US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 20th, 1974

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 20th, 1974.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

Make sure to also check the 1974’s Top 40 Singles here.

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This Week’s Top 40
This Week’s Drops
Power Plays
New This Week
To Next or Previous Week

US TOP 40 – APRIL 20th, 1974

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 3 TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) –•– MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees (Philadelphia International)-8 (1 week at #1)
2 1 BENNIE AND THE JETS –•– Elton John (MCA)-10
3 2 HOOKED ON A FEELING –•– Blue Swede (EMI)-10
4 7 BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-10
5 5 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE –•– Redbone (Epic)-15
6 9 OH MY MY –•– Ringo Starr (Apple)-7
7 6 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS –•– John Denver (RCA)-13
8 17 THE LOCO-MOTION –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-7
9 4 THE LORD’S PRAYER –•– Sister Janet Mead (A&M)-9
10 13 I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-8

11 12 LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE –•– Bobby Womack (United Artists)-12
12 11 A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG –•– Charlie Rich (Epic)-9
13 19 DANCING MACHINE –•– Jackson 5 (Motown)-6
14 8 SEASONS IN THE SUN –•– Terry Jacks (Bell)-15
15 16 JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-12
16 20 TUBULAR BELLS –•– Mike Oldfield (Virgin)-9
17 21 KEEP ON SINGING –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-7
18 10 MOCKINGBIRD –•– Carly Simon and James Taylor (Elektra)-12
19 29 THE SHOW MUST GO ON –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-6
20 31 (I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG –•– Chicago (Columbia)-6

21 22 TELL ME A LIE –•– Sami Jo (MGM South)-11
22 24 MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) –•– Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-9
23 23 TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-9
24 26 LET IT RIDE –•– Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-9
25 27 PIANO MAN –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-9
26 15 DARK LADY –•– Cher (MCA)-14
27 14 JET –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-11
28 35 MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS –•– Maria Muldaur (Reprise)-9
29 36 YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW –•– The Sylistics (Avco)-5
30 18 ERES TU (Touch the Wind) –•– Mocedades (Tara)-15

31 44 THE ENTERTAINER –•– Marvin Hamlisch (MCA)-5
32 40 I’M A TRAIN –•– Albert Hammond (Mums)-8
33 41 HELP ME –•– Joni Mitchell (Asylum)-6
34 39 THE PAYBACK (Part 1) –•– James Brown (Polydor)-5
35 37 OUTSIDE WOMAN –•– Bloodstone (London)-9
36 25 JUNGLE BOOGIE –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-20
37 45 OH VERY YOUNG –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-6
38 42 THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE –•– Billy Paul (Philadelphia International)-13
39 43 STAR BABY –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-10
40 28 BOOGIE DOWN –•– Eddie Kendricks (Tamla)-16

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 20th, 1974

41 32 MIGHTY LOVE (Part 1) –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-13
42 30 ROCK ON –•– David Essex (Columbia)-24
43 33 THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE –•– Charlie Rich (RCA)-13
47 38 THE WAY WE WERE –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-22
51 34 TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN –•– Lamont Dozier (ABC)-18

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 20th, 1974

44 58 DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-3
45 50 MIGHTY MIGHTY –•– Earth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-7
46 49 HEAVENLY –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-6
48 61 LET’S GET MARRIED –•– Al Green (Hi)-4
50 70 I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-2

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 20th, 1974

68 — BAND ON THE RUN –•– Paul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-1
74 — MY GIRL BILL –•– Jim Stafford (MGM)-1
83 — YOU WON’T SEE ME / HE THINKS I STILL CARE –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-1
87 — HOLLYWOOD SWINGING –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-1
90 — BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO –•– Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (ABC)-1
95 — ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-1
96 — IF I WERE A CARPENTER –•– Leon Russell (Shelter)-1
98 — THE AIR THAT I BREATHE –•– The Hollies (Epic)-1
99 — IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN –•– The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M)-1