Billboard Hot 100 — November 16, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 16, 1974. "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" by John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Boogie On Reggae Woman" by Stevie Wonder at #62, which would go on to peak at #3. The biggest climber was "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" by The Rolling Stones, up 24 places from #64 to #40.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" by John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting September 28, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "I Can Help" by Billy Swan (up from #15 to #6); "Longfellow Serenade" by Neil Diamond (up from #13 to #7); "Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton (up from #11 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Honey, Honey" by ABBA, down 50 places from #45 to #95.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Then Came You" by Dionne Warwicke & Spinners, 17 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston after 18 weeks (peak #1); "Beach Baby" by First Class after 17 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 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | My Melody Of Love Bobby Vinton |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Tin Man America |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | Back Home Again John Denver |
| 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | Longfellow Serenade Neil Diamond |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) Reunion |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Everlasting Love Carl Carlton |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 12 | Jazzman Carole King |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | The Need To Be Jim Weatherly |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | 11 | The Bitch Is Back Elton John |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 9 | Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I The Spinners |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 8 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 10 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 6 | Rockin' Soul The Hues Corporation |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 5 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 20 | 26 | 20 | 5 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 8 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 22 | 29 | 22 | 7 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | So You Are A Star The Hudson Brothers |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | People Gotta Move Gino Vannelli |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 7 | After The Goldrush Prelude |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 27 | 33 | 27 | 6 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | 16 | You Haven't Done Nothin Stevie Wonder |
| 29 | 37 | 29 | 4 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 7 | La La Peace Song Al Wilson |
| 31 | 42 | 31 | 6 | Touch Me Fancy |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 7 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 33 | 34 | 33 | 8 | Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) Three Dog Night |
| 34 | 36 | 34 | 9 | You Can Have Her Sam Neely |
| 35 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Doraville Atlanta Rhythm Section |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 3 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 6 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 38 | 18 | 18 | 10 | Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) Raspberries |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 5 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 40 | 64 | 40 | 2 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones |
| 41 | 41 | 41 | 6 | The Black-Eyed Boys Paper Lace |
| 42 | 51 | 42 | 5 | Heavy Fallin' Out The Stylistics |
| 43 | 59 | 43 | 2 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 44 | 55 | 44 | 5 | Three Ring Circus Blue Magic |
| 45 | 56 | 45 | 3 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 6 | In The Bottle Brother To Brother |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 4 | Let's Straighten It Out Latimore |
| 48 | 66 | 48 | 3 | Willie And The Hand Jive Eric Clapton |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 6 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 50 | 53 | 50 | 7 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 51 | 61 | 51 | 2 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 52 | 62 | 52 | 5 | Ask Me Ecstasy, Passion & Pain |
| 53 | 21 | 13 | 13 | Do It Baby The Miracles |
| 54 | 65 | 54 | 4 | Fire, Baby I'm On Fire Andy Kim |
| 55 | 28 | 28 | 8 | Distant Lover Marvin Gaye |
| 56 | 31 | 9 | 13 | Stop And Smell The Roses Mac Davis |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 4 | Whatever You Got, I Want Jackson 5 |
| 58 | 69 | 58 | 3 | Nobody The Doobie Brothers |
| 59 | 16 | 5 | 14 | Can't Get Enough Bad Company |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 3 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 61 | 79 | 61 | 2 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 2 | Dream On The Righteous Brothers |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | The Heartbreak Kid Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 4 | Country Side Of Life Wet Willie |
| 67 | NEW | 67 | 1 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | You And I Johnny Bristol |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 70 | 76 | 69 | 6 | Early Morning Love Sammy Johns |
| 71 | NEW | 71 | 1 | Someday Dave Loggins |
| 72 | 74 | 72 | 7 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 5 | Give Me A Reason To Be Gone Maureen McGovern |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town Charley Pride |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | Evil Boll-weevil Grand Canyon |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Without Love Aretha Franklin |
| 78 | 89 | 78 | 2 | Black Lassie (Featuring Johnny Stash) Cheech & Chong |
| 79 | 39 | 1 | 17 | Then Came You Dionne Warwicke & Spinners |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 3 | Sexy Ida (Part 1) Ike & Tina Turner |
| 81 | 88 | 81 | 3 | Shoe Shoe Shine Dynamic Superiors |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | California My Way The Main Ingredient |
| 83 | 94 | 83 | 2 | Funky President (People It's Bad)/Coldblooded James Brown |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | I Feel Sanctified Commodores |
| 85 | 96 | 85 | 2 | Where Are All My Friends Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 86 | 90 | 86 | 2 | Just One Look Anne Murray |
| 87 | 48 | 7 | 13 | Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 88 | 95 | 88 | 2 | Feel Like Making Love Bob James |
| 89 | 43 | 10 | 12 | Love Me For A Reason The Osmonds |
| 90 | 93 | 90 | 2 | U.S. Of A Donna Fargo |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Ride The Tiger Jefferson Starship |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Sunshine Roses Gene Cotton |
| 93 | 44 | 8 | 17 | Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Let This Be A Lesson To You The Independents |
| 95 | 45 | 27 | 10 | Honey, Honey ABBA |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | I'll Be Your Everything Percy Sledge |
| 97 | 83 | 83 | 4 | Easy Street Edgar Winter Group |
| 98 | 54 | 50 | 6 | I Can't Leave You Alone George McCrae |
| 99 | 78 | 13 | 11 | Skin Tight Ohio Players |
| 100 | 86 | 1 | 14 | I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John |
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