Billboard Hot 100 — December 28, 1974
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 28, 1974. "Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin. 7 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Lonely People" by America at #77, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "Fire" by Ohio Players, up 35 places from #59 to #24.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy — 1 week at the top so far, 11 weeks on the chart since debuting October 19, 1974.
- New in the top 10: "Laughter In The Rain" by Neil Sedaka (up from #12 to #8); "Only You" by Ringo Starr (up from #14 to #9); "Boogie On Reggae Woman" by Stevie Wonder (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "After The Goldrush" by Prelude, down 38 places from #61 to #99.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "I've Got The Music In Me" by The Kiki Dee Band, 16 weeks and counting (peak #12).
- Gone from the chart: "Tin Man" by America after 18 weeks (peak #4).
- Stories that mention this week: No Room at the Top: America's Christmas Number Ones, 1958-1990.
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 | 11 | Angie Baby Helen Reddy |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Elton John |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | You're The First, The Last, My Everything Barry White |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Cat's In The Cradle Harry Chapin |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Junior's Farm/Sally G Paul McCartney And Wings |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | Laughter In The Rain Neil Sedaka |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 7 | Only You Ringo Starr |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | Please Mr. Postman Carpenters |
| 12 | 19 | 12 | 7 | Mandy Barry Manilow |
| 13 | 16 | 13 | 8 | Must Of Got Lost The J. Geils Band |
| 14 | 18 | 14 | 8 | One Man Woman/One Woman Man Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) Al Green |
| 16 | 20 | 16 | 9 | Bungle In The Jungle Jethro Tull |
| 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | You Got The Love Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan |
| 18 | 22 | 18 | 9 | Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 7 | Morning Side Of The Mountain Donny & Marie Osmond |
| 20 | 24 | 20 | 6 | Dark Horse George Harrison |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | 14 | I Can Help Billy Swan |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | 14 | Do It ('til You're Satisfied) B.T. Express |
| 23 | 21 | 21 | 12 | I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge Gladys Knight And The Pips |
| 24 | 59 | 24 | 3 | Fire Ohio Players |
| 25 | 31 | 25 | 5 | Doctor's Orders Carol Douglas |
| 26 | 28 | 14 | 10 | Promised Land Elvis Presley |
| 27 | 39 | 27 | 4 | Pick Up The Pieces AWB |
| 28 | 27 | 27 | 12 | Ride 'em Cowboy Paul Davis |
| 29 | 38 | 29 | 3 | Some Kind Of Wonderful Grand Funk |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | Dancin' Fool The Guess Who |
| 31 | 17 | 17 | 8 | Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Rolling Stones |
| 32 | 40 | 32 | 4 | Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) Mac Davis |
| 33 | 29 | 22 | 9 | Woman To Woman Shirley Brown |
| 34 | 33 | 11 | 11 | Wishing You Were Here Chicago |
| 35 | 43 | 35 | 6 | Get Dancin' Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock III |
| 36 | 26 | 13 | 13 | Fairytale The Pointer Sisters |
| 37 | 47 | 37 | 6 | Ruby, Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock |
| 38 | 51 | 38 | 5 | From His Woman To You Barbara Mason |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 5 | The Entertainer Billy Joel |
| 40 | 48 | 40 | 5 | Best Of My Love Eagles |
| 41 | 52 | 41 | 5 | I Belong To You Love Unlimited |
| 42 | 23 | 1 | 15 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 6 | Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| 44 | 45 | 44 | 8 | Funky President (People It's Bad)/Coldblooded James Brown |
| 45 | 46 | 45 | 7 | Without Love Aretha Franklin |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 4 | You're No Good Linda Ronstadt |
| 47 | 32 | 32 | 8 | Dream On The Righteous Brothers |
| 48 | 34 | 3 | 15 | My Melody Of Love Bobby Vinton |
| 49 | 35 | 5 | 13 | Longfellow Serenade Neil Diamond |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 13 | She's Gone Tavares |
| 51 | 55 | 50 | 13 | Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1 The Joneses |
| 52 | 36 | 26 | 9 | Willie And The Hand Jive Eric Clapton |
| 53 | 37 | 12 | 16 | I've Got The Music In Me The Kiki Dee Band |
| 54 | 64 | 54 | 4 | Ready Cat Stevens |
| 55 | 65 | 55 | 6 | My Eyes Adored You Frankie Valli |
| 56 | 67 | 56 | 11 | Changes David Bowie |
| 57 | 69 | 57 | 3 | Struttin' Billy Preston |
| 58 | 68 | 58 | 2 | #9 Dream John Lennon |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 2 | Black Water The Doobie Brothers |
| 60 | 54 | 38 | 10 | Whatever You Got, I Want Jackson 5 |
| 61 | 42 | 41 | 11 | Heavy Fallin' Out The Stylistics |
| 62 | 49 | 6 | 15 | Everlasting Love Carl Carlton |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 2 | Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman Tony Orlando & Dawn |
| 64 | 56 | 1 | 14 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| 65 | 60 | 5 | 15 | Back Home Again John Denver |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 3 | Sunshine Part II The O'Jays |
| 67 | 41 | 39 | 7 | The Heartbreak Kid Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods |
| 68 | 73 | 68 | 5 | Philadelphia B.B. King |
| 69 | 79 | 69 | 2 | Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne Jim Stafford |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 4 | Baby, Hang Up The Phone Carl Graves |
| 71 | 77 | 71 | 4 | One Tear Eddie Kendricks |
| 72 | 83 | 72 | 3 | Lady Styx |
| 73 | 84 | 73 | 3 | When A Child Is Born Michael Holm |
| 74 | 85 | 74 | 2 | Happy People The Temptations |
| 75 | 82 | 75 | 3 | I Am I Am Smokey Robinson |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 2 | Can't Get It Out Of My Head Electric Light Orchestra |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Lonely People America |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Sweet Surrender John Denver |
| 79 | 58 | 31 | 10 | Let's Straighten It Out Latimore |
| 80 | 86 | 80 | 2 | Day Tripper Anne Murray |
| 81 | 90 | 81 | 2 | Hoppy, Gene And Me Roy Rogers |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 2 | To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) Al Martino |
| 83 | 88 | 83 | 2 | Don't Cha Love It The Miracles |
| 84 | NEW | 67 | 7 | Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell |
| 85 | 96 | 85 | 4 | Don't Call Us, We'll Call You Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | As Long As He Takes Care Of Home Candi Staton |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 3 | Costafine Town Splinter |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I'm A Woman Maria Muldaur |
| 89 | 81 | 75 | 7 | I Feel Sanctified Commodores |
| 90 | 94 | 90 | 2 | Gee Baby Peter Shelley |
| 91 | 98 | 91 | 2 | Ms. Grace The Tymes |
| 92 | 97 | 92 | 2 | Christmas Dream Perry Como |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Heartbreak Road Bill Withers |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Words (are Impossible) Margie Joseph |
| 95 | 62 | 18 | 12 | Rockin' Soul The Hues Corporation |
| 96 | 63 | 11 | 16 | The Need To Be Jim Weatherly |
| 97 | 66 | 48 | 7 | You And I Johnny Bristol |
| 98 | 92 | 88 | 6 | I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me) Bobby Bland |
| 99 | 61 | 22 | 13 | After The Goldrush Prelude |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Crazy Talk Chilliwack |
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