| # |
Reached number one |
Artist(s) |
Single |
Weeks at |
| number one |
| 1 |
12-Jan-74 |
Steve Miller Band |
“The Joker” |
1 |
| 2 |
19-Jan-74 |
Al Wilson |
“Show and Tell” |
1 |
| 3 |
26-Jan-74 |
Ringo Starr |
“You’re Sixteen” |
1 |
| 4 |
2-Feb-74 |
Barbra Streisand |
“The Way We Were”♪ (1974) |
3 |
| 5 |
9-Feb-74 |
Love Unlimited Orchestra |
“Love’s Theme” |
1 |
| 6 |
2-Mar-74 |
Terry Jacks |
“Seasons in the Sun” |
3 |
| 7 |
23-Mar-74 |
Cher |
“Dark Lady” |
1 |
| 8 |
30-Mar-74 |
John Denver |
“Sunshine on My Shoulders” |
1 |
| 9 |
6-Apr-74 |
Blue Swede |
“Hooked on a Feeling” |
1 |
| 10 |
13-Apr-74 |
Elton John |
“Bennie and the Jets” |
1 |
| 11 |
20-Apr-74 |
MFSB and The Three Degrees |
“TSOP” |
2 |
| 12 |
4-May-74 |
Grand Funk |
“The Loco-Motion” |
2 |
| 13 |
18-May-74 |
Ray Stevens |
“The Streak” |
3 |
| 14 |
8-Jun-74 |
Paul McCartney and Wings |
“Band on the Run” |
1 |
| 15 |
15-Jun-74 |
Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods |
“Billy, Don’t Be a Hero” |
2 |
| 16 |
29-Jun-74 |
Gordon Lightfoot |
“Sundown” |
1 |
| 17 |
6-Jul-74 |
The Hues Corporation |
“Rock the Boat” |
1 |
| 18 |
13-Jul-74 |
George McCrae |
“Rock Your Baby” |
2 |
| 19 |
27-Jul-74 |
John Denver |
“Annie’s Song” |
2 |
| 20 |
10-Aug-74 |
Roberta Flack |
“Feel Like Makin’ Love” |
1 |
| 21 |
17-Aug-74 |
Paper Lace |
“The Night Chicago Died” |
1 |
| 22 |
24-Aug-74 |
Paul Anka and Odia Coates |
“(You’re) Having My Baby” |
3 |
| 23 |
14-Sep-74 |
Eric Clapton |
“I Shot the Sheriff” |
1 |
| 24 |
21-Sep-74 |
Barry White |
“Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” |
1 |
| 25 |
28-Sep-74 |
Andy Kim |
“Rock Me Gently” |
1 |
| 26 |
5-Oct-74 |
Olivia Newton-John |
“I Honestly Love You” |
2 |
| 27 |
19-Oct-74 |
Billy Preston |
“Nothing from Nothing” |
1 |
| 28 |
26-Oct-74 |
Dionne Warwick and The Spinners |
“Then Came You” |
1 |
| 29 |
2-Nov-74 |
Stevie Wonder |
“You Haven’t Done Nothin'” |
1 |
| 30 |
9-Nov-74 |
Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” |
1 |
| 31 |
16-Nov-74 |
John Lennon |
“Whatever Gets You Thru the Night” |
1 |
| 32 |
23-Nov-74 |
Billy Swan |
“I Can Help” |
2 |
| 33 |
7-Dec-74 |
Carl Douglas |
“Kung Fu Fighting” |
2 |
| 34 |
21-Dec-74 |
Harry Chapin |
“Cat’s in the Cradle” |
1 |
| 35 |
28-Dec-74 |
Helen Reddy |
“Angie Baby” |
1 |
