Top ten
entry date
|
Single
|
Artist(s)
|
Peak
|
Peak date
|
Weeks in
top ten
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| Singles from 1973
|
| 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
|
| 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"[a]
|
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
|
