POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 4, 1974
1

The Loco-Motion

Grand Funk

↑ 3

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 4

2

TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)

MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 1

3

Bennie And The Jets

Elton John

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

4

Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 1

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

5

Dancing Machine

Jackson 5

↑ 3

Peak: 2 • 22 wks • Prev: 8

6

The Streak

Ray Stevens

↑ 13

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 19

7

Hooked On A Feeling

Blue Swede

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 6

8

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

9

The Show Must Go On

Three Dog Night

↑ 4

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 13

10

Just Don't Want To Be Lonely

The Main Ingredient

↑ 1

Peak: 10 • 20 wks • Prev: 11

11

The Entertainer

Marvin Hamlisch/"The Sting"

↑ 7

Peak: 3 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

12

(i've Been) Searchin' So Long

Chicago

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

13

Oh My My

Ringo Starr

↓ 8

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 5

14

Come And Get Your Love

Redbone

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 23 wks • Prev: 7

15

Midnight At The Oasis

Maria Muldaur

↑ 7

Peak: 6 • 24 wks • Prev: 22

16

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

Jim Croce

↓ 7

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

17

You Make Me Feel Brand New

The Stylistics

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 21

18

Lookin' For A Love

Bobby Womack

↓ 8

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 10

19

My Mistake (Was To Love You)

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

↑ 1

Peak: 19 • 16 wks • Prev: 20

20

Sunshine On My Shoulders

John Denver

↓ 6

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 14

21

I Won't Last A Day Without You

Carpenters

↑ 14

Peak: 11 • 12 wks • Prev: 35

22

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney And Wings

↑ 19

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 41

23

Help Me

Joni Mitchell

↑ 6

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 29

24

Oh Very Young

Cat Stevens

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

25

The Lord's Prayer

Sister Janet Mead

↓ 8

Peak: 4 • 13 wks • Prev: 17

26

Keep On Singing

Helen Reddy

↓ 11

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

27

Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

Stevie Wonder

↑ 6

Peak: 16 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

28

Seasons In The Sun

Terry Jacks

↓ 4

Peak: 1 • 21 wks • Prev: 24

29

Let It Ride

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

↓ 6

Peak: 23 • 15 wks • Prev: 23

30

The Payback - Part I

James Brown

↑ 2

Peak: 26 • 13 wks • Prev: 32

31

A Very Special Love Song

Charlie Rich

↓ 6

Peak: 11 • 14 wks • Prev: 25

32

For The Love Of Money

The O'Jays

↑ 13

Peak: 9 • 16 wks • Prev: 45

33

Mockingbird

Carly Simon & James Taylor

↓ 7

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

34

Tell Me A Lie

Sami Jo

↓ 6

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 28

35

Mighty Mighty

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 5

Peak: 29 • 15 wks • Prev: 40

36

I'm In Love

Aretha Franklin

↑ 10

Peak: 19 • 13 wks • Prev: 46

37

I'm A Train

Albert Hammond

↓ 6

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 31

38

Thanks For Saving My Life

Billy Paul

↓ 1

Peak: 37 • 17 wks • Prev: 37

39

My Girl Bill

Jim Stafford

↑ 17

Peak: 12 • 15 wks • Prev: 56

40

Touch A Hand, Make A Friend

The Staple Singers

↓ 13

Peak: 23 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

41

Let's Get Married

Al Green

↑ 2

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 43

42

Piano Man

Billy Joel

↓ 6

Peak: 25 • 14 wks • Prev: 36

43

Heavenly

The Temptations

↑ 1

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 44

44

Outside Woman

Bloodstone

↓ 10

Peak: 34 • 14 wks • Prev: 34

45

Eres Tu (Touch The Wind)

Mocedades

↓ 6

Peak: 9 • 17 wks • Prev: 39

46

Sundown

Gordon Lightfoot

↑ 17

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 63

47

Jet

Paul McCartney And Wings

↓ 9

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 38

48

Standing At The End Of The Line

Lobo

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

49

Rock Around The Clock

Bill Haley And His Comets

↑ 3

Peak: 39 • 14 wks • Prev: 52

50

If You Love Me (let Me Know)

