POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 16, 1974
1

The Way We Were

Barbra Streisand

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 2

2

Love's Theme

Love Unlimited Orchestra

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 1

3

You're Sixteen

Ringo Starr

—

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

4

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

Aretha Franklin

↑ 1

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 5

5

Spiders & Snakes

Jim Stafford

↑ 2

Peak: 3 • 23 wks • Prev: 7

6

Americans

Byron MacGregor

↓ 2

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 4

7

Let Me Be There

Olivia Newton-John

↓ 1

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 6

8

Jungle Boogie

Kool & The Gang

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 10

9

Boogie Down

Eddie Kendricks

↑ 5

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

10

Rock On

David Essex

↑ 3

Peak: 5 • 25 wks • Prev: 13

11

Show And Tell

Al Wilson

↓ 3

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 8

12

Seasons In The Sun

Terry Jacks

↑ 15

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 27

13

Put Your Hands Together

The O'Jays

↑ 2

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 15

14

I've Got To Use My Imagination

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 5

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 9

15

I Love

Tom T. Hall

↑ 4

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

16

Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker)

The Rolling Stones

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

17

Last Time I Saw Him

Diana Ross

↑ 4

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 21

18

The Joker

The Steve Miller Band

↓ 7

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 11

19

Love Song

Anne Murray

↑ 4

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 23

20

Midnight Rider

Gregg Allman

↑ 2

Peak: 19 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

21

Dark Lady

Cher

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 31

22

Smokin' In The Boy's Room

Brownsville Station

↓ 10

Peak: 3 • 19 wks • Prev: 12

23

Living For The City

Stevie Wonder

↓ 7

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 16

24

Sexy Mama

Moments

↑ 8

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 32

25

Jim Dandy

Black Oak Arkansas

↑ 1

Peak: 25 • 13 wks • Prev: 26

26

Time In A Bottle

Jim Croce

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

27

Baby Come Close

Smokey Robinson

↑ 2

Peak: 27 • 16 wks • Prev: 29

28

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

Barry White

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 20

29

The Most Beautiful Girl

Charlie Rich

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 25

30

Mockingbird

Carly Simon & James Taylor

↑ 36

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 66

31

Can This Be Real

Natural Four

↑ 4

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 35

32

Abra-Ca-Dabra

The De Franco Family

↑ 2

Peak: 32 • 12 wks • Prev: 34

33

The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)

Gordon Sinclair

↓ 9

Peak: 24 • 7 wks • Prev: 24

34

Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)

Mocedades

↑ 8

Peak: 9 • 17 wks • Prev: 42

35

Come And Get Your Love

Redbone

↑ 5

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 40

36

My Sweet Lady

Cliff DeYoung

↑ 9

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 45

37

Trying To Hold On To My Woman

Lamont Dozier

↑ 7

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 44

38

I Like To Live The Love

B.B. King

↑ 1

Peak: 28 • 16 wks • Prev: 39

39

Sunshine On My Shoulders

John Denver

↑ 12

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 51

40

Last Kiss

Wednesday

↑ 3

Peak: 34 • 18 wks • Prev: 43

41

Daddy What If

Bobby Bare

—

Peak: 41 • 8 wks • Prev: 41

42

"Joy" Pt. I

Isaac Hayes

↓ 12

Peak: 30 • 9 wks • Prev: 30

43

Livin' For You

Al Green

↓ 10

Peak: 19 • 11 wks • Prev: 33

44

There Won't Be Anymore

Charlie Rich

↑ 10

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 54

45

I Shall Sing

Garfunkel

↓ 7

Peak: 38 • 9 wks • Prev: 38

46

Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)

