POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 5, 1974
1

I Honestly Love You (David Foster Vers.)

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 1

Peak: 67 • 12 wks • Prev: 2

1

I Honestly Love You

Olivia Newton-John

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 2

2

Nothing From Nothing

Billy Preston

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 3

3

Then Came You

Dionne Warwicke & Spinners

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 4

4

Beach Baby

First Class

↑ 1

Peak: 4 • 17 wks • Prev: 5

5

You Haven't Done Nothin

Stevie Wonder

↑ 1

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 6

6

Clap For The Wolfman

The Guess Who

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 7

7

Another Saturday Night

Cat Stevens

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 8

8

Hang On In There Baby

Johnny Bristol

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 9

9

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

↑ 1

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 10

10

Earache My Eye

Cheech & Chong Featuring Alice Bowie

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 11

11

Can't Get Enough

Bad Company

↑ 5

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 16

12

Rock Me Gently

Andy Kim

↓ 11

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 1

13

Never My Love

Blue Swede

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

14

You Little Trustmaker

The Tymes

↑ 4

Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 18

15

Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)

Tony Orlando & Dawn

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 19

16

Stop And Smell The Roses

Mac Davis

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 20

17

Skin Tight

Ohio Players

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 21

18

The Bitch Is Back

Elton John

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 24

19

Jazzman

Carole King

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 23

20

Do It Baby

The Miracles

↑ 6

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 26

21

Love Me For A Reason

The Osmonds

↑ 6

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

22

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

Barry White

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 12

23

I Shot The Sheriff

Eric Clapton

↓ 10

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 13

24

I Love My Friend

Charlie Rich

↑ 1

Peak: 24 • 13 wks • Prev: 25

25

(You're) Having My Baby

Paul Anka with Odia Coates

↓ 11

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 14

26

Tin Man

America

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 32

27

Fallin' In Love

The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band

↑ 6

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 33

28

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

↑ 21

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 49

29

Who Do You Think You Are

Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods

↓ 14

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 15

30

Free Man In Paris

Joni Mitchell

↓ 8

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 22

31

You And Me Against The World

Helen Reddy

↓ 1

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 30

32

Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)

Reunion

↑ 8

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 40

33

Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band

↑ 20

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 53

34

Give It To The People

The Righteous Brothers

↑ 8

Peak: 20 • 9 wks • Prev: 42

35

Carefree Highway

Gordon Lightfoot

↑ 11

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 46

36

Straight Shootin' Woman

Steppenwolf

↑ 9

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 45

37

One Day At A Time

Marilyn Sellars

—

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

38

Do It ('til You're Satisfied)

B.T. Express

↑ 22

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 60

39

Kings Of The Party

Brownsville Station

↑ 9

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 48

40

Back Home Again

John Denver

↑ 10

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 50

41

I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You

Donny & Marie Osmond

↓ 13

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 28

42

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

The Rolling Stones

↓ 13

Peak: 16 • 10 wks • Prev: 29

43

Surfin' U.S.A.

The Beach Boys

↓ 7

Peak: 3 • 25 wks • Prev: 36

44

Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part I)

