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US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 31st August, 1974

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the week ending August 31st, 1974.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

You can also view the entire 1974 chart here.

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TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 (You’re) HAVING MY BABY –•– Paul Anka (with Odia Coates) (United Artists)-9 (2 weeks at #1)
2 5 I SHOT THE SHERIFF –•– Eric Clapton (RSO)-8
3 3 TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD –•– Rufus (ABC)-12
4 2 THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED –•– Paper Lace (Mercury)-12
5 4 FEEL LIKE MAKIN’ LOVE –•– Roberta Flack (Atlantic)-11
6 8 I’M LEAVING IT (All) UP TO YOU –•– Donny and Marie Osmond (MGM / Curb)-9
7 7 WILDWOOD WEED –•– Jim Stafford (MGM)-9
8 9 ROCK ME GENTLY –•– Andy Kim (Capitol)-11
9 15 CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE –•– Barry White (20th Century)-5
10 12 YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD –•– Helen Reddy (Capitol)-12

11 17 THEN CAME YOU –•– Dionne Warwick and the Spinners (Atlantic)-6
12 19 NOTHING FROM NOTHING –•– Billy Preston (A&M)-8
13 14 SIDESHOW –•– Blue Magic (Atco)-16
14 21 HANG ON IN THERE BABY –•– Johnny Bristol (MGM)-10
15 18 WILD THING –•– Fancy (Big Tree)-12
16 16 RUB IT IN –•– Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC)-10
17 22 CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN –•– The Guess Who (RCA)-7
18 13 PLEASE COME TO BOSTON –•– Dave Loggins (Epic)-14
19 26 YOU HAVEN’T DONE NOTHIN –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-5
20 11 SHININ’ ON –•– Grand Funk (Capitol)-8

21 27 IT’S ONLY ROCK ‘N ROLL (But I Like It) –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-5
22 10 KEEP ON SMILIN’ –•– Wet Willie (Capricorn)-15
23 30 LET’S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER –•– The Stylistics (Avco)-6
24 6 WATERLOO –•– Abba (Atlantic)-14
25 31 BEACH BABY –•– First Class (UK)-7
26 39 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU –•– Olivia Newton-John (MCA)-3
27 33 ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT –•– Cat Stevens (A&M)-5
28 36 SWEET HOME ALABAMA –•– Lynyrd Skynyrd (MCA)-6
29 37 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE –•– Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (ABC)-6
30 38 FREE MAN IN PARIS –•– Joni Mitchell (Asylum)-6

31 35 DON’T CHANGE HORSES (In the Middle Of the Stream) –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-7
32 34 TIME FOR LIVIN’ –•– Sly and the Family Stone (Epic)-9
33 25 TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS –•– Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-16
34 20 CALL ON ME –•– Chicago (Columbia)-11
35 23 SURE AS I’M SITTIN’ HERE –•– Three Dog Night (Dunhill)-10
36 40 I LOVE MY FRIEND –•– Charlie Rich (Epic)-5
37 45 SUGAR BABY LOVE –•– The Rubettes (Polydor)-7
38 24 DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME –•– Elton John (MCA)-11
39 47 EARACHE MY EYE (Featuring Alice Bowie) –•– Cheech and Chong (Ode)-4
40 59 CAN’T GET ENOUGH –•– Bad Company (Swan Song)-3

OFF THE CHARTS

42 28 ANNIE’S SONG –•– John Denver (RCA)-14
43 32 RADAR LOVE –•– Golden Earring (Track)-17
45 29 MY THANG –•– James Brown (Polydor)-11

POWER PLAYS

41 44 ONE HELL OF A WOMAN –•– Mac Davis (Columbia)-23
44 43 HAPPINESS IS JUST AROUND THE BEND –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-10
46 42 ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN –•– The Righteous Brothers (Haven)-15
47 54 RIVER’S RISIN’ –•– Edgar Winter (Epic)-7
48 50 KUNG FU –•– Curtis Mayfield (Curtom)-10
49 51 RINGS –•– Lobo (Big Tree)-7
50 77 NEVER MY LOVE –•– Blue Swede (EMI)-2

DEBUTS THIS WEEK

83 — LOVE ME FOR A REASON –•– The Osmonds (MGM / Kolob)-1
85 — KINGS OF THE PARTY –•– Brownsville Station (Big Tree)-1
86 — JAZZMAN –•– Carole King (Ode)-1
87 — YOU GOT TO BE THE ONE –•– The Chi-Lites (Brunswick)-1
88 — CAREFREE HIGHWAY –•– Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise)-1
89 — AIN’T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-1
90 — UP FOR THE DOWN STROKE –•– Parliament (Casablanca)-1
93 — HONEY HONEY –•– Sweet Dreams (ABC / Dunhill)-1

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