| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending JANUARY 12, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce (ABC 11405) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |
| 4 | SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16,011) | 9 | 15 | 20 | 12 | |
| 5 | HELEN WHEELS Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1869) | 6 | 11 | 15 | 9 | |
| 6 | LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54242) | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| 7 | YOU’RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr (Apple 1870) | 8 | 12 | 19 | 6 | |
| 8 | LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy (Capitol 3768) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 9 | NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White (20th Century 2058) | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 10 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| 11 | I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | 12 | 17 | 24 | 8 | |
| 12 | THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | 14 | 23 | 32 | 7 | |
| 13 | LOVE’S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | 15 | 24 | 41 | 7 | |
| 14 | AMERICANS Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222) | 41 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 15 | LIVIN’ FOR YOU Al Green (Hi 2257) | 17 | 21 | 26 | 8 | |
| 16 | LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 12 | |
| 17 | ME AND BABY BROTHER War (United Artists 350) | 18 | 19 | 22 | 10 | |
| 18 | WALK LIKE A MAN Grand Funk (Capitol 3760) | 21 | 26 | 30 | 9 | |
| 19 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | 25 | 33 | 43 | 9 | |
| 20 | ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT Donny Osmond (MGM 14677) | 23 | 28 | 34 | 9 | |
| 21 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | 24 | 29 | 35 | 11 | |
| 22 | GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (MCA 40148) | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| 23 | HELLO IT’S ME Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0009) | 13 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| 24 | D’YER MAK’ER Led Zeppelin (Atlantic 2986) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | |
| 25 | I SHALL SING Garfunkel (Columbia 45983) | 39 | 52 | 63 | 4 | |
| 26 | JIM DANDY Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948) | 40 | 55 | 68 | 6 | |
| 27 | AMERICAN TUNE Paul Simon (Columbia 45900) | 28 | 30 | 36 | 7 | |
| 28 | TELL HER SHE’S LOVELY El Chicano (MCA 40104) | 29 | 31 | 37 | 9 | |
| 29 | MIND GAMES John Lennon (Apple 1868) | 22 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| 30 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER Merle Haggard (Capitol 3746) | 35 | 43 | 50 | 10 | |
| 31 | TOP OF THE WORLD Carpenters (A&M 1468) | 30 | 25 | 9 | 16 | |
| 32 | IF YOU’RE READY (Come Go With Me) Staple Singers (Stax 0179) | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 33 | WHO’S IN THE STRAWBERRY PATCH WITH SALLY Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,424) | 26 | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
| 34 | LET YOUR HAIR DOWN Temptations (Gordy 7133) | 43 | 53 | 62 | 5 | |
| 35 | KEEP YOUR HEAD TO THE SKY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 45953) | 37 | 41 | 44 | 8 | |
| 36 | THE RIVER OF LOVE B.W. Stevenson (RCA Victor 0171) | 36 | 40 | 45 | 9 | |
| 37 | I LOVE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) | 68 | 84 | 88 | 4 | |
| 38 | MIDNIGHT RIDER Gregg Allman (Capricorn 0035) | 52 | 62 | 74 | 4 | |
| 39 | TEENAGE LAMENT ’74 Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762) | 50 | 68 | 90 | 4 | |
| 40 | HANGIN’ AROUND Edgar Winter Group (Epic 11069) | 42 | 51 | 59 | 6 | |
| 41 | SISTER MARY ELEPHANT (Shudd-Up!) Cheech & Chong (Ode 66041) | 44 | 44 | 46 | 9 | |
| 42 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | 49 | 58 | 66 | 5 | |
| 43 | ROCK ON David Essex (Columbia 45940) | 51 | 59 | 67 | 8 | |
| 44 | THIS TIME I’M GONE FOR GOOD Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4369) | 45 | 45 | 47 | 9 | |
| 45 | I CAN’T STAND THE RAIN Ann Peebles (Hi 2248) | 46 | 47 | 48 | 18 | |
| 46 | LOVE HAS NO PRIDE Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11026) | 48 | 50 | 58 | 6 | |
| 47 | STONED TO THE BONE (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14210) | 47 | 48 | 49 | 9 | |
| 48 | PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3535) | 76 | 88 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | JUNGLE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | 57 | 67 | 78 | 5 | |
