POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 12, 1974
1

I Honestly Love You (David Foster Vers.)

Olivia Newton-John

—

Peak: 67 • 12 wks • Prev: 1

1

I Honestly Love You

Olivia Newton-John

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Peak: 1 • 24 wks • Prev: 1

2

Nothing From Nothing

Billy Preston

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Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 2

3

Then Came You

Dionne Warwicke & Spinners

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Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 3

4

Beach Baby

First Class

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Peak: 4 • 17 wks • Prev: 4

5

You Haven't Done Nothin

Stevie Wonder

—

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 5

6

Another Saturday Night

Cat Stevens

↑ 1

Peak: 6 • 14 wks • Prev: 7

7

The Bitch Is Back

Elton John

↑ 11

Peak: 4 • 14 wks • Prev: 18

8

Never My Love

Blue Swede

↑ 5

Peak: 7 • 11 wks • Prev: 13

9

Earache My Eye

Cheech & Chong Featuring Alice Bowie

↑ 1

Peak: 9 • 13 wks • Prev: 10

10

Can't Get Enough

Bad Company

↑ 1

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 11

11

Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)

Tony Orlando & Dawn

↑ 4

Peak: 7 • 13 wks • Prev: 15

12

Stop And Smell The Roses

Mac Davis

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 14 wks • Prev: 16

13

Skin Tight

Ohio Players

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 11 wks • Prev: 17

14

You Little Trustmaker

The Tymes

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Peak: 12 • 13 wks • Prev: 14

15

Jazzman

Carole King

↑ 4

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 19

16

Do It Baby

The Miracles

↑ 4

Peak: 13 • 15 wks • Prev: 20

17

Love Me For A Reason

The Osmonds

↑ 4

Peak: 10 • 13 wks • Prev: 21

18

Clap For The Wolfman

The Guess Who

↓ 12

Peak: 6 • 16 wks • Prev: 6

19

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

↓ 10

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 9

20

Tin Man

America

↑ 6

Peak: 4 • 18 wks • Prev: 26

21

Hang On In There Baby

Johnny Bristol

↓ 13

Peak: 8 • 17 wks • Prev: 8

22

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin'

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 28

23

Back Home Again

John Denver

↑ 17

Peak: 5 • 16 wks • Prev: 40

24

Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band

↑ 9

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 33

25

Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)

Reunion

↑ 7

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 32

26

Give It To The People

The Righteous Brothers

↑ 8

Peak: 20 • 9 wks • Prev: 34

27

Fallin' In Love

The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band

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Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 27

28

Carefree Highway

Gordon Lightfoot

↑ 7

Peak: 10 • 14 wks • Prev: 35

29

Straight Shootin' Woman

Steppenwolf

↑ 7

Peak: 29 • 9 wks • Prev: 36

30

Do It ('til You're Satisfied)

B.T. Express

↑ 8

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 38

31

Kings Of The Party

Brownsville Station

↑ 8

Peak: 31 • 9 wks • Prev: 39

32

Rock Me Gently

Andy Kim

↓ 20

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 12

33

My Melody Of Love

Bobby Vinton

↑ 32

Peak: 3 • 17 wks • Prev: 65

34

The Need To Be

Jim Weatherly

↑ 12

Peak: 11 • 16 wks • Prev: 46

35

Devotion

Earth, Wind & Fire

↑ 14

Peak: 33 • 7 wks • Prev: 49

36

Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)

Raspberries

↑ 21

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 57

37

Higher Plane

Kool & The Gang

↑ 11

Peak: 37 • 8 wks • Prev: 48

38

Everlasting Love

Carl Carlton

↑ 14

Peak: 6 • 15 wks • Prev: 52

39

Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part I)

