List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1974

These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1974.

That year, 25 acts earn their first number one song, such as Steve Miller Band, Al Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Terry Jacks, John Denver, Blue Swede, MFSB, The Three Degrees, Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods, Gordon Lightfoot, The Hues Corporation, George McCrae, Paper Lace, Odia Coates, Eric Clapton, Barry White, Andy Kim, Olivia Newton-John, Dionne Warwick, The Spinners, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Billy Swan, Carl Douglas, and Harry Chapin. John Lennon, having already hit number one with The Beatles, earns his first number one song as a solo act. John Denver was the only act to have more than one song reach number one, with two.

1974 is tied with 1975 for scoring the most Hot 100 number ones, 35 each. The year would have more number ones than 1975, at 36, if including "Time in a Bottle" by Jim Croce, which initially topped the Hot 100 on December 29, 1973, and stayed atop the chart to start 1974.

Chart history

Barbra Streisand scored a number one hit in 1974 with "The Way We Were" from the film of the same name, becoming the #1 single of 1974 at year's end.

Key

The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1974 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles.

No.	Issue date	Song	Artist(s)	Reference
313	January 5	"Time in a Bottle"	Jim Croce	[1]
314	January 12	"The Joker"	Steve Miller Band	[2]
315	January 19	"Show and Tell"	Al Wilson	[3]
316	January 26	"You're Sixteen"	Ringo Starr	[4]
317	February 2	"The Way We Were"	Barbra Streisand	[5]
318	February 9	"Love's Theme"	Love Unlimited Orchestra	[6]
re	February 16	"The Way We Were"	Barbra Streisand	[7]
	February 23			[8]
319	March 2	"Seasons in the Sun"	Terry Jacks	[9]
	March 9			[10]
	March 16			[11]
320	March 23	"Dark Lady"	Cher	[12]
321	March 30	"Sunshine on My Shoulders"	John Denver	[13]
322	April 6	"Hooked on a Feeling"	Blue Swede	[14]
323	April 13	"Bennie and the Jets"	Elton John	[15]
324	April 20	"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"	MFSB and The Three Degrees	[16]
	April 27			[17]
325	May 4	"The Loco-Motion"	Grand Funk	[18]
	May 11			[19]
326	May 18	"The Streak"	Ray Stevens	[20]
	May 25			[21]
	June 1			[22]
327	June 8	"Band on the Run"	Paul McCartney & Wings	[23]
328	June 15	"Billy Don't Be a Hero"	Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods	[24]
	June 22			[25]
329	June 29	"Sundown"	Gordon Lightfoot	[26]
330	July 6	"Rock the Boat"	The Hues Corporation	[27]
331	July 13	"Rock Your Baby"	George McCrae	[28]
	July 20			[29]
332	July 27	"Annie's Song"	John Denver	[30]
	August 3			[31]
333	August 10	"Feel Like Makin' Love"	Roberta Flack	[32]
334	August 17	"The Night Chicago Died"	Paper Lace	[33]
335	August 24	"(You're) Having My Baby"	Paul Anka and Odia Coates	[34]
	August 31			[35]
	September 7			[36]
336	September 14	"I Shot the Sheriff"	Eric Clapton	[37]
337	September 21	"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"	Barry White	[38]
338	September 28	"Rock Me Gently"	Andy Kim	[39]
339	October 5	"I Honestly Love You"	Olivia Newton-John	[40]
	October 12			[41]
340	October 19	"Nothing From Nothing"	Billy Preston	[42]
341	October 26	"Then Came You"	Dionne Warwick and The Spinners	[43]
342	November 2	"You Haven't Done Nothin'"	Stevie Wonder	[44]
343	November 9	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"	Bachman–Turner Overdrive	[45]
344	November 16	"Whatever Gets You thru the Night"	John Lennon	[46]
345	November 23	"I Can Help"	Billy Swan	[47]
	November 30			[48]
346	December 7	"Kung Fu Fighting"	Carl Douglas	[49]
	December 14			[50]
347	December 21	"Cat's in the Cradle"	Harry Chapin	[51]
348	December 28	"Angie Baby"	Helen Reddy	[52]

Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one

Position	Artist	Weeks at No. 1
1	Barbra Streisand	3
	Terry Jacks
	Ray Stevens
	John Denver
	Paul Anka
	Odia Coates
7	MFSB	2
	The Three Degrees
	Grand Funk
	Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
	George McRae
	Olivia Newton-John
	Billy Swan
	Carl Douglas
15	Jim Croce	1
	Steve Miller Band
	Al Wilson
	Ringo Starr
	Love Unlimited Orchestra
	Cher
	Blue Swede
	Elton John
	Paul McCartney & Wings
	Gordon Lightfoot
	The Hues Corporation
	Roberta Flack
	Paper Lace
	Eric Clapton
	Barry White
	Andy Kim
	Billy Preston
	Dionne Warwick
	The Spinners
	Stevie Wonder
	Bachman-Turner Overdrive
	John Lennon
	Harry Chapin
	Helen Reddy

See also

• 1974 in music
• List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1974

References

1. "January 5, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
2. "January 12, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
3. "January 19, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
4. "January 26, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
5. "February 2, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
6. "February 9, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
7. "February 16, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
8. "February 23, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
9. "March 2, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
10. "March 9, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
11. "March 16, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
12. "March 23, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
13. "March 30, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
14. "April 6, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
15. "April 13, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
16. "April 20, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
17. "April 27, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
18. "May 4, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
19. "May 11, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
20. "May 18, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
21. "May 25, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
22. "June 1, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
23. "June 8, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
24. "June 15, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
25. "June 22, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
26. "June 29, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
27. "July 6, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
28. "July 13, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
29. "July 20, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
30. "July 27, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
31. "August 3, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
32. "August 10, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
33. "August 17, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
34. "August 24, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
35. "August 31, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
36. "September 7, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
37. "September 14, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
38. "September 21, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
39. "September 28, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
40. "October 5, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
41. "October 12, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
42. "October 19, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
43. "October 26, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
44. "November 2, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
45. "November 9, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
46. "November 16, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
47. "November 23, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
48. "November 30, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
49. "December 7, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
50. "December 14, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
51. "December 21, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .
52. "December 28, 1974". Billboard Hot 100 .

Sources

• Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition ( ISBN   0-8230-7677-6)
• Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition ( ISBN   0-89820-180-2)
• Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies ( ISBN   0-89820-076-8)
• Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.