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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1974.
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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1974.
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1973 | |||||
| December 22 | "The Way We Were" | Barbara Streisand | 1 | January 12 | 12 |
| December 29 | "Show and Tell" | Al Wilson | 3 | January 26 | 7 |
| Singles from 1974 | |||||
| January 5 | "Love's Theme" | Love Unlimited Orchestra | 1 | January 26 | 12 |
| January 12 | "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" [A] | Mocedades | 8 | March 23 | 5 |
| January 19 | "You're Sixteen" | Ringo Starr | 2 | February 2 | 5 |
| January 26 | "A Love Song" | Anne Murray | 1 | February 9 | 8 |
| "American Tune" | Paul Simon | 8 | January 26 | 2 | |
| February 2 | "Last Time I Saw Him" | Diana Ross | 1 | February 16 | 9 |
| February 9 | "I Shall Sing" | Art Garfunkel | 4 | February 23 | 4 |
| "I Love" | Tom T. Hall | 2 | March 2 | 7 | |
| February 16 | "Life Is a Song Worth Singing" | Johnny Mathis | 8 | February 16 | 2 |
| "Dark Lady" | Cher | 3 | March 23 | 8 | |
| February 23 | "Seasons in the Sun" | Terry Jacks | 1 | March 9 | 8 |
| "My Sweet Lady" | Cliff DeYoung | 7 | March 9 | 5 | |
| March 2 | "Sunshine on My Shoulders" | John Denver | 1 | March 16 | 8 |
| March 16 | "A Very Special Love Song" | Charlie Rich | 1 | March 30 | 8 |
| March 23 | "The Lord's Prayer" | Sister Janet Mead | 2 | April 6 | 6 |
| March 30 | "Star" | Stealers Wheel | 6 | March 30 | 2 |
| "Keep on Singing" | Helen Reddy | 1 | April 13 | 9 | |
| "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" | Jim Croce | 1 | April 27 | 9 | |
| April 6 | "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" | MFSB featuring the Three Degrees | 1 | May 4 | 9 |
| "Piano Man" | Billy Joel | 4 | April 20 | 6 | |
| April 13 | "Midnight at the Oasis" | Maria Muldaur | 7 | April 27 | 6 |
| "Mockingbird" | Carly Simon & James Taylor | 10 | April 13 | 1 | |
| April 20 | "The Entertainer" | Marvin Hamlisch | 1 | May 18 | 8 |
| "Help Me" | Joni Mitchell | 1 | May 25 | 10 | |
| April 27 | "(You're the) Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 10 | April 27 | 1 |
| May 4 | "Oh Very Young" | Cat Stevens | 2 | June 1 | 9 |
| "I Won't Last a Day Without You" | The Carpenters | 1 | June 1 | 9 | |
| May 11 | "All in Love Is Fair" | Barbara Streisand | 10 | May 11 | 1 |
| May 18 | "You Won't See Me" | Anne Murray | 1 | June 22 | 9 |
| "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" | Olivia Newton-John | 2 | June 29 | 10 | |
| May 25 | "Sundown" | Gordon Lightfoot | 1 | June 8 | 7 |
| June 1 | "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" | Stevie Wonder | 9 | June 1 | 2 |
| "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" | Chicago | 8 | June 8 | 3 | |
| June 8 | "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" | Carly Simon | 2 | July 13 | 9 |
| June 15 | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | The Stylistics | 6 | June 22 | 4 |
| "My Girl Bill" | Jim Stafford | 9 | June 15 | 1 | |
| June 22 | "Annie's Song" | John Denver | 1 | July 6 | 11 |
| "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" | Charlie Rich | 9 | June 22 | 1 | |
| June 29 | "I Don't Know What He Told You/Weave Me the Sunshine" | Perry Como | 5 | July 6 | 5 |
| "Come Monday" | Jimmy Buffett | 3 | July 20 | 6 | |
| July 6 | "You and Me Against the World" [B] | Helen Reddy | 1 | July 27 | 9 |
| "The Air That I Breathe" | The Hollies | 3 | July 27 | 7 | |
| July 13 | "Please Come to Boston" | Dave Loggins | 1 | August 3 | 9 |
| July 20 | "Train of Thought" | Cher | 9 | July 20 | 2 |
| "Georgia Porcupine" | George Fischoff | 10 | July 20 | 1 | |
