You Wanna Get To Heaven Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 2 | Nothing From Nothing Billy Preston |
| 61 | 54 | 41 | 17 | La Grange ZZ Top |
| 62 | 76 | 62 | 2 | I Shot The Sheriff Eric Clapton |
| 63 | 66 | 63 | 6 | There Will Never Be Any Peace (Until God Is Seated At The Conference Table) The Chi-lites |
| 64 | 57 | 12 | 14 | My Girl Bill Jim Stafford |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 4 | Happiness Is Just Around The Bend The Main Ingredient |
| 66 | 46 | 9 | 15 | For The Love Of Money The O'Jays |
| 67 | 72 | 67 | 2 | It's Better To Have (and Don't Need) Don Covay |
| 68 | 60 | 1 | 20 | The Loco-Motion Grand Funk |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 4 | Old Home Filler-up An' Keep On-a-truckin' Cafe C.W. McCall |
| 70 | 96 | 70 | 3 | You're Welcome, Stop On By Bobby Womack |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Clap For The Wolfman The Guess Who |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | River's Risin' Edgar Winter |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 3 | Dance Master Pt. 1 Willie Henderson |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Beach Baby First Class |
| 75 | 86 | 75 | 4 | Between Her Goodbye And My Hello Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 76 | 90 | 76 | 2 | Don't Knock My Love Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 3 | Time For Livin' Sly & The Family Stone |
| 78 | 82 | 78 | 2 | Kalimba Story Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Rings Lobo |
| 80 | 84 | 80 | 2 | Secretary Betty Wright |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Sugar Baby Love The Rubettes |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream) Tower Of Power |
| 83 | 77 | 77 | 7 | How Do You Feel The Morning After Millie Jackson |
| 84 | 67 | 7 | 19 | Help Me Joni Mitchell |
| 85 | 73 | 4 | 19 | The Show Must Go On Three Dog Night |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Rings Reuben Howell |
| 87 | 78 | 78 | 4 | I've Been Born Again Johnnie Taylor |
| 88 | 74 | 74 | 5 | You've Got My Soul On Fire The Temptations |
| 89 | 68 | 64 | 8 | Rebel Rebel David Bowie |
| 90 | 95 | 79 | 7 | I've Had It Fanny |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Walk On Neil Young |
| 92 | 81 | 81 | 4 | Air Disaster Albert Hammond |
| 93 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Tell Me That I'm Wrong Blood, Sweat & Tears |
| 94 | 79 | 79 | 4 | You Can't Be A Beacon (if Your Light Don't Shine) Donna Fargo |
| 95 | 80 | 80 | 4 | Worse Comes To Worst Billy Joel |
| 96 | 85 | 85 | 3 | Love Is The Message MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees |
| 97 | 93 | 93 | 3 | Good Things Don't Last Forever Ecstasy, Passion & Pain |
| 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 | American Girls Rick Springfield |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | It Could Have Been Me Sami Jo |
| 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 | Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me) Lena Zavaroni |
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