US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 9th February, 1974
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart
1 3 LOVE’S THEME –•– The Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century)-11 (1 week at #1)
2 1 THE WAY WE WERE –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-12
3 2 YOU’RE SIXTEEN –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-9
http://www.discogs.com/Ringo-Youre-Sixteen/release/24993954 5 AMERICANS –•– Byron MacGregor (Westbound)-6
5 8 UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-12
6 7 LET ME BE THERE –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-13
7 10 SPIDERS & SNAKES –•– Jim Stafford (MGM)-14
8 4 SHOW AND TELL –•– Al Wilson (Rocky Road)-17
9 6 I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-12
10 14 JUNGLE BOOGIE –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-10
11 9 THE JOKER –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-17
12 11 SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM –•– Brownsville Station (Big Tree)-16
13 17 ROCK ON –•– David Essex (Columbia)-14
14 19 BOOGIE DOWN –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-6
15 18 PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-8
16 13 LIVING FOR THE CITY –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-14
17 22 DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (Heartbreaker) –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5
18 12 TIME IN A BOTTLE –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-13
19 23 I LOVE –•– Tom T. Hall (Mercury)-10
20 15 NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP –•– Barry White (20th Century)-16
21 27 LAST TIME I SAW HIM –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-6
22 25 MIDNIGHT RIDER –•– Gregg Allman (Capricorn)-8
23 29 LOVE SONG –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-9
24 26 THE AMERICANS (A Canadian’s Opinion) –•– Gordon Sinclair (Avco)-5
25 21 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL –•– Charlie Rich (Epic)-20
26 28 JIM DANDY –•– Black Oak Arkansas (Atco)-9
27 49 SEASONS IN THE SUN –•– Terry Jacks (Bell)-5
28 16 ME AND BABY BROTHER –•– War (United Artists)-14
29 33 BABY COME CLOSE –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-13
30 30 JOY (Part 1) –•– Isaac Hayes (Enterprise)-8
31 40 DARK LADY –•– Cher (MCA)-4
32 36 SEXY MAMA –•– The Moments (Stang)-5
33 24 LIVIN’ FOR YOU –•– Al Green (Hi)-10
34 37 ABRA-CA-DABRA –•– The DeFranco Family Featuring Tony DeFranco (20th Century)-7
35 43 CAN THIS BE REAL –•– Natural Four (Curtom)-6
36 32 LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress) –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-15
37 20 HELEN WHEELS –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-12
38 45 I SHALL SING –•– Garfunkel (Columbia)-7
39 42 I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE –•– B.B. King (ABC)-10
40 51 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE –•– Redbone (Epic)-5