List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1974 (U.S.)
This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1974.
Top-ten singles
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singles from 1973 |
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December 22 |
"The Way We Were" |
Barbara Streisand |
1 |
January 12 |
12 |
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December 29 |
"Show and Tell" |
Al Wilson |
3 |
January 26 |
7 |
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Singles from 1974 |
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January 5 |
"Love's Theme" |
Love Unlimited Orchestra |
1 |
January 26 |
12 |
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January 12 |
"Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" |
Mocedades |
8 |
March 23 |
5 |
|
January 19 |
"You're Sixteen" |
Ringo Starr |
2 |
February 2 |
5 |
|
January 26 |
"A Love Song" |
Anne Murray |
1 |
February 9 |
8 |
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"American Tune" |
Paul Simon |
8 |
January 26 |
2 |
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February 2 |
"Last Time I Saw Him" |
Diana Ross |
1 |
February 16 |
9 |
|
February 9 |
"I Shall Sing" |
Art Garfunkel |
4 |
February 23 |
4 |
|
"I Love" |
Tom T. Hall |
2 |
March 2 |
7 |
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February 16 |
"Life Is a Song Worth Singing" |
Johnny Mathis |
8 |
February 16 |
2 |
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"Dark Lady" |
Cher |
3 |
March 23 |
8 |
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February 23 |
"Seasons in the Sun" |
Terry Jacks |
1 |
March 9 |
8 |
|
"My Sweet Lady" |
Cliff DeYoung |
7 |
March 9 |
5 |
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March 2 |
"Sunshine on My Shoulders" |
John Denver |
1 |
March 16 |
8 |
|
March 16 |
"A Very Special Love Song" |
Charlie Rich |
1 |
March 30 |
8 |
|
March 23 |
"The Lord's Prayer" |
Sister Janet Mead |
2 |
April 6 |
6 |
|
March 30 |
"Star" |
Stealers Wheel |
6 |
March 30 |
2 |
|
"Keep on Singing" |
Helen Reddy |
1 |
April 13 |
9 |
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"I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" |
Jim Croce |
1 |
April 27 |
9 |
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April 6 |
"TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" |
MFSB featuring the Three Degrees |
1 |
May 4 |
9 |
|
"Piano Man" |
Billy Joel |
4 |
April 20 |
6 |
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April 13 |
"Midnight at the Oasis" |
Maria Muldaur |
7 |
April 27 |
6 |
|
"Mockingbird" |
Carly Simon & James Taylor |
10 |
April 13 |
1 |
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April 20 |
"The Entertainer" |
Marvin Hamlisch |
1 |
May 18 |
8 |
|
"Help Me" |
Joni Mitchell |
1 |
May 25 |
10 |
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April 27 |
"(You're the) Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |
10 |
April 27 |
1 |
|
May 4 |
"Oh Very Young" |
Cat Stevens |
2 |
June 1 |
9 |
|
"I Won't Last a Day Without You" |
The Carpenters |
1 |
June 1 |
9 |
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May 11 |
"All in Love Is Fair" |
Barbara Streisand |
10 |
May 11 |
1 |
|
May 18 |
"You Won't See Me" |
Anne Murray |
1 |
June 22 |
9 |
|
"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" |
Olivia Newton-John |
2 |
June 29 |
10 |
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May 25 |
"Sundown" |
Gordon Lightfoot |
1 |
June 8 |
7 |
|
June 1 |
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" |
Stevie Wonder |
9 |
June 1 |
2 |
|
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" |
Chicago |
8 |
June 8 |
3 |
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June 8 |
"Haven't Got Time for the Pain" |
Carly Simon |
2 |
July 13 |
9 |
|
June 15 |
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" |
The Stylistics |
6 |
June 22 |
4 |
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"My Girl Bill" |
Jim Stafford |
9 |
June 15 |
1 |
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June 22 |
"Annie's Song" |
John Denver |
1 |
July 6 |
11 |
|
"I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" |
Charlie Rich |
9 |
June 22 |
1 |
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June 29 |
"I Don't Know What He Told You/Weave Me the Sunshine" |
Perry Como |
5 |
July 6 |
5 |
|
"Come Monday" |
Jimmy Buffett |
3 |
July 20 |
6 |
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July 6 |
"You and Me Against the World" |
Helen Reddy |
1 |
July 27 |
9 |
|
"The Air That I Breathe" |
The Hollies |
3 |
July 27 |
7 |
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July 13 |
"Please Come to Boston" |
Dave Loggins |
1 |
August 3 |
9 |
|
July 20 |
"Train of Thought" |
Cher |
9 |
July 20 |
2 |
|
"Georgia Porcupine" |
George Fischoff |
10 |
July 20 |
1 |
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July 27 |
"If You Talk in Your Sleep" |
Elvis Presley |
6 |
August 3 |
4 |
|
"Feel Like Makin' Love" |
Roberta Flack |
1 |
August 10 |
11 |
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August 3 |
