POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 23, 1974
1

Dark Lady

Cher

↑ 2

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 3

2

Seasons In The Sun

Terry Jacks

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 1

3

Sunshine On My Shoulders

John Denver

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 4

4

Boogie Down

Eddie Kendricks

↓ 2

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

5

Mockingbird

Carly Simon & James Taylor

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

6

Bennie And The Jets

Elton John

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

7

Hooked On A Feeling

Blue Swede

↑ 7

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 14

8

Jet

Paul McCartney And Wings

↑ 2

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 10

9

Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)

Mocedades

↑ 2

Peak: 9 • 17 wks • Prev: 11

10

Jungle Boogie

Kool & The Gang

↓ 3

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 7

11

Come And Get Your Love

Redbone

↑ 2

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 13

12

Rock On

David Essex

↓ 4

Peak: 5 • 25 wks • Prev: 8

13

The Way We Were

Barbra Streisand

↓ 8

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 5

14

The Lord's Prayer

Sister Janet Mead

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

15

Trying To Hold On To My Woman

Lamont Dozier

↑ 1

Peak: 15 • 18 wks • Prev: 16

16

TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)

MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 25

17

My Sweet Lady

Cliff DeYoung

↑ 1

Peak: 17 • 15 wks • Prev: 18

18

Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

19

There Won't Be Anymore

Charlie Rich

↑ 4

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 23

20

Mighty Love - Pt. 1

The Spinners

↑ 1

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 21

21

Spiders & Snakes

Jim Stafford

↓ 12

Peak: 3 • 23 wks • Prev: 9

22

A Very Special Love Song

Charlie Rich

↑ 7

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 29

23

Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo

Rick Derringer

↑ 3

Peak: 23 • 14 wks • Prev: 26

24

Lookin' For A Love

Bobby Womack

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

25

Sexy Mama

Moments

↓ 8

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

26

Love's Theme

Love Unlimited Orchestra

↓ 11

Peak: 1 • 22 wks • Prev: 15

27

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

Aretha Franklin

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 21 wks • Prev: 19

28

Oh My My

Ringo Starr

↑ 16

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 44

29

Star

Stealers Wheel

↑ 2

Peak: 29 • 14 wks • Prev: 31

30

I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song

Jim Croce

↑ 8

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

31

Love Song

Anne Murray

↓ 9

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 22

32

Just Don't Want To Be Lonely

The Main Ingredient

↑ 5

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 37

33

Touch A Hand, Make A Friend

The Staple Singers

↑ 8

Peak: 23 • 13 wks • Prev: 41

34

We're Getting Careless With Our Love

Johnnie Taylor

↑ 2

Peak: 34 • 10 wks • Prev: 36

35

Put Your Hands Together

The O'Jays

↓ 8

Peak: 10 • 16 wks • Prev: 27

36

WOLD

Harry Chapin

↑ 4

Peak: 36 • 13 wks • Prev: 40

37

Tell Me A Lie

Sami Jo

↑ 9

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 46

38

I'll Be The Other Woman

The Soul Children

↑ 5

Peak: 36 • 9 wks • Prev: 43

39

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

Elvis Presley

↑ 3

Peak: 39 • 12 wks • Prev: 42

40

Let It Ride

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

↑ 5

Peak: 23 • 15 wks • Prev: 45

41

Last Time I Saw Him

Diana Ross

↓ 8

Peak: 14 • 14 wks • Prev: 33

42

I Love

Tom T. Hall

↓ 14

Peak: 12 • 16 wks • Prev: 28

43

Keep On Singing

Helen Reddy

↑ 15

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 58

44

On A Night Like This

Bob Dylan

↑ 3

Peak: 44 • 6 wks • Prev: 47

45

My Mistake (Was To Love You)

