POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 2, 1974
1

The Way We Were

Barbra Streisand

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 3

2

You're Sixteen

Ringo Starr

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 1

3

Love's Theme

Love Unlimited Orchestra

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 6

4

Show And Tell

Al Wilson

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 2

5

Americans

Byron MacGregor

↑ 5

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 10

6

I've Got To Use My Imagination

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 4

7

Let Me Be There

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 8

8

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

Aretha Franklin

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 11

9

The Joker

The Steve Miller Band

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 5

10

Spiders & Snakes

Jim Stafford

↑ 4

Peak: 3 • 23 wks • Prev: 14

11

Smokin' In The Boy's Room

Brownsville Station

↓ 4

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 7

12

Time In A Bottle

Jim Croce

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

13

Living For The City

Stevie Wonder

↓ 1

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 12

14

Jungle Boogie

Kool & The Gang

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 18

15

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

Barry White

↓ 2

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 13

16

Me And Baby Brother

War

↓ 1

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 15

17

Rock On

David Essex

↑ 7

Peak: 5 • 25 wks • Prev: 24

18

Put Your Hands Together

The O'Jays

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

19

Boogie Down

Eddie Kendricks

↑ 17

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 36

20

Helen Wheels

Paul McCartney And Wings

↓ 3

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

21

The Most Beautiful Girl

Charlie Rich

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 20

22

Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker)

The Rolling Stones

↑ 20

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 42

23

I Love

Tom T. Hall

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 30

24

Livin' For You

Al Green

↓ 3

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

25

Midnight Rider

Gregg Allman

↑ 7

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 32

26

The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)

Gordon Sinclair

↑ 2

Peak: 24 • 7 wks • Prev: 28

27

Last Time I Saw Him

Diana Ross

↑ 6

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

28

Jim Dandy

Black Oak Arkansas

↑ 6

Peak: 25 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

29

Love Song

Anne Murray

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 35

30

"Joy" Pt. I

Isaac Hayes

↑ 1

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 31

31

Let Your Hair Down

The Temptations

↓ 4

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 27

32

Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)

Helen Reddy

↓ 9

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

33

Baby Come Close

Smokey Robinson

↑ 4

Peak: 27 • 16 wks • Prev: 37

34

When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight

Donny Osmond

↓ 18

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

35

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

↓ 10

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 25

36

Sexy Mama

Moments

↑ 15

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 51

37

Abra-Ca-Dabra

The De Franco Family

↑ 3

Peak: 32 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

38

Walk Like A Man

Grand Funk

↓ 19

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 19

39

Top Of The World

Carpenters

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 29

40

Dark Lady

Cher

↑ 16

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 56

41

Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)

Cheech & Chong

↓ 15

Peak: 24 • 12 wks • Prev: 26

42

I Like To Live The Love

B.B. King

↑ 3

Peak: 28 • 16 wks • Prev: 45

43

Can This Be Real

Natural Four

↑ 4

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 47

44

Daddy What If

Bobby Bare

↑ 10

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 54

45

I Shall Sing

Garfunkel

↑ 5

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 50

46

Rockin' Roll Baby

The Stylistics

↓ 7

Peak: 14 • 18 wks • Prev: 39

47

Last Kiss

Wednesday

↑ 11

Peak: 34 • 18 wks • Prev: 58

48

Teenage Lament '74

Alice Cooper

—

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

49

Seasons In The Sun

Terry Jacks

↑ 23

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 72

50

My Sweet Lady

Cliff DeYoung

↑ 10

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 60

51

Come And Get Your Love

Redbone

↑ 10

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 61

52

Hello It's Me

Todd Rundgren

↓ 14

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 38

53

Showdown

Electric Light Orchestra

↑ 2

Peak: 53 • 18 wks • Prev: 55

54

Trying To Hold On To My Woman

Lamont Dozier

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 64

55

Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)