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 12

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 62

51

Dark Lady

Cher

↓ 9

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 42

52

Star Baby

The Guess Who

↓ 5

Peak: 39 • 19 wks • Prev: 47

53

Mighty Love - Pt. 1

The Spinners

↓ 5

Peak: 20 • 15 wks • Prev: 48

54

Keep It In The Family

Leon Haywood

↑ 3

Peak: 50 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

55

Chameleon

Herbie Hancock

↑ 4

Peak: 42 • 11 wks • Prev: 59

56

Dance With The Devil

Cozy Powell

↓ 7

Peak: 49 • 9 wks • Prev: 49

57

Billy, Don't Be A Hero

Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 78

58

Hollywood Swinging

Kool & The Gang

↑ 18

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 76

59

One Hell Of A Woman

Mac Davis

↑ 5

Peak: 11 • 28 wks • Prev: 64

60

Jungle Boogie

Kool & The Gang

↓ 10

Peak: 4 • 22 wks • Prev: 50

61

You Won't See Me

Anne Murray

↑ 10

Peak: 8 • 20 wks • Prev: 71

62

Daybreak

Nilsson

↑ 4

Peak: 39 • 9 wks • Prev: 66

63

Boogie Down

Eddie Kendricks

↓ 12

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 51

64

I Am What I Am

Lois Fletcher

↑ 3

Peak: 64 • 7 wks • Prev: 67

65

The Same Love That Made Me Laugh

Bill Withers

↑ 14

Peak: 50 • 13 wks • Prev: 79

66

Summer Breeze (Part 1)

The Isley Brothers

↓ 5

Peak: 60 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

67

There Won't Be Anymore

Charlie Rich

↓ 12

Peak: 18 • 15 wks • Prev: 55

68

Werewolf

Five Man Electrical Band

↓ 3

Peak: 64 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

69

A Dream Goes On Forever

Todd Rundgren

↑ 1

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 70

70

Satisfaction Guaranteed (Or Take Your Love Back)

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

↑ 3

Peak: 58 • 10 wks • Prev: 73

71

No Charge

Melba Montgomery

↑ 6

Peak: 39 • 10 wks • Prev: 77

72

Touch And Go

Al Wilson

↓ 4

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

73

Another Park, Another Sunday

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 12

Peak: 32 • 10 wks • Prev: 85

74

Silver Threads And Golden Needles

Linda Ronstadt

↑ 9

Peak: 67 • 7 wks • Prev: 83

75

Happiness Is Me And You

Gilbert O'Sullivan

↓ 6

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 69

76

Under The Influence Of Love

Love Unlimited

↑ 4

Peak: 76 • 8 wks • Prev: 80

77

La Grange

ZZ Top

↑ 5

Peak: 41 • 19 wks • Prev: 82

78

Who Is He And What Is He To You

Creative Source

↑ 9

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

79

If I Were A Carpenter...

Leon Russell

↑ 9

Peak: 73 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

80

I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore

Charlie Rich

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 6 wks

81

(I'm A) YoYo Man

Rick Cunha

↑ 8

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 89

82

One Chain Don't Make No Prison

Four Tops

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 8 wks

83

If You Wanna Get To Heaven

Ozark Mountain Daredevils

↑ 7

Peak: 25 • 16 wks • Prev: 90

84

Save The Last Dance For Me

The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 13 wks

85

Time Will Tell

Tower Of Power

↑ 8

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

86

Teenage Love Affair

Rick Derringer

↑ 8

Peak: 80 • 5 wks • Prev: 94

87

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

Frank Sinatra

↑ 4

Peak: 83 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

88

The Air That I Breathe

The Hollies

↑ 8

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 96

89

Be Thankful For What You Got

William DeVaughn

★ NEW

Peak: 4 • 18 wks

90

Help Yourself

The Undisputed Truth

↑ 7

Peak: 63 • 7 wks • Prev: 97

91

Can You Handle It?

Graham Central Station

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 8 wks

92

Something

Johnny Rodriguez

★ NEW

Peak: 85 • 4 wks

93

Rhapsody In White

Love Unlimited Orchestra

↑ 7

Peak: 63 • 8 wks • Prev: 100

94

Wonderful

Isaac Hayes

★ NEW

Peak: 71 • 8 wks

95

Daybreaker

Electric Light Orchestra

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 5 wks

96

Billy - Don't Be A Hero

Paper Lace

↑ 3

Peak: 96 • 3 wks • Prev: 99

97

Already Gone

Eagles

★ NEW

Peak: 32 • 15 wks

98

This Heart

Gene Redding

★ NEW

Peak: 24 • 16 wks

99

Finally Got Myself Together (I'm A Changed Man)

The Impressions

★ NEW

Peak: 17 • 18 wks

100

Scratch

The Crusaders

↓ 2

Peak: 81 • 6 wks • Prev: 98

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