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

↑ 10

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 55

46

I Like To Live The Love

B.B. King

↓ 14

Peak: 28 • 16 wks • Prev: 32

47

You're Sixteen

Ringo Starr

↓ 13

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 34

48

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

↑ 12

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 60

49

Honey Please, Can't Ya See

Barry White

↑ 3

Peak: 44 • 7 wks • Prev: 52

50

The Loco-Motion

Grand Funk

↑ 19

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 69

51

Piano Man

Billy Joel

↑ 10

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 61

52

Let Me Be There

Olivia Newton-John

↓ 13

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 39

53

Energy Crisis '74

Dickie Goodman

↓ 18

Peak: 33 • 8 wks • Prev: 35

54

Homely Girl

The Chi-lites

↑ 2

Peak: 54 • 8 wks • Prev: 56

55

Outside Woman

Bloodstone

↑ 10

Peak: 34 • 14 wks • Prev: 65

56

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

Tanya Tucker

↑ 6

Peak: 46 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

57

I Wish It Was Me

Tyrone Davis

↑ 2

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 59

58

Dancing Machine

Jackson 5

↑ 21

Peak: 2 • 22 wks • Prev: 79

59

Thanks For Saving My Life

Billy Paul

↓ 11

Peak: 37 • 17 wks • Prev: 48

60

She's Gone

Daryl Hall & John Oates

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 28 wks • Prev: 66

61

Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash

The Steve Miller Band

↑ 3

Peak: 51 • 7 wks • Prev: 64

62

Star Baby

The Guess Who

↑ 9

Peak: 39 • 19 wks • Prev: 71

63

Midnight At The Oasis

Maria Muldaur

↑ 10

Peak: 6 • 24 wks • Prev: 73

64

Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)

Bill Amesbury

↑ 3

Peak: 59 • 9 wks • Prev: 67

65

Must Be Love

The James Gang

↑ 5

Peak: 54 • 11 wks • Prev: 70

66

(i've Been) Searchin' So Long

Chicago

↑ 14

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 80

67

I'm A Train

Albert Hammond

↑ 7

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 74

68

It's Been A Long Time

The New Birth

—

Peak: 66 • 6 wks • Prev: 68

69

Goin' Down Slow

Bobby "Blue" Bland

↑ 14

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

70

Unborn Child

Seals & Crofts

↑ 11

Peak: 66 • 8 wks • Prev: 81

71

Touch And Go

Al Wilson

↑ 5

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 76

72

The Show Must Go On

Three Dog Night

↑ 18

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 90

73

Watching The River Run

Loggins & Messina

↑ 5

Peak: 71 • 6 wks • Prev: 78

74

Mighty Mighty

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 12

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 86

75

Once You Understand

Think

↑ 10

Peak: 23 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

76

Last Kiss

Wednesday

↓ 25

Peak: 34 • 18 wks • Prev: 51

77

Help Me

Joni Mitchell

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 87

78

Oh Very Young

Cat Stevens

↑ 10

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 88

79

Skybird

Neil Diamond

↑ 5

Peak: 75 • 4 wks • Prev: 84

80

She

Southcote

↑ 2

Peak: 80 • 4 wks • Prev: 82

81

The Payback - Part I

James Brown

★ NEW

Peak: 26 • 13 wks

82

Americans

Byron MacGregor

↓ 33

Peak: 4 • 12 wks • Prev: 49

83

Dance With The Devil

Cozy Powell

↑ 6

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 89

84

You Make Me Feel Brand New

The Stylistics

★ NEW

Peak: 2 • 25 wks

85

Heavenly

The Temptations

↑ 11

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 96

86

Pepper Box

The Peppers

↑ 5

Peak: 76 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

87

Happiness Is Me And You

Gilbert O'Sullivan

★ NEW

Peak: 62 • 7 wks

88

The Entertainer

Marvin Hamlisch/"The Sting"

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 16 wks

89

Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker)

The Rolling Stones

↓ 39

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 50

90

Summer Breeze (Part 1)

The Isley Brothers

★ NEW

Peak: 60 • 7 wks

91

Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

The Persuaders

↑ 3

Peak: 85 • 6 wks • Prev: 94

92

Beyond The Blue Horizon

Lou Christie

—

Peak: 80 • 10 wks • Prev: 92

93

Mr. Natural

Bee Gees

↑ 2

Peak: 93 • 3 wks • Prev: 95

94

Rock Around The Clock

Bill Haley And His Comets

↑ 5

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 99

95

Music Eyes

Heartsfield

↑ 2

Peak: 95 • 5 wks • Prev: 97

96

Chameleon

Herbie Hancock

★ NEW

Peak: 42 • 11 wks

97

Keep It In The Family

Leon Haywood

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 9 wks

98

Loving Arms

Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge

★ NEW

Peak: 86 • 5 wks

99

Might Just Take Your Life

Deep Purple

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

100

Put A Little Love Away

The Emotions

★ NEW

Peak: 73 • 6 wks

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