1974
And we listened to:
|
song title |
artist |
Top 40 peak |
R&B peak |
peak date |
| The Joker | Steve Miller Band | 1[1] | 1/12 | |
| Never Never Gonna Give You Up | Barry White | 7 | 2[2] | 1/12 |
| Living For The City | Stevie Wonder | 8 | 1[2] | 1/12 |
| Helen Wheels | Paul McCartney & Wings | 10 | 1/12 | |
| Painted Ladies | Ian Thomas | 34 | 1/12 | |
| American Tune | Paul Simon | 35 | 1/12 | |
| Show & Tell | Al Wilson | 1[1] | 10 | 1/19 |
| Smokin' In The Boy's Room | Brownsville Station | 3 | 1/19 | |
| I've Got Use My Imagination | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 4 | 1[1] | 1/19 |
| Are You Lonesome Tonight | Donny Osmond | 14 | 1/19 | |
| Me & Baby Brother | War | 15 | 18 | 1/19 |
| Livin' For You | Al Green | 19 | 1[1] | 1/19 |
| Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!) | Cheech & Chong | 24 | 1/19 | |
| You're Sixteen | Ringo Starr | 1[1] | 1/26 | |
| Walk Like A Man | Grand Funk | 19 | 1/26 | |
| Let Your Hair Down | The Temptations | 27 | 1[1] | 1/26 |
| The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | 1[3] | 2/2 | |
| Joy (Part 1) | Isaac Hayes | 30 | 7 | 2/2 |
| Love's Theme | Love Unlimited Orchestra | 1[1] | 10 | 2/9 |
| Americans | Byron MacGregor | 4 | 2/9 | |
| Let Me Be There | Olivia Newton-John | 6 | 2/9 | |
| The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) | Gordon Sinclair | 24 | 2/9 | |
| I Shall Sing | Garfunkel | 38 | 2/9 | |
| Jim Dandy | Black Oak Arkansas | 25 | 2/16 | |
| Baby Come Close | Smokey Robinson | 27 | 7 | 2/16 |
| Can This Be Real | Natural Four | 31 | 10 | 2/16 |
| Abra-Ca-Dabra | DeFranco Family | 32 | 2/16 | |
| Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) | Aretha Franklin | 3 | 1[1] | 2/23 |
| Last Time I Saw Him | Diana Ross | 14 | 15 | 2/23 |
| Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) | Rolling Stones | 15 | 2/23 | |
| Midnight Rider | Gregg Allman | 19 | 2/23 | |
| Seasons In The Sun | Terry Jacks | 1[3] | 3/2 | |
| Spiders & Snakes | Jim Stafford | 3 | 3/2 | |
| Put Your Hands Together | The O'Jays | 10 | 2[2] | 3/2 |
| I Love | Tom T. Hall | 12 | 3/2 | |
| Energy Crisis '74 | Dickie Goodman | 33 | 3/2 | |
| Last Kiss | Wednesday | 34 | 3/2 | |
| Boogie Down | Eddie Kendricks | 2[2] | 1[3] | 3/9 |
| Jungle Boogie | Kool & the Gang | 4 | 2[2] | 3/9 |
| Rock On | David Essex | 5 | 3/9 | |
| Love Song | Anne Murray | 12 | 3/9 | |
| I Like To Live The Love | B.B. King | 28 | 6 | 3/9 |
| Sexy Mama | The Moments | 17 | 3 | 3/16 |
| Dark Lady | Cher | 1[1] | 3/23 | |
| Mockingbird | Carly Simon & James Taylor | 5 | 3/23 | |
| Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) | Mocedades | 9 | 3/23 | |
| Trying To Hold On To My Woman | Lamont Dozier | 15 | 4 | 3/23 |
| My Sweet Lady | Cliff DeYoung | 17 | 3/23 | |
| Mighty Love | The Spinners | 20 | 1[2] | 3/23 |
| Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo | Rick Derringer | 23 | 3/23 | |
| Star | Stealers Wheel | 29 | 3/23 | |
| We're Getting Careless With Our Love | Johnnie Taylor | 34 | 5 | 3/23 |
| WOLD | Harry Chapin | 36 | 3/23 | |
| I've Got A Thing About You Baby | Elvis Presley | 39 | 3/23 | |
| Sunshine On My Shoulders | John Denver | 1[1] | 3/30 | |
| Jet | Paul McCartney & Wings | 10 | 3/30 | |
| There Won't Be Anymore | Charlie Rich | 18 | 3/30 | |
| I'll Be The Other Woman | The Soul Children | 36 | 3 | 3/30 |
