US Top 40 Singles Week Ending April 27th, 1974

These are all the US Top 40 singles for the Week Ending April 27th, 1974.

Check out the top 100 artists of 70s here.

You can also view the entire 1974 chart 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 27th, 1974

#1
TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees

TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB Featuring the Three Degrees record cover

TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart

1 1 TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) ЉۢРMFSB Featuring the Three Degrees (Philadelphia International)-9 (2 weeks at #1)
2 2 BENNIE AND THE JETS ЉۢРElton John (MCA)-11
3 4 BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME ЉۢРGladys Knight and the Pips (Buddah)-11
4 8 THE LOCO-MOTION ЉۢРGrand Funk (Capitol)-8
5 6 OH MY MY ЉۢРRingo Starr (Apple)-8
6 3 HOOKED ON A FEELING ЉۢРBlue Swede (EMI)-11
7 5 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE ЉۢРRedbone (Epic)-16
8 13 DANCING MACHINE ЉۢРJackson 5 (Motown)-7
9 10 I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-9
10 11 LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE –•– Bobby Womack (United Artists)-13

11 15 JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY –•– The Main Ingredient (RCA)-13
12 16 TUBULAR BELLS ЉۢРMike Oldfield (Virgin)-10
13 19 THE SHOW MUST GO ON ЉۢРThree Dog Night (Dunhill)-7
14 7 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS ЉۢРJohn Denver (RCA)-14
15 17 KEEP ON SINGING ЉۢРHelen Reddy (Capitol)-8
16 20 (I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG –•– Chicago (Columbia)-7
17 9 THE LORD’S PRAYER –•– Sister Janet Mead (A&M)-10
18 31 THE ENTERTAINER ЉۢРMarvin Hamlisch (MCA)-6
19 54 THE STREAK ЉۢРRay Stevens (Barnaby)-3
20 22 MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) ЉۢРDiana Ross and Marvin Gaye (Motown)-10

21 29 YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW ЉۢРThe Sylistics (Avco)-6
22 28 MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS ЉۢРMaria Muldaur (Reprise)-10
23 24 LET IT RIDE ЉۢРBachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury)-10
24 14 SEASONS IN THE SUN ЉۢРTerry Jacks (Bell)-16
25 12 A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG ЉۢРCharlie Rich (Epic)-10
26 18 MOCKINGBIRD ЉۢРCarly Simon and James Taylor (Elektra)-13
27 23 TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND –•– The Staple Singers (Stax)-10
28 21 TELL ME A LIE ЉۢРSami Jo (MGM South)-12
29 33 HELP ME ЉۢРJoni Mitchell (Asylum)-7
30 37 OH VERY YOUNG ЉۢРCat Stevens (A&M)-7

31 32 I’M A TRAIN –•– Albert Hammond (Mums)-9
32 34 THE PAYBACK (Part 1) ЉۢРJames Brown (Polydor)-6
33 44 DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-4
34 35 OUTSIDE WOMAN ЉۢРBloodstone (London)-10
35 50 I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU –•– The Carpenters (A&M)-3
36 25 PIANO MAN ЉۢРBilly Joel (Columbia)-10
37 38 THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE ЉۢРBilly Paul (Philadelphia International)-14
38 27 JET ЉۢРPaul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-12
39 30 ERES TU (Touch the Wind) ЉۢРMocedades (Tara)-16
40 45 MIGHTY MIGHTY ЉۢРEarth, Wind and Fire (Columbia)-8

THIS WEEK’S DROP – APRIL 27th, 1974

42 26 DARK LADY ЉۢРCher (MCA)-15
47 39 STAR BABY ЉۢРThe Guess Who (RCA)-11
50 36 JUNGLE BOOGIE ЉۢРKool and the Gang (De-Lite)-21
51 40 BOOGIE DOWN ЉۢРEddie Kendricks (Tamla)-17

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 27th, 1974

41 68 BAND ON THE RUN ЉۢРPaul McCartney and Wings (Apple)-2
43 48 LET’S GET MARRIED –•– Al Green (Hi)-5
44 46 HEAVENLY ЉۢРThe Temptations (Gordy)-7
45 66 FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY –•– The O’Jays (Philadelphia International)-3
46 56 I’M IN LOVE –•– Aretha Franklin (Atlantic)-4
49 52 DANCE WITH THE DEVIL ЉۢРCozy Powell (Chysalis)-7

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 27th, 1974

89 — (I’m a) YOYO MAN –•– Rick Cunha (GRC)-1
93 — TIME WILL TELL –•– The Tower Of Power (Warner Brothers)-1
94 — TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR –•– Rick Derringer (Blue Sky)-1
97 — HELP YOURSELF –•– The Undisputed Truth (Gordy)-1
98 — SCRATCH –•– The Crusaders (Blue Thumb)-1
99 — BILLY-DON’T BE A HERO –•– Paper Lace (Mercury)-1
100 — RHAPSODY IN WHITE –•– The Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century)-1