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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1974.
Elton John scored five top ten hits during the year with " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", " Bennie and the Jets", " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", " The Bitch Is Back", and " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", the most among all other artists.
Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 24 | " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | Elton John | 2 | December 8 | 7 |
December 1 | " The Most Beautiful Girl" | Charlie Rich | 1 | December 15 | 6 |
December 8 | " Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" | Helen Reddy | 3 | December 29 | 5 |
December 15 | " Time in a Bottle" | Jim Croce | 1 | December 29 | 7 |
Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 7 | " You're the First, the Last, My Everything" | Barry White | 2 | January 4 | 7 |
December 14 | " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | Elton John | 1 | January 4 | 6 |
" Junior's Farm" / " Sally G" | Paul McCartney & Wings | 3 | January 11 | 6 | |
December 28 | " Laughter in the Rain" | Neil Sedaka | 1 | February 1 | 7 |
" Boogie On Reggae Woman" | Stevie Wonder | 3 | February 1 | 8 | |
" Only You" | Ringo Starr | 6 | January 11 | 3 |