Billboard Hot 100 — December 21, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 21, 1974. "Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas, which had held it for 2 weeks. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "#9 Dream" by John Lennon at #68, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Some Kind Of Wonderful" by Grand Funk, up 29 places from #67 to #38.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin — 1 week at the top so far, 12 weeks on the chart since debuting October 5, 1974.
- Biggest fall: "So You Are A Star" by The Hudson Brothers, down 44 places from #56 to #100.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Tin Man" by America, 18 weeks and counting (peak #4).
- Gone from the chart: "Jazzman" by Carole King after 16 weeks (peak #2); "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion after 15 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 13 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 13 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 13 | 23 | 13 | 6 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 6 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 15 | 31 | 15 | 5 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 7 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 7 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 19 | 30 | 19 | 6 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 8 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 8 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | 14 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 5 | Dark Horse George Harrison |
| 25 | 34 | 25 | 6 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 26 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 27 | 27 | 27 | 11 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 28 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 29 | 33 | 22 | 8 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 30 | 38 | 30 | 5 | Dancin' Fool The Guess Who |
| 31 | 44 | 31 | 4 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 32 | 35 | 32 | 7 | Dream On The Righteous Brothers |
| 33 | 15 | 11 | 10 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 34 | 19 | 3 | 14 | My Melody Of Love Bobby Vinton |
| 35 | 22 | 5 | 12 | Longfellow Serenade Neil Diamond |
| 36 | 26 | 26 | 8 | Willie And The Hand Jive Eric Clapton |
| 37 | 29 | 12 | 15 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 38 | 67 | 38 | 2 | Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk |
| 39 | 65 | 39 | 3 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 40 | 50 | 40 | 3 | Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Mac Davis |
| 41 | 39 | 39 | 6 | The Heartbreak Kid Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods |
| 42 | 45 | 41 | 10 | Heavy Fallin' Out The Stylistics |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 4 | The Entertainer Billy Joel |
| 45 | 49 | 45 | 7 | Funky President (People It's Bad)/Coldblooded James Brown |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 6 | Without Love Aretha Franklin |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 5 | Ruby, Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 4 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 49 | 36 | 6 | 14 | Everlasting Love Carl Carlton |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 12 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 4 | From His Woman To You Barbara Mason |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 4 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 53 | 64 | 53 | 5 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 54 | 47 | 38 | 9 | Whatever You Got, I Want Jackson 5 |
| 55 | 57 | 50 | 12 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 56 | 40 | 1 | 13 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| 57 | 74 | 57 | 3 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 58 | 43 | 31 | 9 | Let's Straighten It Out Latimore |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 2 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 60 | 42 | 5 | 14 | Back Home Again John Denver |
| 61 | 46 | 22 | 12 | After The Goldrush Prelude |
| 62 | 51 | 18 | 11 | Rockin' Soul The Hues Corporation |
| 63 | 52 | 11 | 15 | The Need To Be Jim Weatherly |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 3 | Ready Cat Stevens |
| 65 | 68 | 65 | 5 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 66 | 59 | 48 | 6 | You And I Johnny Bristol |
| 67 | 78 | 66 | 10 | Changes David Bowie |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | #9 Dream John Lennon |
| 69 | 80 | 69 | 2 | Struttin' Billy Preston |
| 70 | 75 | 70 | 2 | Sunshine Part II The O'Jays |
| 71 | 37 | 28 | 9 | Fire, Baby I'm On Fire Andy Kim |
| 72 | 55 | 4 | 18 | Tin Man America |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 4 | Philadelphia B.B. King |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Black Water The Doobie Brothers |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | My Main Man The Staple Singers |
| 77 | 84 | 77 | 3 | One Tear Eddie Kendricks |
| 78 | 87 | 65 | 8 | Sexy Ida (Part 1) Ike & Tina Turner |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne Jim Stafford |
| 80 | 91 | 80 | 3 | Baby, Hang Up The Phone Carl Graves |
| 81 | 77 | 75 | 6 | I Feel Sanctified Commodores |
| 82 | 85 | 82 | 2 | I Am I Am Smokey Robinson |
| 83 | 95 | 83 | 2 | Lady Styx |
| 84 | 97 | 84 | 2 | When A Child Is Born Michael Holm |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Happy People The Temptations |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Day Tripper Anne Murray |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Don't Cha Love It The Miracles |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) Al Martino |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Hoppy, Gene And Me Roy Rogers |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Mine For Me Rod Stewart |
| 92 | 92 | 88 | 5 | I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Bobby Bland |
| 93 | 96 | 93 | 2 | Costafine Town Splinter |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Gee Baby Peter Shelley |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Words (are Impossible) Margie Joseph |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 3 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Christmas Dream Perry Como |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Ms. Grace The Tymes |
| 99 | 76 | 62 | 6 | I'll Be Your Everything Percy Sledge |
| 100 | 56 | 21 | 14 | So You Are A Star The Hudson Brothers |
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