James Brown

↑ 5

Peak: 31 • 11 wks • Prev: 44

40

Honey, Honey

ABBA

↑ 11

Peak: 27 • 10 wks • Prev: 51

41

One Day At A Time

Marilyn Sellars

↓ 4

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 37

42

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe

Barry White

↓ 20

Peak: 1 • 12 wks • Prev: 22

43

Blood Is Thicker Than Water

William DeVaughn

↑ 10

Peak: 43 • 9 wks • Prev: 53

44

I Shot The Sheriff

Eric Clapton

↓ 21

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 23

45

Second Avenue

Garfunkel

↑ 10

Peak: 34 • 8 wks • Prev: 55

46

I've Got The Music In Me

The Kiki Dee Band

↑ 10

Peak: 12 • 20 wks • Prev: 56

47

(You're) Having My Baby

Paul Anka with Odia Coates

↓ 22

Peak: 1 • 15 wks • Prev: 25

48

Longfellow Serenade

Neil Diamond

↑ 11

Peak: 5 • 15 wks • Prev: 59

49

Who Do You Think You Are

Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods

↓ 20

Peak: 15 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

50

Free Man In Paris

Joni Mitchell

↓ 20

Peak: 22 • 14 wks • Prev: 30

51

You And Me Against The World

Helen Reddy

↓ 20

Peak: 9 • 20 wks • Prev: 31

52

Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I

The Spinners

↑ 10

Peak: 15 • 13 wks • Prev: 62

53

I Love My Friend

Charlie Rich

↓ 29

Peak: 24 • 13 wks • Prev: 24

54

People Gotta Move

Gino Vannelli

↑ 10

Peak: 22 • 13 wks • Prev: 64

55

So You Are A Star

The Hudson Brothers

↑ 11

Peak: 21 • 14 wks • Prev: 66

56

Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

Aretha Franklin

↑ 5

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 61

57

I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You

Donny & Marie Osmond

↓ 16

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 41

58

You Can Have Her

Sam Neely

↑ 12

Peak: 34 • 11 wks • Prev: 70

59

Let's Put It All Together

The Stylistics

↓ 12

Peak: 18 • 12 wks • Prev: 47

60

Distant Lover

Marvin Gaye

↑ 14

Peak: 28 • 9 wks • Prev: 74

61

Second Avenue

Tim Moore

↑ 11

Peak: 58 • 5 wks • Prev: 72

62

My Country

Jud Strunk

↑ 9

Peak: 59 • 4 wks • Prev: 71

63

Rockin' Soul

The Hues Corporation

★ NEW

Peak: 18 • 12 wks

64

She Called Me Baby

Charlie Rich

↑ 9

Peak: 47 • 7 wks • Prev: 73

65

Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need

Eddie Kendricks

↓ 15

Peak: 50 • 10 wks • Prev: 50

66

Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)

Al Green

↑ 11

Peak: 7 • 19 wks • Prev: 77

67

Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)

Three Dog Night

↑ 11

Peak: 33 • 12 wks • Prev: 78

68

Virgin Man

Smokey Robinson

↑ 8

Peak: 56 • 7 wks • Prev: 76

69

I Can Help

Billy Swan

↑ 11

Peak: 1 • 18 wks • Prev: 80

70

Don't Send Nobody Else

Ace Spectrum

↑ 5

Peak: 57 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

71

La La Peace Song

O.C. Smith

↑ 10

Peak: 62 • 7 wks • Prev: 81

72

When Will I See You Again

The Three Degrees

↑ 12

Peak: 2 • 18 wks • Prev: 84

73

Cat's In The Cradle

Harry Chapin

↑ 15

Peak: 1 • 19 wks • Prev: 88

74

Boogie Bands And One Night Stands

Kathy Dalton

↑ 5

Peak: 72 • 5 wks • Prev: 79

75

After The Goldrush

Prelude

↑ 12

Peak: 22 • 13 wks • Prev: 87

76

The Player - Part 1

First Choice

↑ 10

Peak: 70 • 8 wks • Prev: 86

77

James Dean

Eagles

↑ 6

Peak: 77 • 5 wks • Prev: 83

78

Battle Of New Orleans

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

★ NEW

Peak: 72 • 4 wks

79

Doraville

Atlanta Rhythm Section

↑ 12

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 91

80

I Can't Leave You Alone

George McCrae

★ NEW

Peak: 50 • 6 wks

81

Live It Up Part 1

The Isley Brothers

↓ 14

Peak: 52 • 16 wks • Prev: 67

82

La La Peace Song

Al Wilson

↑ 12

Peak: 30 • 10 wks • Prev: 94

83

She's Gone

Tavares

↑ 6

Peak: 50 • 16 wks • Prev: 89

84

Travelin' Shoes

Elvin Bishop

↑ 6

Peak: 61 • 6 wks • Prev: 90

85

Fairytale

The Pointer Sisters

↑ 7

Peak: 13 • 16 wks • Prev: 92

86

Sugar Pie Guy Pt. 1

The Joneses

↑ 7

Peak: 47 • 16 wks • Prev: 93

87

Touch Me

Fancy

★ NEW

Peak: 19 • 10 wks

88

The Black-Eyed Boys

Paper Lace

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 9 wks

89

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

★ NEW

Peak: 57 • 5 wks

90

You Got The Love

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan

★ NEW

Peak: 11 • 16 wks

91

I Wash My Hands Of The Whole Damn Deal, Part I

The New Birth

★ NEW

Peak: 88 • 3 wks

92

I Feel A Song (In My Heart)/Don't Burn Down The Bridge

Gladys Knight And The Pips

★ NEW

Peak: 21 • 17 wks

93

In The Bottle

Brother To Brother

★ NEW

Peak: 46 • 7 wks

94

Kung Fu Fighting

Carl Douglas

★ NEW

Peak: 1 • 18 wks

95

Early Morning Love

Sammy Johns

★ NEW

Peak: 68 • 8 wks

96

Do It, Fluid

The Blackbyrds

↓ 14

Peak: 69 • 6 wks • Prev: 82

97

Up For The Down Stroke

Parliament

↓ 34

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 63

98

Ride 'em Cowboy

Paul Davis

★ NEW

Peak: 23 • 18 wks

99

I'm A Ramblin' Man

Waylon Jennings

↓ 14

Peak: 75 • 7 wks • Prev: 85

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