POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUGUST 17, 1974
1

The Night Chicago Died

Paper Lace

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

2

Feel Like Makin' Love

Roberta Flack

↓ 1

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 1

3

(You're) Having My Baby

Paul Anka with Odia Coates

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 13

4

Tell Me Something Good

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 10

5

Please Come To Boston

Dave Loggins

—

Peak: 5 • 18 wks • Prev: 5

6

Call On Me

Chicago

—

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 6

7

Waterloo

ABBA

—

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 7

8

Wildwood Weed

Jim Stafford

↑ 1

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 9

9

I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You

Donny & Marie Osmond

↑ 10

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 19

10

Sideshow

Blue Magic

↓ 2

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 8

11

Keep On Smilin'

Wet Willie

—

Peak: 10 • 19 wks • Prev: 11

12

Takin' Care Of Business

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

—

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 12

13

I Shot The Sheriff

Eric Clapton

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

14

Shinin' On

Grand Funk

↑ 4

Peak: 11 • 11 wks • Prev: 18

15

Rock Me Gently

Andy Kim

↑ 5

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 20

16

Sure As I'm Sittin' Here

Three Dog Night

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Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 16

17

You And Me Against The World

Helen Reddy

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 21

18

ANNIE's SONG

John Denver

↓ 15

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 3

19

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Elton John

↓ 15

Peak: 2 • 15 wks • Prev: 4

20

Rub It In

Billy "Crash" Craddock

↑ 5

Peak: 16 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

21

Then Came You

Dionne Warwicke & Spinners

↑ 8

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 29

22

Wild Thing

Fancy

↑ 6

Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 28

23

Hang On In There Baby

Johnny Bristol

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 24

24

Rock And Roll Heaven

The Righteous Brothers

↓ 10

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 14

25

Nothing From Nothing

Billy Preston

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 31

26

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

Barry White

↑ 13

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 39

27

Rikki Don't Lose That Number

Steely Dan

↓ 12

Peak: 4 • 19 wks • Prev: 15

28

Radar Love

Golden Earring

↓ 6

Peak: 13 • 20 wks • Prev: 22

29

My Thang

James Brown

↑ 3

Peak: 29 • 13 wks • Prev: 32

30

Clap For The Wolfman

The Guess Who

↑ 6

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 36

31

The Air That I Breathe

The Hollies

↓ 14

Peak: 6 • 21 wks • Prev: 17

32

You Haven't Done Nothin

Stevie Wonder

↑ 19

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 51

33

River's Risin'

Edgar Winter

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Peak: 33 • 9 wks • Prev: 33

34

It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)

The Rolling Stones

↑ 45

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 79

35

Happiness Is Just Around The Bend

The Main Ingredient

↑ 2

Peak: 35 • 12 wks • Prev: 37

36

Rock Your Baby

George McCrae

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 26

37

Rock The Boat

The Hues Corporation

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 27

38

Let's Put It All Together

The Stylistics

↑ 9

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

39

Time For Livin'

Sly & The Family Stone

↑ 5

Peak: 32 • 12 wks • Prev: 44

40

Beach Baby

First Class

↑ 10

Peak: 4 • 17 wks • Prev: 50

41

Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of A Stream)

Tower Of Power

↑ 11

Peak: 26 • 10 wks • Prev: 52

42

Another Saturday Night

Cat Stevens

↑ 21

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 63

43

On And On

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 13

Peak: 5 • 17 wks • Prev: 30

44

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

↑ 12

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 56

45

Who Do You Think You Are

Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 55

46

Don't Knock My Love

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

↑ 3

Peak: 46 • 9 wks • Prev: 49

47

Free Man In Paris

Joni Mitchell

↑ 11

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 58

48

I Love My Friend

Charlie Rich

↑ 18

Peak: 24 • 13 wks • Prev: 66

49

One Hell Of A Woman

Mac Davis

↓ 14

Peak: 11 • 28 wks • Prev: 35

50

Machine Gun

Commodores

↓ 12

Peak: 22 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

51

Sugar Baby Love

The Rubettes

↑ 2

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 53

52

Kung Fu

Curtis Mayfield

↓ 9

Peak: 40 • 13 wks • Prev: 43

53

Fish Ain't Bitin'

