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