James Brown

↓ 13

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 31

45

Tell Me Something Good

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan

↓ 11

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 34

46

The Need To Be

Jim Weatherly

↑ 10

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 56

47

Let's Put It All Together

The Stylistics

↓ 12

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 35

48

Higher Plane

Kool & The Gang

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 8 wks • Prev: 58

49

Devotion

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 10

Peak: 33 • 7 wks • Prev: 59

50

Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need

Eddie Kendricks

↑ 5

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

51

Honey, Honey

ABBA

↑ 10

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 61

52

Everlasting Love

Carl Carlton

↑ 11

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 63

53

Blood Is Thicker Than Water

William DeVaughn

↑ 11

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 64

54

Feel Like Makin' Love

Roberta Flack

↓ 16

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 38

55

Second Avenue

Garfunkel

↑ 10

Peak: 34 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

56

I've Got The Music In Me

The Kiki Dee Band

↑ 10

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 66

57

Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

Raspberries

↑ 10

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 67

58

The Night Chicago Died

Paper Lace

↓ 17

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 41

59

Longfellow Serenade

Neil Diamond

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 15 wks

60

Wild Thing

Fancy

↓ 16

Peak: 14 • 17 wks • Prev: 44

61

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

Aretha Franklin

↓ 14

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 47

62

Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I

The Spinners

↑ 11

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 73

63

Up For The Down Stroke

Parliament

↑ 5

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 68

64

People Gotta Move

Gino Vannelli

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 13 wks • Prev: 74

65

My Melody Of Love

Bobby Vinton

↑ 12

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 77

66

So You Are A Star

The Hudson Brothers

↑ 10

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 76

67

Live It Up Part 1

The Isley Brothers

↓ 15

Peak: 52 • 16 wks • Prev: 52

68

Honey Honey

Sweet Dreams

↑ 3

Peak: 68 • 7 wks • Prev: 71

69

Wildwood Weed

Jim Stafford

↓ 30

Peak: 7 • 14 wks • Prev: 39

70

You Can Have Her

Sam Neely

↑ 10

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 80

71

My Country

Jud Strunk

↑ 10

Peak: 59 • 4 wks • Prev: 81

72

Second Avenue

Tim Moore

↑ 7

Peak: 58 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

73

She Called Me Baby

Charlie Rich

↑ 13

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 86

74

Distant Lover

Marvin Gaye

↑ 11

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 85

75

Don't Send Nobody Else

Ace Spectrum

↑ 8

Peak: 57 • 6 wks • Prev: 83

76

Virgin Man

Smokey Robinson

↑ 6

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 82

77

Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)

Al Green

↑ 10

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 87

78

Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)

Three Dog Night

↑ 11

Peak: 33 • 12 wks • Prev: 89

79

Boogie Bands And One Night Stands

Kathy Dalton

↓ 7

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

80

I Can Help

Billy Swan

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 90

81

La La Peace Song

O.C. Smith

↑ 10

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 91

82

Do It, Fluid

The Blackbyrds

↓ 13

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 69

83

James Dean

Eagles

↑ 5

Peak: 77 • 5 wks • Prev: 88

84

When Will I See You Again

The Three Degrees

↑ 10

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 94

85

I'm A Ramblin' Man

Waylon Jennings

↓ 10

Peak: 75 • 7 wks • Prev: 75

86

The Player - Part 1

First Choice

↓ 8

Peak: 70 • 8 wks • Prev: 78

87

After The Goldrush

Prelude

★ NEW

Peak: 22 • 13 wks

88

Cat's In The Cradle

Harry Chapin

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 19 wks

89

She's Gone

Tavares

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 16 wks

90

Travelin' Shoes

Elvin Bishop

★ NEW

Peak: 61 • 6 wks

91

Doraville

Atlanta Rhythm Section

★ NEW

Peak: 35 • 8 wks

92

Fairytale

The Pointer Sisters

★ NEW

Peak: 13 • 16 wks

93

Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1

The Joneses

★ NEW

Peak: 47 • 16 wks

94

La La Peace Song

Al Wilson

★ NEW

Peak: 30 • 10 wks

95

Delta Dirt

Larry Gatlin

↓ 11

Peak: 84 • 4 wks • Prev: 84

96

Rub It In

Billy "Crash" Craddock

↓ 53

Peak: 16 • 15 wks • Prev: 43

97

Sideshow

Blue Magic

↓ 46

Peak: 8 • 21 wks • Prev: 51

98

One Hell Of A Woman

Mac Davis

↓ 44

Peak: 11 • 28 wks • Prev: 54

99

It Could Have Been Me

Sami Jo

↓ 42

Peak: 46 • 13 wks • Prev: 57

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