Lamont Dozier

↓ 13

Peak: 26 • 12 wks • Prev: 40

54

If You Talk In Your Sleep

Elvis Presley

↓ 20

Peak: 17 • 13 wks • Prev: 34

55

Kalimba Story

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 6

Peak: 55 • 9 wks • Prev: 61

56

Rings

Lobo

↑ 8

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

57

Come Monday

Jimmy Buffett

↓ 12

Peak: 30 • 14 wks • Prev: 45

58

Workin' At The Car Wash Blues

Jim Croce

↓ 12

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 46

59

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

The Impressions

↓ 18

Peak: 17 • 18 wks • Prev: 41

60

You Can't Be A Beacon (if Your Light Don't Shine)

Donna Fargo

↑ 7

Peak: 57 • 13 wks • Prev: 67

61

If You Love Me (let Me Know)

Olivia Newton-John

↓ 13

Peak: 5 • 20 wks • Prev: 48

62

Be Thankful For What You Got

William DeVaughn

—

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 62

63

I Honestly Love You (David Foster Vers.)

Olivia Newton-John

★ NEW

Peak: 67 • 12 wks

63

I Honestly Love You

Olivia Newton-John

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 24 wks

64

Eyes Of Silver

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 7

Peak: 52 • 8 wks • Prev: 71

65

Live It Up Part 1

The Isley Brothers

↑ 11

Peak: 52 • 16 wks • Prev: 76

66

Secretary

Betty Wright

↑ 2

Peak: 62 • 8 wks • Prev: 68

67

Between Her Goodbye And My Hello

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↓ 10

Peak: 57 • 9 wks • Prev: 57

68

You Won't See Me

Anne Murray

↓ 14

Peak: 8 • 20 wks • Prev: 54

69

Walk On

Neil Young

↑ 3

Peak: 69 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

70

Can't Get Enough

Bad Company

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 15 wks

71

Wombling Summer Party

The Wombles

↑ 10

Peak: 55 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

72

Earache My Eye

Cheech & Chong Featuring Alice Bowie

↑ 20

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 92

73

Moonlight Special

Ray Stevens

—

Peak: 73 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

74

Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need

Eddie Kendricks

↑ 10

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 84

75

Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)

Bob Dylan/The Band

↑ 10

Peak: 66 • 5 wks • Prev: 85

76

It Could Have Been Me

Sami Jo

↑ 7

Peak: 46 • 13 wks • Prev: 83

77

I Saw A Man And He Danced With His Wife

Cher

↑ 10

Peak: 42 • 9 wks • Prev: 87

78

Jive Turkey (Part 1)

Ohio Players

↓ 3

Peak: 47 • 11 wks • Prev: 75

79

My Love

Margie Joseph

↑ 7

Peak: 69 • 4 wks • Prev: 86

80

Hollywood Swinging

Kool & The Gang

↓ 20

Peak: 6 • 19 wks • Prev: 60

81

Midnight Flower

Four Tops

★ NEW

Peak: 55 • 7 wks

82

You Little Trustmaker

The Tymes

★ NEW

Peak: 12 • 13 wks

83

You Turned My World Around

Frank Sinatra

↑ 7

Peak: 83 • 5 wks • Prev: 90

84

Surfin' U.S.A.

The Beach Boys

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 25 wks

85

Makin' The Best Of A Bad Situation

Dick Feller

↑ 4

Peak: 85 • 5 wks • Prev: 89

86

The Man That Turned My Mama On

Tanya Tucker

↑ 5

Peak: 86 • 4 wks • Prev: 91

87

Travelin' Prayer

Billy Joel

★ NEW

Peak: 77 • 4 wks

88

Get Out Of Denver

Bob Seger

↓ 8

Peak: 80 • 4 wks • Prev: 80

89

City In The Sky

The Staple Singers

★ NEW

Peak: 79 • 7 wks

90

Captain Howdy

Simon Stokes

↑ 4

Peak: 90 • 4 wks • Prev: 94

91

That's Not How It Goes

Bloodstone

↑ 2

Peak: 82 • 6 wks • Prev: 93

92

It's Better To Have (and Don't Need)

Don Covay

↑ 4

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 96

93

You Make Me Feel Brand New

The Stylistics

↓ 15

Peak: 2 • 25 wks • Prev: 78

94

Put Out The Light

Joe Cocker

↓ 29

Peak: 46 • 12 wks • Prev: 65

95

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney And Wings

↓ 25

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 70

97

This Heart

Gene Redding

↓ 55

Peak: 24 • 16 wks • Prev: 42

98

Room Full Of Roses

Mickey Gilley

↓ 21

Peak: 50 • 11 wks • Prev: 77

99

Billy, Don't Be A Hero

Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods

↓ 25

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 74

100

You're Welcome, Stop On By

Bobby Womack

↓ 41

Peak: 59 • 7 wks • Prev: 59

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