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1974	Billboard	Cashbox
Rank	Title	Artist	Peak	Date	Rank
1	The Way We Were ▲	Barbra Streisand	1(3)	02/02-02/16	5*
2	Seasons In The Sun ●	Terry Jacks	1(3)	03/02-03/16	9*
3	Love's Theme ●	Love Unlimited Orchestra	1	02/23	14*
4	Come And Get Your Love ●	Redbone	5		2
5	Dancing Machine	Jackson 5	2(2)		52*
6	The Loco-Motion ●	Grand Funk Railroad	1(2)	05/04-05/11	13*
7	T.S.O.P.(The Sound Of Philadelphia) ●	M.F.S.B.	1(2)	04/20-04/27	17*
8	The Streak ●	Ray Stevens	1(3)	05/18-06/01	29*
9	Bennie & The Jets ▲	Elton John	1	04/13	12*
10	One Hell Of A Woman	Mac Davis	11		85
11	Until You Come Back To Me(That's What I'm Gonna Do) ●	Aretha Franklin	3		59
12	Jungle Boogie ●	Kool & The Gang	4	02	91
13	Midnight At The Oasis	Maria Muldaur	6		42
14	You Make Me Feel Brand New ●	Stylistics	2(2)		7*
15	Show & Tell ●	Al Wilson	1	01/19	1*
16	Spiders & Snakes ●	Jim Stafford	3		15
17	Rock On ●	David Essex	5		8*
18	Sunshine On My Shoulders ●	John Denver	1	03/30	6*
19	Sideshow ●	Blue Magic	8		73
20	Hooked On A Feeling ●	Blue Swede	1	04/06	34*
21	Billy, Don't Be A Hero ●	Bo Donaldson & The Haywoods	1(2)	06/15-06/22	30*
22	Band On The Run ●	Paul McCartney & Wings	1	06/08	37*
23	The Most Beautiful Girl ●	Charlie Rich	1(2)	73/12/15-12/22	3*
24	Time In A Bottle ●	Jim Croce	1(2)	73/12/29-01/05	36*
25	Annie's Song ●	John Denver	1(2)	07/27-08/03	25*
26	(You're) Having My Baby ●	Paul Anka	1(3)	08/24-09/07	24*
27	Let Me Be There ●	Olivia Newton-John	6	02	22
28	Sundown ●	Gordon Lightfoot	1	06/29	32*
29	Rock Me Gently ●	Andy Kim	1	09/28	4*
30	Boogie Down	Eddie Kendricks	2(2)		44*
31	You're Sixteen ●	Ringo Starr	1	01/26	18*
32	If You Love Me (Let Me Know) ●	Olivia Newton-John	5		31
33	Dark Lady ●	Cher	1	03/23	26
34	The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me ●	Gladys Knight & The Pips	3		28
35	Feel Like Making Love ●	Roberta Flack	1	08/10	33*
36	Just Don't Want To Be Lonely ●	Main Ingredient	10		55
37	Nothing From Nothing ●	Billy Preston	1	10/19	16*
38	Rock Your Baby	George McRae	1(2)	07/13-07/20	40*
39	Top Of The World ●	Carpenters	1(2)	73/12/01-12/08	50('73) 20*
40	The Joker ●	Steve Miller Band	1	01/12	10*
41	I've Got To Use My Imagination ●	Gladys Knight & The Pips	4	01	82
42	The Show Must Go On ●	Three Dog Night	4		63*
43	Rock The Boat ●	Hues Corporation	1	07/06	27*
44	Smokin' In The Boys Room ●	Brownsville Station	3		47
45	Living In The City	Stevie Wonder	8	01	71
46	Then Came You ●	Dionne Warwick & The Spinners	1	10/26	41*
47	The Night Chicago Died ●	Paper Lace	1	08/17	19*
48	The Entertainer ●	Marvin Hamlisch	3(2)		45*
49	Waterloo	Abba	6		84
50	The Air That I Breathe ●	Hollies	6		66
51	Rikki Don't Lose That Number	Steely Dan	4		46
52	Mockingbird ●	James Taylor & Carly Simon	5		39
53	Help Me	Joni Mitchell	7		50
54	Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up ●	Barry White	7	01	89
55	You Won't See Me	Anne Murray	8		48
56	Tell Me Somethin' Good ●	Rufus	3(3)		49*
57	You & Me Against The World	Helen Reddy	9		69
58	Rock & Roll Heaven	Righteous Brothers	3(2)		43
59	Hollywood Swinging ●	Kool & The Gang	6		54
60	Be Thankful For What You've Got	William Devaughn	4		64
61	Hang On In There Baby	Johnny Bristol	8		35
62	Eres Tu(Touch The Wind)	Mocedadas	9		79
63	Takin' Care Of Business	Bachman-Turner Overdrive	12		67
64	Radar Love	Golden Earring	13		97
65	Please Come To Boston	Dave Loggins	5		57
66	Keep On Smilin'	Wet Willie	10		/
67	Lookin' For A Love ●	Bobby Womack	10		75
68	Put Your Hands Together	O'Jays	10	02	/
69	On & On ●	Gladys Knight & The Pips	5		80
