Top ten
entry date | Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in
top ten |
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| Singles from 1973 |
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| December 15 | "The Joker" | Steve Miller Band | 1 | January 12 | 8 |
| December 22 | "Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up" | Barry White | 7 | January 12 | 4 |
| December 29 | "Show and Tell" | Al Wilson | 1 | January 19 | 7 |
| "Smokin' in the Boys Room" | Brownsville Station | 3 | January 19 | 5 |
| Singles from 1974 |
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| January 5 | "I've Got to Use My Imagination" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 4 | January 19 | 6 |
| "Living for the City" | Stevie Wonder | 8 | January 12 | 3 |
| January 12 | "You're Sixteen" | Ringo Starr | 1 | January 26 | 7 |
| "Let Me Be There" | Olivia Newton-John | 6 | February 9 | 7 |
| "Helen Wheels" | Paul McCartney & Wings | 10 | January 12 | 1 |
| January 19 | "The Way We Were" | Barbra Streisand | 1 | February 2 | 9 |
| "Love's Theme" | The Love Unlimited Orchestra | 1 | February 9 | 7 |
| January 26 | "The Americans" | Byron MacGregor | 4 | February 9 | 4 |
| February 2 | "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" | Aretha Franklin | 3 | February 23 | 6 |
| "Spiders & Snakes" | Jim Stafford | 3 | March 2 | 7 |
| February 9 | "Jungle Boogie" | Kool & the Gang | 4 | March 9 | 7 |
| February 16 | "Boogie Down" | Eddie Kendricks | 2 | March 9 | 6 |
| "Rock On" | David Essex | 5 | March 9 | 5 |
| February 23 | "Seasons in the Sun" | Terry Jacks | 1 | March 2 | 8 |
| March 2 | "Dark Lady" | Cher | 1 | March 23 | 6 |
| "Put Your Hands Together" | The O'Jays | 10 | March 2 | 1 |
| March 9 | "Sunshine on My Shoulders" | John Denver | 1 | March 30 | 7 |
| "Mockingbird" | Carly Simon and James Taylor | 5 | March 23 | 6 |
| March 16 | "Jet" | Paul McCartney & Wings | 7 | March 30 | 3 |
| March 23 | "Hooked on a Feeling" | Blue Swede | 1 | April 6 | 7 |
| "Bennie and the Jets" | Elton John | 1 | April 13 | 9 |
| "Eres tú" | Mocedades | 9 | March 23 | 2 |
| March 30 | "The Lord's Prayer" | Sister Janet Mead | 4 | April 13 | 4 |
| "Come and Get Your Love" | Redbone | 5 | April 13 | 5 |
| April 6 | "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" | MFSB featuring The Three Degrees | 1 | April 20 | 6 |
| "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 3 | April 27 | 5 |
| April 13 | "Oh My My" | Ringo Starr | 5 | April 27 | 3 |
| April 20 | "The Loco-Motion" | Grand Funk Railroad | 1 | May 4 | 6 |
| "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" | Jim Croce | 9 | April 27 | 2 |
| April 27 | "Dancing Machine" | The Jackson 5 | 2 | May 18 | 9 |
| "Lookin' for a Love" | Bobby Womack | 10 | April 27 | 1 |
| May 4 | "The Streak" | Ray Stevens | 1 | May 18 | 8 |
| "The Show Must Go On" | Three Dog Night | 4 | May 25 | 4 |
| "Tubular Bells" | Mike Oldfield | 7 | May 11 | 2 |
| "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" | The Main Ingredient | 10 | May 4 | 1 |
| May 11 | "The Entertainer" | Marvin Hamlisch | 3 | May 18 | 7 |
| "Midnight at the Oasis" | Maria Muldaur | 6 | June 1 | 6 |
| "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" | Chicago | 9 | May 11 | 3 |
| May 18 | "Band on the Run" | Paul McCartney & Wings | 1 | June 8 | 7 |
| "You Make Me Feel Brand New" | The Stylistics | 2 | June 15 | 8 |
| May 25 | "Help Me" | Joni Mitchell | 7 | June 8 | 3 |
| June 1 | "Billy Don't Be a Hero" | Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods | 1 | June 15 | 7 |
| "Sundown" | Gordon Lightfoot | 1 | June 29 | 7 |
| "Oh Very Young" | Cat Stevens | 10 | June 1 | 1 |
| June 8 | "For the Love of Money" | The O'Jays | 9 | June 15 | 2 |
| June 15 | "Be Thankful for What You Got" | William DeVaughn | 4 | June 29 | 3 |
| June 22 | "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" | Olivia Newton-John | 5 | June 29 | 4 |
| "Hollywood Swinging" | Kool & the Gang | 6 | July 6 | 3 |
| June 29 | "Rock the Boat" | The Hues Corporation | 1 | July 6 | 5 |
