POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 26, 1974
1

You're Sixteen

Ringo Starr

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 5

2

Show And Tell

Al Wilson

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

3

The Way We Were

Barbra Streisand

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 7

4

I've Got To Use My Imagination

Gladys Knight And The Pips

—

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

5

The Joker

The Steve Miller Band

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 2

6

Love's Theme

Love Unlimited Orchestra

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 10

7

Smokin' In The Boy's Room

Brownsville Station

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

8

Let Me Be There

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 9

9

Time In A Bottle

Jim Croce

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

10

Americans

Byron MacGregor

↑ 7

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

11

Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

Aretha Franklin

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 13

12

Living For The City

Stevie Wonder

↓ 4

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 8

13

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

Barry White

↓ 2

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 11

14

Spiders & Snakes

Jim Stafford

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 23 wks • Prev: 18

15

Me And Baby Brother

War

—

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

16

When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight

Donny Osmond

↓ 2

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

17

Helen Wheels

Paul McCartney And Wings

↓ 5

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 12

18

Jungle Boogie

Kool & The Gang

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 22

19

Walk Like A Man

Grand Funk

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 20

20

The Most Beautiful Girl

Charlie Rich

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 16

21

Livin' For You

Al Green

↓ 2

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 19

22

Put Your Hands Together

The O'Jays

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

23

Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)

Helen Reddy

↓ 2

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

24

Rock On

David Essex

↑ 8

Peak: 5 • 25 wks • Prev: 32

25

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 23

26

Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)

Cheech & Chong

↓ 2

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 24

27

Let Your Hair Down

The Temptations

↑ 3

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 30

28

The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)

Gordon Sinclair

↑ 34

Peak: 24 • 7 wks • Prev: 62

29

Top Of The World

Carpenters

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 25

30

I Love

Tom T. Hall

↑ 8

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 38

31

"Joy" Pt. I

Isaac Hayes

↑ 2

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

32

Midnight Rider

Gregg Allman

↑ 4

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 36

33

Last Time I Saw Him

Diana Ross

↑ 8

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 41

34

Jim Dandy

Black Oak Arkansas

↑ 8

Peak: 25 • 13 wks • Prev: 42

35

Love Song

Anne Murray

↑ 5

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 40

36

Boogie Down

Eddie Kendricks

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 46

37

Baby Come Close

Smokey Robinson

↑ 2

Peak: 27 • 16 wks • Prev: 39

38

Hello It's Me

Todd Rundgren

↓ 12

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 26

39

Rockin' Roll Baby

The Stylistics

↓ 8

Peak: 14 • 18 wks • Prev: 31

40

Abra-Ca-Dabra

The De Franco Family

↑ 9

Peak: 32 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

41

If We Make It Through December

Merle Haggard

↓ 13

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 28

42

Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker)

The Rolling Stones

↑ 19

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 61

43

If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

The Staple Singers

↓ 16

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 27

44

MIND GAMES

John Lennon

↓ 10

Peak: 18 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

45

I Like To Live The Love

B.B. King

↑ 3

Peak: 28 • 16 wks • Prev: 48

46

Just You 'n' Me

Chicago

↓ 11

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 35

47

Can This Be Real

Natural Four

↑ 5

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

48

Teenage Lament '74

Alice Cooper

↑ 6

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

49

D'yer Mak'er

Led Zeppelin

↓ 6

Peak: 20 • 16 wks • Prev: 43

50

I Shall Sing

Garfunkel

↑ 7

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

51

Sexy Mama

Moments

↑ 24

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 75

52

This Time I'm Gone For Good

Bobby "Blue" Bland

↓ 5

Peak: 42 • 13 wks • Prev: 47

53

American Tune

Paul Simon

↓ 16

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

54

Daddy What If

Bobby Bare

↑ 15

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

55

Showdown

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 1

Peak: 53 • 18 wks • Prev: 56

56

Dark Lady

Cher

↑ 26

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 82

57

You're So Unique

Billy Preston

↑ 11

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

58

Last Kiss

Wednesday

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 18 wks • Prev: 60

59

Love Has No Pride

Linda Ronstadt

—

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 59

60

My Sweet Lady

Cliff DeYoung

↑ 10

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 70

61

Come And Get Your Love

Redbone

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 73

62

Stoned To The Bone - Part 1

James Brown

↓ 4

Peak: 58 • 11 wks • Prev: 58

63

Wang Dang Doodle

The Pointer Sisters

↑ 4

Peak: 61 • 8 wks • Prev: 67

64

Trying To Hold On To My Woman

Lamont Dozier

↑ 2

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 66

65

My Music

Loggins & Messina

↓ 21

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

66

Painted Ladies

Ian Thomas

↓ 21

Peak: 34 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

67

A Fool Such As I

Bob Dylan

↓ 12

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 55

68

Keep Your Head To The Sky

Earth, Wind & Fire

↓ 15

Peak: 52 • 11 wks • Prev: 53

69

Raised On Robbery

Joni Mitchell

↑ 2

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

70

Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)

Mocedades

↑ 14

Peak: 9 • 17 wks • Prev: 84

71

What It Comes Down To

The Isley Brothers

↑ 7

Peak: 55 • 11 wks • Prev: 78

72

Seasons In The Sun

Terry Jacks

↑ 14

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 86

73

One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack

Coven

↑ 4

Peak: 26 • 18 wks • Prev: 77

74

Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally

Tony Orlando & Dawn

↓ 24

Peak: 27 • 12 wks • Prev: 50

75

The Love I Lost (Part 1)

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

↓ 24

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 51

76

Star

Stealers Wheel

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 14 wks • Prev: 81

77

I Miss You

The Dells

↑ 14

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

78

Life Is A Song Worth Singing

Johnny Mathis

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 12 wks • Prev: 83

79

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way

Jim Croce

↓ 15

Peak: 64 • 5 wks • Prev: 64

80

You Sure Love To Ball

Marvin Gaye

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 6 wks

81

I Got A Name

Jim Croce

↓ 18

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 63

82

Flashback

The 5th Dimension

↑ 3

Peak: 82 • 9 wks • Prev: 85

83

Mighty Love - Pt. 1

The Spinners

★ NEW

Peak: 20 • 15 wks

84

WOLD

Harry Chapin

↑ 3

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 87

85

Jessica

The Allman Brothers Band

↑ 5

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

86

Let Me Get To Know You

Paul Anka

↑ 3

Peak: 80 • 8 wks • Prev: 89

87

There Won't Be Anymore

Charlie Rich

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 15 wks

88

In The Mood

Bette Midler

★ NEW

Peak: 51 • 7 wks

89

Meadows

Joe Walsh

↑ 7

Peak: 89 • 4 wks • Prev: 96

90

Sunshine On My Shoulders

John Denver

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 18 wks

91

(I'd Know You) Anywhere

Ashford & Simpson

↑ 3

Peak: 88 • 3 wks • Prev: 94

92

Jolene

Dolly Parton

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 8 wks

93

Come Get To This

Marvin Gaye

↓ 28

Peak: 21 • 13 wks • Prev: 65

94

Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo

Rick Derringer

↑ 6

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 100

95

Thanks For Saving My Life

Billy Paul

★ NEW

Peak: 37 • 17 wks

96

Hangin' Around

Edgar Winter Group

↓ 20

Peak: 65 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

97

I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind

Four Tops

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 8 wks

98

We're Getting Careless With Our Love

Johnnie Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 34 • 10 wks

99

This Is Your Song

Don Goodwin

↓ 7

Peak: 86 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

100

Can't Say Nothin'

Curtis Mayfield

↓ 12

Peak: 88 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

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