70	Oh Very Young	Cat Stevens	10		81
71	Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) ●	Helen Reddy	3(2)	01	38*
72	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ▲	Elton John	2(3)	73/12	21*
73	I've Been Searchin' So Long	Chicago	9		65
74	Oh My My	Ringo Starr	5		95
75	For The Love Of Money ●	O'Jays	9		/
76	I Shot The Sheriff ●	Eric Clapton	1	09/14	/*
77	Jet	Paul McCartney & Wings	7		77
78	Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me ●	Elton John	2(2)		51*
79	Tubular Bells	Mike Oldfield	7		76
80	The Love Song	Anne Murray	12	03	87
81	I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You ●	Donny & Marie	4		74
82	Hello, It's Me	Todd Rundgren	5	73/12	23
83	I Love	Tom T. Hall	12		/
84	Clap For The Wolfman	Guess Who	6		94
85	The Lord's Prayer	Sister Janet Meade	4		72
86	I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song	Jim Croce	9		88
87	Tryin' To Hold Onto My Woman	Lamont Dozier	15		/
88	Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing	Stevie Wonder	16		/
89	Very Special Love Song	Charlie Rich	11		93
90	My Girl Bill	Jim Stafford	12		/
91	Helen Wheels	Paul McCartney & Wings	10	01	98
92	My Mistake(Was To Love You)	Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye	19		/
93	Wildwood Weed	Jim Stafford	7		92
94	Beach Baby	First Class	4		53
95	Me And Baby Brother	War	15	02	68
96	Rock & Roll Baby	Stylistics	14	73/12	/
97	I Honestly Love You ●	Olivia Newton-John	1(2)	10/05-10/12	62*
98	Call On Me	Chicago	6		/
99	Wild Thing	Fancy	14		/
100	Mighty Love	Spinners	20		/
Cashbox year end chart hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart
Rank	Title	Artist	Peak	Date	Rank
-	You Haven't Done Nothin'	Stevie Wonder	1	11/02	11*
-	Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe ●	Barry White	1	09/21	56*
-	Sweet Home Alabama	Lynyrd Skynyrd	8		58
-	Can't Get Enough	Bad Company	5	10	70*
-	Another Saturday Night	Cat Stevens	6		83
-	Americans	Byron MacGregor	4	02	86*
-	D'Yer Mak'Er	Led Zeppelin	20		90
-	The Love I Lost (Pt. 1)	Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes	7		96
-	I Won't Last A Day Without You	Carpenters	11		99
Other major hits of the year which not appear in both Billboard & Cashbox year end charts
Rank	Title	Artist	Peak	Date	Rank
-	Whatever Gets You Thru The Night	John Lennon/Plastic Ono Nuclear Band	1	11/16	/*
-	Jazzman	Carole King	2	11	/*
-	My Melody Of Love ●	Bobby Vinton	3(2)	11	/
-	The Bitch Is Back ●	Elton John	4		/
-	Tin Man	America	4		/
-	Back Home Again ●	John Denver	5		/
-	Longfellow Serenade	Neil Diamond	5		/
-	Everlasting Love	Carl Carlton	6		/
-	Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)	Tony Orlando & Dawn	7		/
-	Never My Love	Blue Swede	7		/
-	Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)	Reunion	8		/
-	Stop And Smell The Roses	Mac Davis	9		/
-	Earache My Eye (featuring Alice Bowie)	Cheech & Chong	9		/
-	Carefree Hightway	Gordon Lightfoot	10		/
-	Love Me For A Reason	Osmonds	10		/
-	Wishing You Were Here	Chicago	11		/
-	Do It Baby	The Miracles	13		/
Rank = Position in year-end chart. Date = Peak date(s). Peak = The single's highest position during its chart run (Parenthesis indicates weeks on the highest position). * = A No.1 hit of Cashbox singles chart. Information in Italic Font indicate possibly underrated singles in year end chart due to the fact of their year-crossing chart runs. ●= RIAA certification for sales of 1,000,000 units ▲= RIAA certification for sales of 2,000,000 units, with each additional 2 millions indicated by a numeral following the symbol.