| Hooked On A Feeling | Blue Swede | 1[1] | 4/6 | |
| Bennie & The Jets | Elton John | 1[1] | 15 | 4/13 |
| The Lord's Prayer | Sister Janet Mead | 4 | 4/13 | |
| Come & Get Your Love | Redbone | 5 | 75 | 4/13 |
| A Very Special Love Song | Charlie Rich | 11 | 4/13 | |
| Touch A Hand, Make A Friend | The Staple Singers | 23 | 3 | 4/13 |
| TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia | MFSB | 1[2] | 1[1] | 4/20 |
| Tell Me A Lie | Sami Jo | 21 | 4/20 | |
| Piano Man | Billy Joel | 25 | 4/20 | |
| Star Baby | Guess Who | 39 | 4/20 | |
| Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me | Gladys Knight & the Pips | 3 | 1[2] | 4/27 |
| Oh My My | Ringo Starr | 5 | 4/27 | |
| I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song | Jim Croce | 9 | 4/27 | |
| Lookin' For A Love | Bobby Womack | 10 | 1[3] | 4/27 |
| Keep On Singing | Helen Reddy | 15 | 4/27 | |
| Let It Ride | Bachman-Turner Overdrive | 23 | 4/27 | |
| I'm A Train | Albert Hammond | 31 | 4/27 | |
| Outside Woman | Bloodstone | 34 | 2[1] | 4/27 |
| Thanks For Saving My Life | Billy Paul | 37 | 9 | 4/27 |
| The Loco-Motion | Grand Funk | 1[2] | 5/4 | |
| Just Don't Want To Be Lonely | The Main Ingredient | 10 | 8 | 5/4 |
| My Mistake (Was To Love You) | Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye | 19 | 15 | 5/4 |
| Tubular Bells | Mike Oldfield | 7 | 5/11 | |
| (I've Been) Searching For So Long | Chicago | 9 | 5/11 | |
| The Payback (part 1) | James Brown | 26 | 1[2] | 5/11 |
| The Streak | Ray Stevens | 1[3] | 5/18 | |
| Dancing Machine | Jackson 5 | 2[2] | 1[1] | 5/18 |
| The Entertainer | Marvin Hamlisch | 3 | 5/18 | |
| Mighty Mighty | Earth, Wind & Fire | 29 | 4 | 5/18 |
| Standing At The End Of The Line | Lobo | 37 | 5/18 | |
| The Show Must Go On | Three Dog Night | 4 | 5/25 | |
| I Won't Last A Day Without You | The Carpenters | 11 | 5/25 | |
| Let's Get Married | Al Green | 32 | 3 | 5/25 |
| (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock | Bill Haley & The Comets | 39 | 5/25 | |
| Midnight At The Oasis | Maria Muldaur | 6 | 6/1 | |
| Oh Very Young | Cat Stevens | 10 | 6/1 | |
| My Girl Bill | Jim Stafford | 12 | 6/1 | |
| Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing | Stevie Wonder | 16 | 2[1] | 6/1 |
| I'm In Love | Aretha Franklin | 19 | 1[2] | 6/1 |
| Daybreak | Nilsson | 39 | 6/1 | |
| Band On The Run | Paul McCartney & Wings | 1[1] | 6/8 | |
| Help Me | Joni Mitchell | 7 | 6/8 | |
| Another Park, Another Sunday | Doobie Brothers | 32 | 6/8 | |
| No Charge | Melba Montgomery | 39 | 6/8 | |
| Billy Don't Be A Hero | Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods | 1[2] | 6/15 | |
| You Make Me Feel Brand New | The Stylistics | 2[2] | 5 | 6/15 |
| For The Love Of Money | The O'Jays | 9 | 3 | 6/15 |
| Son Of Sagittarius | Eddie Kendricks | 28 | 5 | 6/15 |
| Haven't Got Time For The Pain | Carly Simon | 14 | 6/22 | |
| Save The Last Dance For Me | DeFranco Family | 18 | 6/22 | |
| Sundown | Gordon Lightfoot | 1[1] | 6/29 | |
| Be Thankful For What You Got | William DeVaughn | 4 | 1[1] | 6/29 |
| If You Love Me (Let Me Know) | Olivia Newton-John | 5 | 6/29 | |
| I'm Coming Home | The Spinners | 18 | 3 | 6/29 |
| If You Wanna Get To Heaven | Ozark Mountain Daredevils | 25 | 6/29 | |
| Train Of Thought | Cher | 27 | 6/29 | |
| Already Gone | The Eagles | 32 | 6/29 |