"Call on Me" |
Chicago |
1 |
August 24 |
7 |
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"Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" |
Jim Croce |
9 |
August 3 |
2 |
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August 10 |
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" |
Elton John |
3 |
August 17 |
6 |
|
"I'm Leaving It All Up to You" |
Donny & Marie Osmond |
1 |
August 31 |
8 |
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August 17 |
"(You're) Having My Baby" |
Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates |
5 |
August 24 |
4 |
|
August 24 |
"Rings" |
Lobo |
8 |
August 24 |
3 |
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"I Love My Friend" |
Charlie Rich |
1 |
September 7 |
6 |
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August 31 |
"Free Man in Paris" |
Joni Mitchell |
2 |
September 14 |
5 |
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September 7 |
"I Honestly Love You" |
Olivia Newton-John |
1 |
September 14 |
8 |
|
September 14 |
"I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife" |
Cher |
3 |
September 21 |
3 |
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"Hello Summertime" |
Bobby Goldsboro |
8 |
September 21 |
2 |
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September 21 |
"Tin Man" |
America |
1 |
October 5 |
6 |
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"Then Came You" |
Dionne Warwick & the Spinners |
3 |
September 28 |
4 |
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"Stop and Smell the Roses" |
Mac Davis |
1 |
October 12 |
8 |
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September 28 |
"Carefree Highway" |
Gordon Lightfoot |
1 |
October 19 |
9 |
|
October 5 |
"Love Me for a Reason" |
The Osmonds |
2 |
November 2 |
7 |
|
"Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)" |
Tony Orlando & Dawn |
4 |
October 12 |
3 |
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"Jazzman" |
Carole King |
4 |
October 26 |
6 |
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October 12 |
"Second Avenue" |
Art Garfunkel |
6 |
October 19 |
3 |
|
"Back Home Again" |
John Denver |
1 |
October 26 |
7 |
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October 19 |
"The Need to Be" |
Jim Weatherly |
6 |
October 26 |
3 |
|
October 26 |
"My Melody of Love" |
Bobby Vinton |
1 |
November 9 |
6 |
|
November 2 |
"Longfellow Serenade" |
Neil Diamond |
1 |
November 16 |
7 |
|
"Cat's in the Cradle" |
Harry Chapin |
6 |
November 23 |
5 |
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"Laughter in the Rain" |
Neil Sedaka |
1 |
November 23 |
8 |
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November 9 |
"When Will I See You Again" |
The Three Degrees |
1 |
December 14 |
8 |
|
November 16 |
"Angie Baby" |
Helen Reddy |
1 |
December 7 |
8 |
|
"I Can Help" |
Billy Swan |
6 |
November 30 |
4 |
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November 23 |
"Wishing You Were Here" |
Chicago |
1 |
December 21 |
7 |
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November 30 |
"It's Midnight/Promised Land" |
Elvis Presley |
8 |
November 30 |
2 |
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"Ride 'em Cowboy" |
Paul Davis |
4 |
December 21 |
6 |
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December 7 |
"Mandy" |
Barry Manilow |
1 |
December 28 |
8 |
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"My Eyes Adored You" |
Frankie Valli |
2 |
December 28 |
7 |
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1973 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October 27 |
"The Most Beautiful Girl" |
Charlie Rich |
1 |
November 10 |
14 |
|
November 24 |
"Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" |
Helen Reddy |
1 |
December 1 |
11 |
|
"Just You 'n' Me" |
Chicago |
7 |
December 8 |
7 |
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December 8 |
"Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally" |
Tony Orlando & Dawn |
3 |
December 15 |
7 |
|
"Let Me Be There" |
Olivia Newton-John |
3 |
December 29 |
10 |
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December 15 |
"Time in a Bottle" |
Jim Croce |
1 |
December 29 |
10 |
|
December 22 |
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" |
Elton John |
7 |
December 29 |
5 |
1975 peaks
Top ten entry date |
Single |
Artist(s) |
Peak |
Peak date |
Weeks in top ten |
References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 14 |
"Only You" |
Ringo Starr |
1 |
January 11 |
7 |
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"One Man Woman/One Woman Man" |
Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates |
5 |
January 4 |
6 |
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December 21 |
"Please Mr. Postman" |
The Carpenters |
1 |
January 18 |
7 |
|
December 28 |
"Dream On" |
The Righteous Brothers |
6 |
January 4 |
3 |
Notes
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 9, 1974.
The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 14, 1974.
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)