1

The Way We Were ▲

Barbra Streisand

1(3)

02/02-02/16

5*

2

Seasons In The Sun ●

Terry Jacks

1(3)

03/02-03/16

9*

3

Love's Theme ●

Love Unlimited Orchestra

1

02/23

14*

4

Come And Get Your Love ●

Redbone

5

2

5

Dancing Machine

Jackson 5

2(2)

52*

6

The Loco-Motion ●

Grand Funk Railroad

1(2)

05/04-05/11

13*

7

T.S.O.P.(The Sound Of Philadelphia) ●

M.F.S.B.

1(2)

04/20-04/27

17*

8

The Streak ●

Ray Stevens

1(3)

05/18-06/01

29*

9

Bennie & The Jets ▲

Elton John

1

04/13

12*

10

One Hell Of A Woman

Mac Davis

11

85

11

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

Aretha Franklin

3

59

12

Jungle Boogie ●

Kool & The Gang

4

02

91

13

Midnight At The Oasis

Maria Muldaur

6

42

14

You Make Me Feel Brand New ●

Stylistics

2(2)

7*

15

Show & Tell ●

Al Wilson

1

01/19

1*

16

Spiders & Snakes ●

Jim Stafford

3

15

17

Rock On ●

David Essex

5

8*

18

Sunshine On My Shoulders ●

John Denver

1

03/30

6*

19

Sideshow ●

Blue Magic

8

73

20

Hooked On A Feeling ●

Blue Swede

1

04/06

34*

21

Billy, Don't Be A Hero ●

Bo Donaldson & The Haywoods

1(2)

06/15-06/22

30*

22

Band On The Run ●

Paul McCartney & Wings

1

06/08

37*

23

The Most Beautiful Girl ●

Charlie Rich

1(2)

73/12/15-12/22

3*

24

Time In A Bottle ●

Jim Croce

1(2)

73/12/29-01/05

36*

25

Annie's Song ●

John Denver

1(2)

07/27-08/03

25*

26

(You're) Having My Baby ●

Paul Anka

1(3)

08/24-09/07

24*

27

Let Me Be There ●

Olivia Newton-John

6

02

22

28

Sundown ●

Gordon Lightfoot

1

06/29

32*

29

Rock Me Gently ●

Andy Kim

1

09/28

4*

30

Boogie Down

Eddie Kendricks

2(2)

44*

31

You're Sixteen ●

Ringo Starr

1

01/26

18*

32

If You Love Me (Let Me Know) ●

Olivia Newton-John

5

31

33

Dark Lady ●

Cher

1

03/23

26

34

The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me ●

Gladys Knight & The Pips

3

28

35

Feel Like Making Love ●

Roberta Flack

1

08/10

33*

36

Just Don't Want To Be Lonely ●

Main Ingredient

10

55

37

Nothing From Nothing ●

Billy Preston

1

10/19

16*

38

Rock Your Baby

George McRae

1(2)

07/13-07/20

40*

39

Top Of The World ●

Carpenters

1(2)

73/12/01-12/08

50('73)

20*

40

The Joker ●

Steve Miller Band

1

01/12

10*

41

I've Got To Use My Imagination ●

Gladys Knight & The Pips

4

01

82

42

The Show Must Go On ●

Three Dog Night

4

63*

43

Rock The Boat ●

Hues Corporation

1

07/06

27*

44

Smokin' In The Boys Room ●

Brownsville Station

3

47

45

Living In The City

Stevie Wonder

8

01

71

46

Then Came You ●

Dionne Warwick & The Spinners

1

10/26

41*

47

The Night Chicago Died ●

Paper Lace

1

08/17

19*

48

The Entertainer ●

Marvin Hamlisch

3(2)

45*

49

Waterloo

Abba

6

84

50

The Air That I Breathe ●

Hollies

6

66

51

Rikki Don't Lose That Number

Steely Dan

4

46

52

Mockingbird ●

James Taylor & Carly Simon

5

39

53

Help Me

Joni Mitchell

7

50

54

Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up ●

Barry White

7

01

89

55

You Won't See Me

Anne Murray

8

48

56

Tell Me Somethin' Good ●

Rufus

3(3)

49*

57

You & Me Against The World

Helen Reddy

9

69

58

Rock & Roll Heaven

Righteous Brothers

3(2)

43

59

Hollywood Swinging ●

Kool & The Gang

6

54

60

Be Thankful For What You've Got

William Devaughn

4

64

61

Hang On In There Baby

Johnny Bristol

8

35

62

Eres Tu(Touch The Wind)

