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These are the Top 100 singles of 1974 from Cash Box magazine. A whopping 48 singles reached No. 1 in 1974.

Issue Date Song Artist
January 5 " Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" Helen Reddy
January 12 " Time in a Bottle" Jim Croce
January 19 " The Joker" Steve Miller Band
January 26 " Show and Tell" Al Wilson
February 2 " You're Sixteen" Ringo Starr
February 9 " The Way We Were" Barbra Streisand
February 16 " The Americans" Byron MacGregor
February 23 " Love's Theme" Love Unlimited Orchestra
March 2 " Seasons in the Sun" Terry Jacks
March 9
March 16 " Boogie Down" Eddie Kendricks
March 23 " Rock On" David Essex
March 30 " Sunshine on My Shoulders" John Denver
April 6 " Hooked on a Feeling" Blue Swede
April 13 " Bennie and the Jets" Elton John
April 20 " TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
April 27
May 4 " The Loco-Motion" Grand Funk
May 11 " The Show Must Go On" Three Dog Night
May 18 " Dancing Machine" The Jackson 5
May 25 " The Streak" Ray Stevens
June 1 " The Entertainer" Marvin Hamlisch
June 8 " Band on the Run" Paul McCartney and Wings
June 15
June 22 " You Make Me Feel Brand New" The Stylistics
June 29 " Sundown" Gordon Lightfoot
July 6 " Billy Don't Be a Hero" Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
July 13 " Rock the Boat" The Hues Corporation
July 20 " Rock Your Baby" George McCrae
July 27 " Annie's Song" John Denver
August 3 " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Elton John
August 10 " The Night Chicago Died" Paper Lace
August 17 " Feel Like Makin' Love" Roberta Flack
August 24 " (You're) Having My Baby" Paul Anka and Odia Coates
August 31 " Tell Me Something Good" Rufus
September 7 " I Shot the Sheriff" Eric Clapton
September 14 " Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" Barry White
September 21 " I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John
September 28 " Rock Me Gently" Andy Kim
October 5 " Then Came You" Dionne Warwick and Spinners
October 12 " Nothing from Nothing" Billy Preston
October 19 "I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John
October 26 " Can't Get Enough" Bad Company
November 2 " You Haven't Done Nothin'" Stevie Wonder
November 9 " Jazzman" Carole King
November 16 " Whatever Gets You thru the Night" John Lennon
November 23 " You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" Bachman-Turner Overdrive
November 30 " I Can Help" Billy Swan
December 7 " When Will I See You Again" The Three Degrees
December 14 " Kung Fu Fighting" Carl Douglas
December 21 " Angie Baby" Helen Reddy
December 28 " Cat's in the Cradle" Harry Chapin

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