| July 27 | "If You Talk in Your Sleep" | Elvis Presley | 6 | August 3 | 4 |
| "Feel Like Makin' Love" | Roberta Flack | 1 | August 10 | 11 | |
| August 3 | "Call on Me" | Chicago | 1 | August 24 | 7 |
| "Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" | Jim Croce | 9 | August 3 | 2 | |
| August 10 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Elton John | 3 | August 17 | 6 |
| "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" | Donny & Marie Osmond | 1 | August 31 | 8 | |
| August 17 | "(You're) Having My Baby" | Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates | 5 | August 24 | 4 |
| August 24 | "Rings" | Lobo | 8 | August 24 | 3 |
| "I Love My Friend" | Charlie Rich | 1 | September 7 | 6 | |
| August 31 | "Free Man in Paris" | Joni Mitchell | 2 | September 14 | 5 |
| September 7 | "I Honestly Love You" | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | September 14 | 8 |
| September 14 | "I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife" | Cher | 3 | September 21 | 3 |
| "Hello Summertime" | Bobby Goldsboro | 8 | September 21 | 2 | |
| September 21 | "Tin Man" | America | 1 | October 5 | 6 |
| "Then Came You" | Dionne Warwick & the Spinners | 3 | September 28 | 4 | |
| "Stop and Smell the Roses" | Mac Davis | 1 | October 12 | 8 | |
| September 28 | "Carefree Highway" | Gordon Lightfoot | 1 | October 19 | 9 |
| October 5 | "Love Me for a Reason" | The Osmonds | 2 | November 2 | 7 |
| "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)" | Tony Orlando & Dawn | 4 | October 12 | 3 | |
| "Jazzman" | Carole King | 4 | October 26 | 6 | |
| October 12 | "Second Avenue" | Art Garfunkel | 6 | October 19 | 3 |
| "Back Home Again" | John Denver | 1 | October 26 | 7 | |
| October 19 | "The Need to Be" | Jim Weatherly | 6 | October 26 | 3 |
| October 26 | "My Melody of Love" | Bobby Vinton | 1 | November 9 | 6 |
| November 2 | "Longfellow Serenade" | Neil Diamond | 1 | November 16 | 7 |
| "Cat's in the Cradle" | Harry Chapin | 6 | November 23 | 5 | |
| "Laughter in the Rain" | Neil Sedaka | 1 | November 23 | 8 | |
| November 9 | "When Will I See You Again" | The Three Degrees | 1 | December 14 | 8 |
| November 16 | "Angie Baby" | Helen Reddy | 1 | December 7 | 8 |
| "I Can Help" | Billy Swan | 6 | November 30 | 4 | |
| November 23 | "Wishing You Were Here" | Chicago | 1 | December 21 | 7 |
| November 30 | "It's Midnight/Promised Land" | Elvis Presley | 8 | November 30 | 2 |
| "Ride 'em Cowboy" | Paul Davis | 4 | December 21 | 6 | |
| December 7 | "Mandy" | Barry Manilow | 1 | December 28 | 8 |
| "My Eyes Adored You" | Frankie Valli | 2 | December 28 | 7 | |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27 | "The Most Beautiful Girl" | Charlie Rich | 1 | November 10 | 14 |
| November 24 | "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" | Helen Reddy | 1 | December 1 | 11 |
| "Just You 'n' Me" | Chicago | 7 | December 8 | 7 | |
| December 8 | "Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally" | Tony Orlando & Dawn | 3 | December 15 | 7 |
| "Let Me Be There" | Olivia Newton-John | 3 | December 29 | 10 | |
| December 15 | "Time in a Bottle" | Jim Croce | 1 | December 29 | 10 |
| December 22 | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Elton John | 7 | December 29 | 5 |
| Top ten entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14 | "Only You" | Ringo Starr | 1 | January 11 | 7 |
| "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" | Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates | 5 | January 4 | 6 | |
| December 21 | "Please Mr. Postman" | The Carpenters | 1 | January 18 | 7 |
| December 28 | "Dream On" | The Righteous Brothers | 6 | January 4 | 3 |
AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 9, 1974.
BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 14, 1974.