Mocedadas

9

79

63

Takin' Care Of Business

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

12

67

64

Radar Love

Golden Earring

13

97

65

Please Come To Boston

Dave Loggins

5

57

66

Keep On Smilin'

Wet Willie

10

/

67

Lookin' For A Love ●

Bobby Womack

10

75

68

Put Your Hands Together

O'Jays

10

02

/

69

On & On ●

Gladys Knight & The Pips

5

80

70

Oh Very Young

Cat Stevens

10

81

71

Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) ●

Helen Reddy

3(2)

01

38*

72

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ▲

Elton John

2(3)

73/12

21*

73

I've Been Searchin' So Long

Chicago

9

65

74

Oh My My

Ringo Starr

5

95

75

For The Love Of Money ●

O'Jays

9

/

76

I Shot The Sheriff ●

Eric Clapton

1

09/14

/*

77

Jet

Paul McCartney & Wings

7

77

78

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me ●

Elton John

2(2)

51*

79

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

7

76

80

The Love Song

Anne Murray

12

03

87

81

I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You ●

Donny & Marie

4

74

82

Hello, It's Me

Todd Rundgren

5

73/12

23

83

I Love

Tom T. Hall

12

/

84

Clap For The Wolfman

Guess Who

6

94

85

The Lord's Prayer

Sister Janet Meade

4

72

86

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

Jim Croce

9

88

87

Tryin' To Hold Onto My Woman

Lamont Dozier

15

/

88

Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

Stevie Wonder

16

/

89

Very Special Love Song

Charlie Rich

11

93

90

My Girl Bill

Jim Stafford

12

/

91

Helen Wheels

Paul McCartney & Wings

10

01

98

92

My Mistake(Was To Love You)

Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

19

/

93

Wildwood Weed

Jim Stafford

7

92

94

Beach Baby

First Class

4

53

95

Me And Baby Brother

War

15

02

68

96

Rock & Roll Baby

Stylistics

14

73/12

/

97

I Honestly Love You ●

Olivia Newton-John

1(2)

10/05-10/12

62*

98

Call On Me

Chicago

6

/

99

Wild Thing

Fancy

14

/

100

Mighty Love

Spinners

20

/

Cashbox year end chart hits which not appear in Billboard year end chart

Rank

Title

Artist

Peak

Date

Rank

-

You Haven't Done Nothin'

Stevie Wonder

1

11/02

11*

-

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe ●

Barry White

1

09/21

56*

-

Sweet Home Alabama

Lynyrd Skynyrd

8

58

-

Can't Get Enough

Bad Company

5

10

70*

-

Another Saturday Night

Cat Stevens

6

83

-

Americans

Byron MacGregor

4

02

86*

-

D'Yer Mak'Er

Led Zeppelin

20

90

-

The Love I Lost (Pt. 1)

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

7

96

-

I Won't Last A Day Without You

Carpenters

11

99

Other major hits of the year which not appear in both Billboard & Cashbox year end charts

Rank

Title

Artist

Peak

Date

Rank

-

Whatever Gets You Thru The Night

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Nuclear Band

1

11/16

/*

-

Jazzman

Carole King

2

11

/*

-

My Melody Of Love ●

Bobby Vinton

3(2)

11

/

-

The Bitch Is Back ●

Elton John

4

/

-

Tin Man

America

4

/

-

Back Home Again ●

John Denver

5

/

-

Longfellow Serenade

Neil Diamond

5

/

-

Everlasting Love

Carl Carlton

6

/

-

Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)

Tony Orlando & Dawn

7

/

-

Never My Love

Blue Swede

7

/

-

Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)

Reunion

8

/

-

Stop And Smell The Roses

Mac Davis

9

/

-

Earache My Eye (featuring Alice Bowie)

Cheech & Chong

9

/

-

Carefree Hightway

Gordon Lightfoot

10

/

-

Love Me For A Reason

Osmonds

10

/

-

Wishing You Were Here

Chicago

11

/

-

Do It Baby

The Miracles

13

/

Rank = Position in year-end chart. Date = Peak date(s).
Peak = The single's highest position during its chart run (Parenthesis indicates weeks on the highest position).
* = A No.1 hit of Cashbox singles chart.
Information in Italic Font indicate possibly underrated singles in year end chart due to the fact of their year-crossing chart runs.
●= RIAA certification for sales of 1,000,000 units
▲= RIAA certification for sales of 2,000,000 units, with each additional 2 millions indicated by a numeral following the symbol.