| "Rock Your Baby" | George McCrae | 1 | July 13 | 5 |
| "Annie's Song" | John Denver | 1 | July 27 | 7 |
| July 6 | "On and On" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 5 | July 13 | 3 |
| "You Won't See Me" | Anne Murray | 8 | July 13 | 3 |
| July 13 | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Elton John | 2 | July 27 | 5 |
| "Rock and Roll Heaven" | The Righteous Brothers | 3 | July 20 | 4 |
| "The Air That I Breathe" | The Hollies | 6 | August 3 | 4 |
| July 20 | "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" | Steely Dan | 4 | August 3 | 3 |
| July 27 | "Feel Like Makin' Love" | Roberta Flack | 1 | August 10 | 6 |
| "Please Come to Boston" | Dave Loggins | 5 | August 10 | 4 |
| "Call on Me" | Chicago | 6 | August 10 | 4 |
| August 3 | "The Night Chicago Died" | Paper Lace | 1 | August 17 | 6 |
| "Sideshow" | Blue Magic | 8 | August 10 | 3 |
| August 10 | "Waterloo" | ABBA | 6 | August 24 | 3 |
| "Tell Me Something Good" | Rufus and Chaka Khan | 3 | August 24 | 6 |
| "Wildwood Weed" | Jim Stafford | 7 | August 24 | 4 |
| August 17 | "(You're) Having My Baby" | Paul Anka and Odia Coates | 1 | August 24 | 6 |
| "I'm Leaving It Up to You" | Donny and Marie Osmond | 4 | September 14 | 5 |
| August 24 | "I Shot the Sheriff" | Eric Clapton | 1 | September 14 | 5 |
| "Rock Me Gently" | Andy Kim | 1 | September 28 | 6 |
| "Keep On Smilin'" | Wet Willie | 10 | August 24 | 1 |
| August 31 | "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" | Barry White | 1 | September 21 | 4 |
| "You and Me Against the World" | Helen Reddy | 9 | September 7 | 3 |
| September 7 | "Nothing from Nothing" | Billy Preston | 1 | October 19 | 7 |
| "Then Came You" | Dionne Warwick & Spinners | 1 | October 26 | 8 |
| September 14 | "Clap for the Wolfman" | The Guess Who | 6 | October 5 | 4 |
| September 21 | "I Honestly Love You" | Olivia Newton-John | 1 | October 5 | 5 |
| "You Haven't Done Nothin'" | Stevie Wonder | 1 | November 2 | 7 |
| "Hang On in There Baby" | Johnny Bristol | 8 | October 5 | 3 |
| September 28 | "Beach Baby" | The First Class | 4 | October 5 | 3 |
| "Another Saturday Night" | Cat Stevens | 6 | October 12 | 3 |
| "Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | 8 | October 26 | 4 |
| October 5 | "Earache My Eye" | Cheech & Chong | 9 | October 12 | 2 |
| October 12 | "The Bitch Is Back" | Elton John | 4 | November 2 | 5 |
| "Can't Get Enough" | Bad Company | 5 | November 2 | 4 |
| "Never My Love" | Blue Swede | 7 | October 19 | 2 |
| October 19 | "Jazzman" | Carole King | 2 | November 9 | 4 |
| "Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)" | Tony Orlando and Dawn | 7 | October 26 | 3 |
| "Love Me for a Reason" | The Osmonds | 10 | October 19 | 2 |
| October 26 | "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" [lower-alpha 1] | Bachman–Turner Overdrive | 1 | November 9 | 5 |
| "Stop and Smell the Roses" | Mac Davis | 9 | October 26 | 2 |
| November 2 | "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" | John Lennon | 1 | November 16 | 3 |
| "Tin Man" | America | 4 | November 9 | 4 |
| November 9 | "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" | B. T. Express | 2 | November 16 | 7 |
| "My Melody of Love" | Bobby Vinton | 3 | November 16 | 5 |
| "Back Home Again" | John Denver | 5 | November 9 | 3 |
| "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" | Reunion | 8 | November 16 | 2 |
| "Carefree Highway" | Gordon Lightfoot | 10 | November 9 | 2 |
| November 16 | "I Can Help" | Billy Swan | 1 | November 23 | 6 |
| "Longfellow Serenade" | Neil Diamond | 5 | November 23 | 3 |
| "Everlasting Love" | Carl Carlton | 6 | November 23 | 3 |
| November 23 | "Kung Fu Fighting" | Carl Douglas | 1 | December 7 | 8 |
| "Cat's in the Cradle" | Harry Chapin | 1 | December 21 | 6 |
| "When Will I See You Again" | The Three Degrees | 2 | December 14 | 6 |
| November 30 | "Angie Baby" | Helen Reddy | 1 | December 28 | 6 |
| December 7 | "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" | Al Green | 7 | December 21 | 3 |