Mocedades

↑ 15

Peak: 9 • 17 wks • Prev: 70

56

You're So Unique

Billy Preston

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 57

57

If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

The Staple Singers

↓ 14

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 43

58

If We Make It Through December

Merle Haggard

↓ 17

Peak: 28 • 11 wks • Prev: 41

59

This Time I'm Gone For Good

Bobby "Blue" Bland

↓ 7

Peak: 42 • 13 wks • Prev: 52

60

MIND GAMES

John Lennon

↓ 16

Peak: 18 • 13 wks • Prev: 44

61

Wang Dang Doodle

The Pointer Sisters

↑ 2

Peak: 61 • 8 wks • Prev: 63

62

I Miss You

The Dells

↑ 15

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 77

63

Love Has No Pride

Linda Ronstadt

↓ 4

Peak: 51 • 11 wks • Prev: 59

64

Just You 'n' Me

Chicago

↓ 18

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 46

65

Raised On Robbery

Joni Mitchell

↑ 4

Peak: 65 • 8 wks • Prev: 69

66

You Sure Love To Ball

Marvin Gaye

↑ 14

Peak: 50 • 6 wks • Prev: 80

67

There Won't Be Anymore

Charlie Rich

↑ 20

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 87

68

What It Comes Down To

The Isley Brothers

↑ 3

Peak: 55 • 11 wks • Prev: 71

69

Mighty Love - Pt. 1

The Spinners

↑ 14

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 83

70

Star

Stealers Wheel

↑ 6

Peak: 29 • 14 wks • Prev: 76

71

Stoned To The Bone - Part 1

James Brown

↓ 9

Peak: 58 • 11 wks • Prev: 62

72

In The Mood

Bette Midler

↑ 16

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 88

73

Life Is A Song Worth Singing

Johnny Mathis

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 12 wks • Prev: 78

74

WOLD

Harry Chapin

↑ 10

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 84

75

Jessica

The Allman Brothers Band

↑ 10

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 85

76

One Tin Soldier, The Legend of Billy Jack

Coven

↓ 3

Peak: 26 • 18 wks • Prev: 73

77

Sunshine On My Shoulders

John Denver

↑ 13

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 90

78

D'yer Mak'er

Led Zeppelin

↓ 29

Peak: 20 • 16 wks • Prev: 49

79

Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo

Rick Derringer

↑ 15

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 94

80

Mockingbird

Carly Simon & James Taylor

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 16 wks

81

American Tune

Paul Simon

↓ 28

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

82

We're Getting Careless With Our Love

Johnnie Taylor

↑ 16

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 98

83

Let Me Get To Know You

Paul Anka

↑ 3

Peak: 80 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

84

Flashback

The 5th Dimension

↓ 2

Peak: 82 • 9 wks • Prev: 82

85

Jolene

Dolly Parton

↑ 7

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 92

86

Lookin' For A Love

Bobby Womack

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 17 wks

87

Thanks For Saving My Life

Billy Paul

↑ 8

Peak: 37 • 17 wks • Prev: 95

88

(I'd Know You) Anywhere

Ashford & Simpson

↑ 3

Peak: 88 • 3 wks • Prev: 91

89

Energy Crisis '74

Dickie Goodman

★ NEW

Peak: 33 • 8 wks

90

Get That Gasoline Blues

NRBQ

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 6 wks

91

I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind

Four Tops

↑ 6

Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 97

92

Stop To Start

Blue Magic

★ NEW

Peak: 74 • 6 wks

93

I Wish It Was Me

Tyrone Davis

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 9 wks

94

That's The Sound That Lonely Makes

Tavares

★ NEW

Peak: 70 • 7 wks

95

Meadows

Joe Walsh

↓ 6

Peak: 89 • 4 wks • Prev: 89

96

Just Don't Want To Be Lonely

The Main Ingredient

★ NEW

Peak: 10 • 20 wks

97

The Real Me

The Who

★ NEW

Peak: 92 • 3 wks

98

Quick, Fast, In A Hurry

New York City

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 7 wks

99

Try (Try To Fall In Love)

Cooker

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 5 wks

100

Must Be Love

The James Gang

★ NEW

Peak: 54 • 11 wks

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