Billboard Hot 100 Charts of 1974
Browse every weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart from 1974 — 52 charts in all. 36 different songs reached #1 during the year. The song that spent the most weeks at #1 during 1974 was "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand (3 weeks on top). Barbra Streisand held the #1 spot for the most weeks of any artist that year.
52weekly charts
36different #1 songs
3weeks at #1 for the year's biggest song
28weeks on the chart for the year's longest-running debut
Number-one songs of 1974
| Reached #1 | Weeks at #1 | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 1973 (continued from 1973) | 2 | Time In A Bottle | Jim Croce |
| January 12, 1974 | 1 | The Joker | The Steve Miller Band |
| January 19, 1974 | 1 | Show And Tell | Al Wilson |
| January 26, 1974 | 1 | You're Sixteen | Ringo Starr |
| February 2, 1974 | 1 | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand |
| February 9, 1974 | 1 | Love's Theme | Love Unlimited Orchestra |
| February 16, 1974 | 2 | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand |
| March 2, 1974 | 3 | Seasons In The Sun | Terry Jacks |
| March 23, 1974 | 1 | Dark Lady | Cher |
| March 30, 1974 | 1 | Sunshine On My Shoulders | John Denver |
| April 6, 1974 | 1 | Hooked On A Feeling | Blue Swede |
| April 13, 1974 | 1 | Bennie And The Jets | Elton John |
| April 20, 1974 | 2 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) | MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees |
| May 4, 1974 | 2 | The Loco-Motion | Grand Funk |
| May 18, 1974 | 3 | The Streak | Ray Stevens |
| June 8, 1974 | 1 | Band On The Run | Paul McCartney And Wings |
| June 15, 1974 | 2 | Billy, Don't Be A Hero | Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods |
| June 29, 1974 | 1 | Sundown | Gordon Lightfoot |
| July 6, 1974 | 1 | Rock The Boat | The Hues Corporation |
| July 13, 1974 | 2 | Rock Your Baby | George McCrae |
| July 27, 1974 | 2 | ANNIE's SONG | John Denver |
| August 10, 1974 | 1 | Feel Like Makin' Love | Roberta Flack |
| August 17, 1974 | 1 | The Night Chicago Died | Paper Lace |
| August 24, 1974 | 3 | (You're) Having My Baby | Paul Anka with Odia Coates |
| September 14, 1974 | 1 | I Shot The Sheriff | Eric Clapton |
| September 21, 1974 | 1 | Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe | Barry White |
| September 28, 1974 | 1 | Rock Me Gently | Andy Kim |
| October 5, 1974 | 2 | I Honestly Love You | Olivia Newton-John |
| October 19, 1974 | 1 | Nothing From Nothing | Billy Preston |
| October 26, 1974 | 1 | Then Came You | Dionne Warwicke & Spinners |
| November 2, 1974 | 1 | You Haven't Done Nothin | Stevie Wonder |
| November 9, 1974 | 1 | You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' | Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| November 16, 1974 | 1 | Whatever Gets You Thru The Night | John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band |
| November 23, 1974 | 2 | I Can Help | Billy Swan |
| December 7, 1974 | 2 | Kung Fu Fighting | Carl Douglas |
| December 21, 1974 | 1 | Cat's In The Cradle | Harry Chapin |
| December 28, 1974 | 1 | Angie Baby | Helen Reddy |
Artists with the most weeks at #1 in 1974
- Barbra Streisand — 3 weeks
- Terry Jacks — 3 weeks
- John Denver — 3 weeks
- Ray Stevens — 3 weeks
- Paul Anka with Odia Coates — 3 weeks
Longest-running hits that debuted in 1974
| Weeks on chart | Peak | Song | Artist | Debuted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | #7 | She's Gone | Daryl Hall John Oates | February 9, 1974 |
| 28 | #11 | One Hell Of A Woman | Mac Davis | March 30, 1974 |
| 25 | #2 | You Make Me Feel Brand New | The Stylistics | March 23, 1974 |
| 24 | #1 | I Honestly Love You | Olivia Newton-John | August 17, 1974 |
| 24 | #6 | Midnight At The Oasis | Maria Muldaur | February 23, 1974 |
| 23 | #1 | My Eyes Adored You | Frankie Valli | November 23, 1974 |
| 23 | #5 | Come And Get Your Love | Redbone | January 12, 1974 |
| 22 | #2 | Dancing Machine | Jackson 5 | March 16, 1974 |
| 21 | #1 | Seasons In The Sun | Terry Jacks | January 12, 1974 |
| 21 | #6 | The Air That I Breathe | The Hollies | April 20, 1974 |
Every chart from 1974
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