| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending FEBRUARY 23, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | LOVE’S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2069) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432) | 6 | 10 | 22 | 7 | |
| 3 | THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | 5 | 6 | 19 | 9 | |
| 5 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | |
| 6 | AMERICANS Byron MacGregor (Westbound 222) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 7 | UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That’s What I’m Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2995) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| 8 | ROCK ON David Essex (Columbia 45940) | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | |
| 9 | LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40101) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| 10 | DOO DOO DOO DOO DOO (Heartbreaker) Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19109) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 11 | DARK LADY Cher (MCA 40161) | 13 | 18 | 31 | 7 | |
| 12 | YOU’RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr (Apple 1870) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| 13 | SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS John Denver (RCA Victor 0213) | 19 | 35 | 44 | 6 | |
| 14 | JUNGLE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | 15 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |
| 15 | LAST TIME I SAW HIM Diana Ross (Motown 1278) | 17 | 19 | 29 | 9 | |
| 16 | LOVE SONG Anne Murray (Capitol 3776) | 18 | 20 | 24 | 11 | |
| 17 | MOCKINGBIRD Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880) | 28 | 47 | 73 | 4 | |
| 18 | JET Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871) | 27 | 45 | 71 | 4 | |
| 19 | I LOVE Tom T. Hall (Mercury 73436) | 21 | 22 | 26 | 10 | |
| 20 | COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Redbone (Epic 11035) | 22 | 30 | 38 | 8 | |
| 21 | PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3535) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 9 | |
| 22 | MIDNIGHT RIDER Gregg Allman (Capricorn 0035) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 10 | |
| 23 | JIM DANDY Black Oak Arkansas (Atco 6948) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | |
| 24 | SEXY MAMA Moments (Stang 5052) | 29 | 36 | 49 | 8 | |
| 25 | CAN THIS BE REAL Natural Four (Curtom 1990) | 26 | 28 | 32 | 10 | |
| 26 | ERES TU (Touch The Wind) Mocedades (Tara 100) | 33 | 40 | 48 | 9 | |
| 27 | MY SWEET LADY Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156) | 31 | 34 | 39 | 10 | |
| 28 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | 32 | 38 | 45 | 9 | |
| 29 | ROCK AND ROLL, HOOCHIE KOO Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751) | 39 | 54 | 69 | 6 | |
| 30 | STAR Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483) | 35 | 41 | 50 | 10 | |
| 31 | MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | 37 | 43 | 53 | 6 | |
| 32 | IN THE MOOD Bette Midler (Atlantic 3004) | 38 | 44 | 54 | 6 | |
| 33 | JESSICA Allman Brothers Band (Capricorn 0036) | 34 | 39 | 46 | 9 | |
| 34 | HOOKED ON A FEELING Blue Swede (EMI 3627) | 64 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 35 | YOU’RE SO UNIQUE Billy Preston (A&M 1492) | 30 | 32 | 37 | 9 | |
| 36 | SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30073) | 20 | 11 | 4 | 21 | |
| 37 | BABY COME CLOSE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54239) | 48 | 52 | 55 | 14 | |
| 38 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE B.B. King (ABC 11406) | 47 | 58 | 64 | 11 | |
| 39 | THE AMERICANS (A Canadian’s Opinion) Gordon Sinclair (Avco 4628) | 36 | 37 | 43 | 7 | |
| 40 | WOLD Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874) | 45 | 53 | 62 | 9 | |
| 41 | YOU SURE LOVE TO BALL Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54244) | 42 | 46 | 57 | 5 | |
| 42 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) | 60 | 72 | 87 | 4 | |
| 43 | BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (MCA 40198) | 72 | — | — | 2 | |
| 44 | THE LORD’S PRAYER Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491) | 85 | — | — | 2 | |
| 45 | I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | 52 | 64 | 74 | 4 | |
| 46 | I JUST CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY MIND Four Tops (Dunhill 4377) | 53 | 61 | 65 | 6 | |
| 47 | ABRA-CA-DABRA DeFranco Family (20th Century 2070) | 23 | 25 | 28 | 9 | |
| 48 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | 83 | — | — | 2 | |