| 50 | A FOOL SUCH AS I Bob Dylan (Columbia 45982) | 55 | 64 | 79 | 4 | |
| 51 | PLEASE, DADDY John Denver (RCA Victor 0182) | 56 | 65 | 70 | 8 | |
| 52 | ABRA-CA-DABRA DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070) | 59 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | JOY (pt. 1) Isaac Hayes (Enterprise 9085) | 60 | 72 | 81 | 4 | |
| 54 | WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? Melanie (Neighborhood 4213) | 54 | 57 | 60 | 8 | |
| 55 | IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY Jim Croce (ABC 11413) | 62 | — | — | 2 | |
| 56 | CAN THIS BE REAL Natural Four (Curtom 1990) | 61 | 66 | 75 | 4 | |
| 57 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Diana Ross (Motown 1278) | 64 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 58 | BIG TIME OPERATOR Keith Hampshire (A&M 1486) | 58 | 61 | 64 | 8 | |
| 59 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | 73 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 60 | YOU’RE SO UNIQUE Billy Preston (A&M 1492) | 74 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | A SONG I’D LIKE TO SING Kris & Rita (A&M 1475) | 33 | 37 | 39 | 10 | |
| 62 | RAISED ON ROBBERY Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11029) | 65 | 77 | — | 3 | |
| 63 | BABY COME CLOSE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | 63 | 69 | 73 | 8 | |
| 64 | SHOWDOWN Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 337) | 67 | 73 | 76 | 6 | |
| 65 | ROCKIN’ ROLL BABY Stylistics (Avco 4625) | 27 | 20 | 21 | 14 | |
| 66 | MY SWEET LADY Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156) | 79 | 94 | 99 | 4 | |
| 67 | JESSICA Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036) | 70 | 79 | — | 3 | |
| 68 | BLUE COLLAR Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73417) | 69 | 71 | 71 | 7 | |
| 69 | LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU Paul Anka (Fame 345) | 72 | 76 | 85 | 5 | |
| 70 | INSPIRATION Paul Williams (A&M 1479) | 71 | 74 | 77 | 6 | |
| 71 | STAR Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483) | 75 | 80 | 89 | 4 | |
| 72 | DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (Heartbreaker) Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 73 | LAST KISS Wednesday (Sussex 507) | 77 | 82 | 84 | 9 | |
| 74 | LAST KISS J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers (Virgo 506) | 78 | 83 | 86 | 24 | |
| 75 | WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2252) | 86 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Redbone (Epic 11035) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 77 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | 88 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE B.B. King (ABC 11406) | 82 | 87 | 91 | 5 | |
| 79 | MY MUSIC Loggins & Messina (Columbia 45952) | 31 | 18 | 13 | 12 | |
| 80 | JOLENE Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145) | 84 | 89 | 94 | 4 | |
| 81 | WOLD Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874) | 85 | 90 | — | 3 | |
| 82 | ERES TU (Touch The Wind) Mocedades (Tara 100) | 94 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | WANG DANG DOODLE Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb 243) | 87 | 91 | 95 | 4 | |
| 84 | MEADOWS Joe Walsh (Dunhill 4373) | 89 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | DARK LADY Cher (MCA 40161) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | DADDY WHAT IF Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 87 | IT MAY BE WINTER OUTSIDE (But In My Heart It’s Spring) Love Unlimited (20th Century 2062) | 90 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 88 | THE AMERICANS (A Canadian’s Opinion) Gordon Sinclair (Avco 4628) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | THIS IS YOUR SONG Don Goodwin (Silver Blue 806) | 92 | 97 | 100 | 4 | |
| 90 | JUST YOU ’N’ ME Chicago (Columbia 45933) | 34 | 32 | 6 | 17 | |
| 91 | COULD YOU EVER LOVE ME AGAIN Gary & Dave (London 200) | 91 | 92 | 96 | 8 | |
| 92 | FLASHBACK 5th Dimension (Bell 45,425) | 93 | 95 | 98 | 4 | |
| 93 | ONE TIN SOLDIER (The Legend Of Billy Jack) Coven (Warner Bros. 0101) | 96 | — | — | 17 | |
| 94 | SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LOVE AND TOMORROW Roy Clark (Dot 17480) | 95 | 96 | 97 | 4 | |
| 95 | PAINTED LADIES Ian Thomas (Janus 224) | 32 | 27 | 27 | 13 | |
| 96 | CAN’T SAY NOTHIN’ Curtis Mayfield (Curtom 1993) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 98 | SEXY MAMA Moments (Stang 5052) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (ABC 11389) | 83 | 42 | 29 | 16 | |
| 100 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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