Helen Reddy

↓ 10

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 36

47

Jet

Paul McCartney And Wings

↑ 22

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 69

48

You're So Unique

Billy Preston

↑ 2

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 50

49

Mighty Love - Pt. 1

The Spinners

↑ 10

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

50

You Sure Love To Ball

Marvin Gaye

↑ 3

Peak: 50 • 6 wks • Prev: 53

51

In The Mood

Bette Midler

↑ 5

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 56

52

WOLD

Harry Chapin

↑ 10

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

53

Me And Baby Brother

War

↓ 25

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

54

Star

Stealers Wheel

↑ 10

Peak: 29 • 14 wks • Prev: 64

55

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

↓ 8

Peak: 2 • 17 wks • Prev: 47

56

Energy Crisis '74

Dickie Goodman

↑ 19

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 75

57

Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo

Rick Derringer

↑ 10

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 67

58

Helen Wheels

Paul McCartney And Wings

↓ 21

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 37

59

Rockin' Roll Baby

The Stylistics

↓ 10

Peak: 14 • 18 wks • Prev: 49

60

What It Comes Down To

The Isley Brothers

↑ 3

Peak: 55 • 11 wks • Prev: 63

61

I Miss You

The Dells

↓ 1

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 60

62

Let Your Hair Down

The Temptations

↓ 16

Peak: 27 • 9 wks • Prev: 46

63

Hello It's Me

Todd Rundgren

↓ 8

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 55

64

Top Of The World

Carpenters

↓ 16

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 48

65

Jessica

The Allman Brothers Band

↑ 5

Peak: 65 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

66

We're Getting Careless With Our Love

Johnnie Taylor

↑ 6

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 72

67

Life Is A Song Worth Singing

Johnny Mathis

↑ 4

Peak: 54 • 12 wks • Prev: 71

68

Teenage Lament '74

Alice Cooper

↓ 10

Peak: 48 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

69

Bennie And The Jets

Elton John

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 18 wks

70

Lookin' For A Love

Bobby Womack

↑ 10

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 80

71

When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight

Donny Osmond

↓ 19

Peak: 14 • 13 wks • Prev: 52

72

I've Got A Thing About You Baby/Take Good Care Of Her

Elvis Presley

↑ 18

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 90

73

Jolene

Dolly Parton

↑ 5

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

74

Homely Girl

The Chi-lites

↑ 24

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 98

75

I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind

Four Tops

↑ 8

Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 83

76

Thanks For Saving My Life

Billy Paul

↑ 5

Peak: 37 • 17 wks • Prev: 81

77

Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

Gladys Knight And The Pips

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 17 wks

78

Get That Gasoline Blues

NRBQ

↑ 8

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 86

79

Houston (I'm Comin' To See You)

Glen Campbell

↑ 5

Peak: 68 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

80

Let Me Get To Know You

Paul Anka

↑ 2

Peak: 80 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

81

Stop To Start

Blue Magic

↑ 7

Peak: 74 • 6 wks • Prev: 88

82

Tell Me A Lie

Sami Jo

↑ 3

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 85

83

I Wish It Was Me

Tyrone Davis

↑ 4

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

84

Just Don't Want To Be Lonely

The Main Ingredient

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 89

85

That's The Sound That Lonely Makes

Tavares

↑ 6

Peak: 70 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

86

She's Gone

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 28 wks • Prev: 96

87

Hooked On A Feeling

Blue Swede

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 17 wks

88

Quick, Fast, In A Hurry

New York City

↑ 5

Peak: 79 • 7 wks • Prev: 93

89

Must Be Love

The James Gang

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 11 wks • Prev: 94

90

Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)

Bill Amesbury

★ NEW

Peak: 59 • 9 wks

91

Try (Try To Fall In Love)

Cooker

↑ 4

Peak: 88 • 5 wks • Prev: 95

92

Would You Lay With Me (in A Field Of Stone)

Tanya Tucker

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 10 wks

93

It's Been A Long Time

The New Birth

★ NEW

Peak: 66 • 6 wks

94

I'll Be The Other Woman

The Soul Children

★ NEW

Peak: 36 • 9 wks

95

The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)

Tex Ritter

↑ 5

Peak: 90 • 3 wks • Prev: 100

96

A Mother For My Children

The Whispers

↑ 3

Peak: 92 • 4 wks • Prev: 99

97

Beyond The Blue Horizon

Lou Christie

★ NEW

Peak: 80 • 10 wks

98

The Crude Oil Blues

Jerry Reed

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 5 wks

99

Star Baby

The Guess Who

★ NEW

Peak: 39 • 19 wks

100

The Real Me

The Who

↓ 8

Peak: 92 • 3 wks • Prev: 92

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