Billboard Hot 100 — November 9, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 9, 1974. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "You Haven't Done Nothin" by Stevie Wonder. 11 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Junior's Farm/Sally G" by Paul McCartney And Wings at #59, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas, up 22 places from #55 to #33.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 21, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Back Home Again" by John Denver (up from #11 to #5); "My Melody Of Love" by Bobby Vinton (up from #17 to #6); "Do It ('til You're Satisfied)" by B.T. Express (up from #14 to #7); "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion (up from #12 to #9); "Carefree Highway" by Gordon Lightfoot (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Beach Baby" by First Class, down 46 places from #52 to #98.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston, 18 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Another Saturday Night" by Cat Stevens after 14 weeks (peak #6); "Clap For The Wolfman" by The Guess Who after 16 weeks (peak #6); "Never My Love" by Blue Swede after 11 weeks (peak #7).
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 | 2 | 1 | 8 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Jazzman Carole King |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| 4 | 10 | 4 | 12 | Tin Man America |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | Back Home Again John Denver |
| 6 | 17 | 6 | 8 | My Melody Of Love Bobby Vinton |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | The Bitch Is Back Elton John |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) Reunion |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot |
| 11 | 19 | 11 | 8 | Everlasting Love Carl Carlton |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 15 | You Haven't Done Nothin Stevie Wonder |
| 13 | 22 | 13 | 6 | Longfellow Serenade Neil Diamond |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 9 | The Need To Be Jim Weatherly |
| 15 | 25 | 15 | 7 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Can't Get Enough Bad Company |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I The Spinners |
| 18 | 20 | 18 | 9 | Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) Raspberries |
| 19 | 24 | 19 | 9 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 7 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | Do It Baby The Miracles |
| 22 | 30 | 22 | 5 | Rockin' Soul The Hues Corporation |
| 23 | 29 | 23 | 8 | So You Are A Star The Hudson Brothers |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 8 | People Gotta Move Gino Vannelli |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 4 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 26 | 36 | 26 | 4 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 7 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Distant Lover Marvin Gaye |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 6 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 6 | After The Goldrush Prelude |
| 31 | 9 | 9 | 12 | Stop And Smell The Roses Mac Davis |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 5 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 33 | 55 | 33 | 5 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 7 | Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) Three Dog Night |
| 35 | 46 | 35 | 6 | Doraville Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 36 | 41 | 36 | 8 | You Can Have Her Sam Neely |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 3 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 6 | La La Peace Song Al Wilson |
| 39 | 15 | 1 | 16 | Then Came You Dionne Warwicke & Spinners |
| 40 | 51 | 40 | 6 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 41 | 53 | 41 | 5 | The Black-Eyed Boys Paper Lace |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 5 | Touch Me Fancy |
| 43 | 21 | 10 | 11 | Love Me For A Reason The Osmonds |
| 44 | 8 | 8 | 16 | Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 45 | 27 | 27 | 9 | Honey, Honey ABBA |
| 46 | 60 | 46 | 2 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 5 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 48 | 7 | 7 | 12 | Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 49 | 47 | 47 | 7 | She Called Me Baby Charlie Rich |
| 50 | 65 | 50 | 4 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 51 | 64 | 51 | 4 | Heavy Fallin' Out The Stylistics |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 5 | In The Bottle Brother To Brother |
| 53 | 63 | 53 | 6 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 54 | 50 | 50 | 5 | I Can't Leave You Alone George McCrae |
| 55 | 67 | 55 | 4 | Three Ring Circus Blue Magic |
| 56 | 68 | 56 | 2 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 5 | Pretzel Logic Steely Dan |
| 58 | 72 | 58 | 3 | Let's Straighten It Out Latimore |
| 59 | NEW | 59 | 1 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 5 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 61 | NEW | 61 | 1 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 4 | Ask Me Ecstasy, Passion & Pain |
| 63 | 56 | 56 | 7 | Virgin Man Smokey Robinson |
| 64 | NEW | 64 | 1 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones |
| 65 | 76 | 65 | 3 | Fire, Baby I'm On Fire Andy Kim |
| 66 | 78 | 66 | 2 | Willie And The Hand Jive Eric Clapton |
| 67 | 34 | 34 | 8 | Second Avenue Garfunkel |
| 68 | 79 | 68 | 3 | Whatever You Got, I Want Jackson 5 |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Nobody The Doobie Brothers |
| 70 | 77 | 70 | 3 | Country Side Of Life Wet Willie |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 2 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 72 | 39 | 1 | 18 | Nothing From Nothing Billy Preston |
| 73 | 45 | 12 | 13 | You Little Trustmaker The Tymes |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Dream On The Righteous Brothers |
| 76 | 69 | 69 | 5 | Early Morning Love Sammy Johns |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 4 | Give Me A Reason To Be Gone Maureen McGovern |
| 78 | 44 | 13 | 10 | Skin Tight Ohio Players |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 80 | 89 | 80 | 2 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 81 | 43 | 33 | 7 | Devotion Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 82 | 88 | 82 | 2 | Evil Boll-weevil Grand Canyon |
| 83 | 85 | 83 | 3 | Easy Street Edgar Winter Group |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 | Loose Booty Sly & The Family Stone |
| 85 | 90 | 85 | 2 | Sexy Ida (Part 1) Ike & Tina Turner |
| 86 | 42 | 1 | 13 | I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John |
| 87 | 81 | 52 | 16 | Live It Up Part 1 The Isley Brothers |
| 88 | 92 | 88 | 2 | Shoe Shoe Shine Dynamic Superiors |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Black Lassie (Featuring Johnny Stash) Cheech & Chong |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Just One Look Anne Murray |
| 91 | 86 | 86 | 4 | Don't Eat The Yellow Snow Frank Zappa |
| 92 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Bring Back The Love Of Yesterday The Dells |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | U.S. Of A Donna Fargo |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Funky President (People It's Bad)/Coldblooded James Brown |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Feel Like Making Love Bob James |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Where Are All My Friends Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 97 | 91 | 91 | 4 | Candy's Going Bad Golden Earring |
| 98 | 52 | 4 | 17 | Beach Baby First Class |
| 99 | 61 | 61 | 6 | Travelin' Shoes Elvin Bishop |
| 100 | 62 | 62 | 7 | La La Peace Song O.C. Smith |
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