Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 12, 1974

Billboard Hot 100

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY FROM DIGITAL MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY LUMINATE AND SALES DATA AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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The Joker

The Steve Miller Band

Last week

Weeks at no. 1

Weeks on chart

Producer(s):

S.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

Don Zimmermann, Former Capitol Records President, Dead at 85

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 12, 1974

This Week

Award

Last Week

Peak Pos.

Wks on Chart

1
- The Joker
  The Steve Miller Band
- 2
- 1
- 13
- - 2
  - 1
  - 13

Producer(s):

S.Miller, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

RIAA Certification: Platinum x5

2
- Time In A Bottle
  Jim Croce
- 1
- 1
- 9
- - 1
  - 1
  - 9

Songwriter(s):

J.Croce

Producer(s):

T.Cashman, T.West

Imprint/Promotion Label:

ABC

3
- Show And Tell
  Al Wilson
- 5
- 3
- 13
- - 5
  - 3
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Rocky Road

4
- Smokin' In The Boy's Room
  Brownsville Station
- 6
- 4
- 12
- - 6
  - 4
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Big Tree

5
- I've Got To Use My Imagination
  Gladys Knight And The Pips
- 10
- 5
- 8
- - 10
  - 5
  - 8

Producer(s):

K.Kerner, R.Wise, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Buddah/Unknown

6
- You're Sixteen
  Ringo Starr
- 16
- 6
- 5
- - 16
  - 6
  - 5

Producer(s):

R.Perry, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

7
- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up
  Barry White
- 8
- 7
- 12
- - 8
  - 7
  - 12

Producer(s):

B.White, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century/Unknown

8
- Living For The City
  Stevie Wonder
- 9
- 8
- 10
- - 9
  - 8
  - 10

Producer(s):

S.Wonder, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Tamla/Unknown

9
- Let Me Be There
  Olivia Newton-John
- 13
- 9
- 9
- - 13
  - 9
  - 9

Producer(s):

B.Welch, J.Farrar, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

10
- Helen Wheels
  Paul McCartney And Wings
- 12
- 10
- 8
- - 12
  - 10
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

11
- The Way We Were
  Barbra Streisand
- 15
- 11
- 8
- - 15
  - 11
  - 8

Producer(s):

M.Paich, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

RIAA Certification: Platinum

12
- The Most Beautiful Girl
  Charlie Rich
- 4
- 1
- 16
- - 4
  - 1
  - 16

Producer(s):

B.Sherrill, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Epic

13
- Love's Theme
  Love Unlimited Orchestra
- 17
- 13
- 7
- - 17
  - 13
  - 7

Imprint/Promotion Label:

20th Century

14
- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)
  Helen Reddy
- 3
- 3
- 11
- - 3
  - 3
  - 11

Producer(s):

Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

15
- When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight
  Donny Osmond
- 19
- 15
- 8
- - 19
  - 15
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Kolob

16
- Me And Baby Brother
  War
- 20
- 16
- 10
- - 20
  - 16
  - 10

Producer(s):

J.Goldstein, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

United Artists/Unknown

17
- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
  Aretha Franklin
- 18
- 17
- 8
- - 18
  - 17
  - 8

Producer(s):

J.Wexler, A.Mardin, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

18
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  Elton John
- 7
- 2
- 12
- - 7
  - 2
  - 12

Songwriter(s):

B.J.P.Taupin, E.John

Producer(s):

G.Dudgeon

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MCA

RIAA Certification: Platinum x2

19
- Top Of The World
  Carpenters
- 11
- 1
- 15
- - 11
  - 1
  - 15

Imprint/Promotion Label:

A&M

20
- Hello It's Me
  Todd Rundgren
- 14
- 5
- 15
- - 14
  - 5
  - 15

Producer(s):

T.Rundgren, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bearsville/Unknown

21
- Livin' For You
  Al Green
- 24
- 21
- 6
- - 24
  - 21
  - 6

Imprint/Promotion Label:

22
- Spiders & Snakes
  Jim Stafford
- 30
- 22
- 10
- - 30
  - 22
  - 10

Producer(s):

P.Gernhard, Lobo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

MGM/Unknown

23
- Walk Like A Man
  Grand Funk
- 31
- 23
- 8
- - 31
  - 23
  - 8

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol

24
- If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)
  The Staple Singers
- 21
- 9
- 12
- - 21
  - 9
  - 12

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Stax

25
- Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)
  Cheech & Chong
- 29
- 25
- 8
- - 29
  - 25
  - 8

26
- Just You 'n' Me
  Chicago
- 23
- 4
- 16
- - 23
  - 4
  - 16

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

27
- Rockin' Roll Baby
  The Stylistics
- 22
- 14
- 13
- - 22
  - 14
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Avco

28
- Jungle Boogie
  Kool & The Gang
- 37
- 28
- 6
- - 37
  - 28
  - 6

Producer(s):

Kool & The Gang, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

De-Lite/Unknown

29
- MIND GAMES
  John Lennon
- 25
- 18
- 10
- - 25
  - 18
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Apple

30
- D'yer Mak'er
  Led Zeppelin
- 26
- 20
- 13
- - 26
  - 20
  - 13

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Atlantic

31
- My Music
  Loggins & Messina
- 28
- 16
- 11
- - 28
  - 16
  - 11

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia

32
- If We Make It Through December
  Merle Haggard
- 40
- 32
- 8
- - 40
  - 32
  - 8

Producer(s):

K.Nelson, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Capitol/Unknown

33
- Americans
  Byron MacGregor
- 65
- 33
- 2
- - 65
  - 33
  - 2

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Westbound

34
- Painted Ladies
  Ian Thomas
- 36
- 34
- 12
- - 36
  - 34
  - 12

Producer(s):

J.Lombardo, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Chess/Unknown

35
- American Tune
  Paul Simon
- 39
- 35
- 7
- - 39
  - 35
  - 7

Producer(s):

P.Simon, Not Listed

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Columbia/Unknown

36
- "Joy" Pt. I
  Isaac Hayes
- 44
- 36
- 4
- - 44
  - 36
  - 4

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Enterprise

37
- Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally
  Tony Orlando & Dawn
- 33
- 27
- 10
- - 33
  - 27
  - 10

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Bell

Billboard Hot 100

Week of January 12, 1974

Billboard Hot 100

The Joker

Producer(s):

Imprint/Promotion Label:

Don Zimmermann, Former Capitol Records President, Dead at 85

Billboard Hot 100

Gains in Weekly Performance

Additional Awards

The Joker

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Time In A Bottle

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Show And Tell

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Smokin' In The Boy's Room

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I've Got To Use My Imagination

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You're Sixteen

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Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

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Living For The City

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Let Me Be There

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Helen Wheels

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The Way We Were

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The Most Beautiful Girl

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Love's Theme

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Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress)

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When I Fall In Love/Are You Lonesome Tonight

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Me And Baby Brother

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Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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Top Of The World

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Hello It's Me

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Livin' For You

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Spiders & Snakes

Producer(s):

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Walk Like A Man

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If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

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Sister Mary Elephant (Shudd-Up!)

Just You 'n' Me

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Rockin' Roll Baby

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