| 49 | ENERGY CRISIS ’74 Dickie Goodman (Rainy Wednesday 206) | 57 | 66 | 78 | 5 | |
| 50 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | 74 | — | — | 2 | |
| 51 | LAST KISS Wednesday (Sussex 507) | 56 | 57 | 61 | 15 | |
| 52 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | 67 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 53 | DADDY WHAT IF Bobby Bare (RCA Victor 0197) | 58 | 62 | 67 | 8 | |
| 54 | LET ME GET TO KNOW YOU Paul Anka (Fame 345) | 54 | 56 | 58 | 11 | |
| 55 | MUST BE LOVE James Gang (Atco 6953) | 59 | 63 | 68 | 6 | |
| 56 | I MISS YOU Dells (Cadet 5700) | 62 | 71 | 82 | 10 | |
| 57 | TEENAGE LAMENT ’74 Alice Cooper (Warner Bros. 7762) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 10 | |
| 58 | GET THAT GASOLINE BLUES NRBQ (Kama Sutra 586) | 61 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 59 | I SHALL SING Garfunkel (Columbia 45983) | 25 | 23 | 18 | 10 | |
| 60 | TELL ME A LIE Sami Jo (MGM South 7029) | 69 | 80 | 92 | 4 | |
| 61 | THE JOKER Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3732) | 44 | 27 | 9 | 19 | |
| 62 | WE’RE GETTING CARELESS WITH OUR LOVE Johnnie Taylor (Stax 0193) | 66 | 77 | 100 | 4 | |
| 63 | HONEY PLEASE, CAN’T YA SEE Barry White (20th Century 2077) | 84 | — | — | 2 | |
| 64 | SMOKIN’ IN THE BOY’S ROOM Brownsville Station (Big Tree 16,011) | 41 | 21 | 6 | 18 | |
| 65 | HOUSTON (I’m Comin’ To See You) Glen Campbell (Capitol 3808) | 70 | 76 | 98 | 4 | |
| 66 | STOP TO START Blue Magic (Atco 6949) | 71 | 75 | 81 | 6 | |
| 67 | I’VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 393) | 43 | 26 | 8 | 14 | |
| 68 | THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (Epic 11040) | 46 | 29 | 23 | 22 | |
| 69 | VIRGINIA (Touch Me Like You Do) Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001) | 80 | 89 | — | 3 | |
| 70 | TRY (Try To Fall In Love) Cooker (Scepter 12388) | 78 | 87 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | SHE’S GONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 2993) | 82 | 85 | 95 | 4 | |
| 72 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Persuaders (Atco 6956) | 92 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | LIFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING Johnny Mathis (Columbia 45975) | 73 | 74 | 79 | 7 | |
| 74 | ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 75 | YOU WON’T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME New Seekers (MGM 14691) | 77 | 78 | 84 | 5 | |
| 76 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 81 | 86 | — | 3 | |
| 77 | THERE’S GOT TO BE RAIN IN YOUR LIFE (To Appreciate The Sunshine) Dorothy Norwood (GRC 1011) | 76 | 79 | 86 | 6 | |
| 78 | I’LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN Soul Children (Stax 0182) | 79 | 84 | 90 | 4 | |
| 79 | MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 80 | OUTSIDE WOMAN Bloodstone (London 1052) | 90 | 92 | 96 | 4 | |
| 81 | WATCHING THE RIVER RUN Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 82 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538) | 86 | 91 | 93 | 4 | |
| 83 | YOUR CASH AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT TRASH Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | PIANO MAN Billy Joel (Columbia 45963) | 87 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | UNBORN CHILD Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 86 | QUICK, FAST, IN A HURRY New York City (Chelsea 0150) | 91 | 93 | 94 | 5 | |
| 87 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | US AND THEM Pink Floyd (Harvest 3832) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | PEPPER BOX Peppers (Event 213) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 90 | JOLENE Dolly Parton (RCA Victor 0145) | 89 | 90 | 91 | 10 | |
| 91 | I WISH IT WAS ME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529) | 93 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 92 | A MOTHER FOR MY CHILDREN Whispers (Janus 231) | 94 | 95 | 99 | 4 | |
| 93 | BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 94 | THE CRUDE OIL BLUES Jerry Reed (RCA Victor 0224) | 96 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 95 | THAT’S THE SOUND THAT LONELY MAKES Tavares (Capitol 3794) | 95 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 96 | NICE TO BE AROUND Maureen McGovern (20th Century 2072) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 97 | WILLIE PASS THE WATER Ripple (GRC 1013) | 98 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | HOMELY GIRL Chi-Lites (Brunswick 55505) | 99 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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