Billboard Hot 100 — December 7, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 7, 1974. "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "I Can Help" by Billy Swan, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Pick Up The Pieces" by AWB at #81, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Please Mr. Postman" by Carpenters, up 17 places from #56 to #39.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting October 12, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" by Al Green (up from #13 to #9); "You're The First, The Last, My Everything" by Barry White (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You Haven't Done Nothin" by Stevie Wonder, down 28 places from #65 to #93.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You Haven't Done Nothin" by Stevie Wonder, 19 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Then Came You" by Dionne Warwicke & Spinners after 19 weeks (peak #1); "Carefree Highway" by Gordon Lightfoot after 14 weeks (peak #10).
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 | 9 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | 8 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | My Melody Of Love Bobby Vinton |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 6 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | Longfellow Serenade Neil Diamond |
| 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | Everlasting Love Carl Carlton |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 10 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Touch Me Fancy |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 8 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 21 | 27 | 21 | 5 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 6 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 24 | 30 | 24 | 5 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 4 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | Willie And The Hand Jive Eric Clapton |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 4 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | Fire, Baby I'm On Fire Andy Kim |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | 12 | Back Home Again John Denver |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 5 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 7 | Let's Straighten It Out Latimore |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 6 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 33 | 41 | 33 | 9 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 6 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 5 | Dream On The Righteous Brothers |
| 36 | 48 | 36 | 2 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 4 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 7 | Whatever You Got, I Want Jackson 5 |
| 39 | 56 | 39 | 3 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 40 | 21 | 1 | 11 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| 41 | 22 | 22 | 10 | After The Goldrush Prelude |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 3 | Dark Horse George Harrison |
| 44 | 42 | 18 | 9 | Rockin' Soul The Hues Corporation |
| 45 | 45 | 45 | 4 | The Heartbreak Kid Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 3 | Dancin' Fool The Guess Who |
| 47 | 51 | 41 | 8 | Heavy Fallin' Out The Stylistics |
| 48 | 50 | 48 | 4 | You And I Johnny Bristol |
| 49 | 25 | 4 | 16 | Tin Man America |
| 50 | 55 | 50 | 4 | Without Love Aretha Franklin |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 5 | Funky President (People It's Bad)/Coldblooded James Brown |
| 52 | 29 | 11 | 13 | The Need To Be Jim Weatherly |
| 53 | 35 | 8 | 14 | Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) Reunion |
| 54 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Three Ring Circus Blue Magic |
| 55 | 58 | 55 | 5 | Black Lassie (Featuring Johnny Stash) Cheech & Chong |
| 56 | 46 | 21 | 12 | So You Are A Star The Hudson Brothers |
| 57 | 60 | 57 | 4 | Someday Dave Loggins |
| 58 | 66 | 33 | 11 | Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) Three Dog Night |
| 59 | 33 | 2 | 15 | Jazzman Carole King |
| 60 | 61 | 50 | 10 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 61 | 69 | 61 | 10 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 62 | 68 | 62 | 4 | I'll Be Your Everything Percy Sledge |
| 63 | 79 | 63 | 2 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 64 | 76 | 64 | 3 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 6 | Sexy Ida (Part 1) Ike & Tina Turner |
| 66 | 59 | 15 | 12 | Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I The Spinners |
| 67 | 78 | 67 | 3 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 68 | 77 | 68 | 6 | Shoe Shoe Shine Dynamic Superiors |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 3 | Ruby, Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 70 | 81 | 70 | 2 | The Entertainer Billy Joel |
| 71 | 73 | 52 | 8 | Ask Me Ecstasy, Passion & Pain |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 2 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 73 | 85 | 73 | 2 | From His Woman To You Barbara Mason |
| 74 | 49 | 22 | 12 | People Gotta Move Gino Vannelli |
| 75 | 84 | 75 | 4 | I Feel Sanctified Commodores |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 2 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 77 | 54 | 30 | 10 | La La Peace Song Al Wilson |
| 78 | 72 | 4 | 14 | The Bitch Is Back Elton John |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 3 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 80 | 82 | 80 | 4 | Sunshine Roses Gene Cotton |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Ready Cat Stevens |
| 83 | 89 | 83 | 2 | Philadelphia B.B. King |
| 84 | 63 | 58 | 6 | Nobody The Doobie Brothers |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 3 | Dreams Are Ten A Penny The First Class |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Mac Davis |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | One Tear Eddie Kendricks |
| 89 | NEW | 66 | 8 | Changes David Bowie |
| 90 | 97 | 80 | 5 | Where Are All My Friends Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes |
| 91 | 94 | 88 | 4 | Let This Be A Lesson To You The Independents |
| 92 | 71 | 41 | 9 | The Black-Eyed Boys Paper Lace |
| 93 | 65 | 1 | 19 | You Haven't Done Nothin Stevie Wonder |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | My Main Man The Staple Singers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Baby, Hang Up The Phone Carl Graves |
| 96 | 98 | 84 | 4 | Ride The Tiger Jefferson Starship |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Rock 'N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Terry Jacks |
| 98 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town Charley Pride |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 100 | 88 | 88 | 3 | I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Bobby Bland |
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