| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 30, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS John Denver (RCA Victor 0213) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | DARK LADY Cher (MCA 40161) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | MOCKINGBIRD Carly Simon & James Taylor (Elektra 45880) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | HOOKED ON A FEELING Blue Swede (EMI 3627) | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | |
| 5 | BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (MCA 40198) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 7 | |
| 6 | JET Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1871) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | ROCK ON David Essex (Columbia 45940) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| 8 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540) | 12 | 26 | 38 | 5 | |
| 9 | ERES TU (Touch The Wind) Mocedades (Tara 100) | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
| 10 | THE LORD’S PRAYER Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | |
| 11 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | 13 | 19 | 26 | 7 | |
| 12 | SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks (Bell 45,432) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 13 | COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Redbone (Epic 11035) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
| 14 | A VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONG Charlie Rich (Epic 11091) | 18 | 21 | 29 | 7 | |
| 15 | MIGHTY LOVE (pt. 1) Spinners (Atlantic 3006) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 11 | |
| 16 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | 19 | 22 | 28 | 8 | |
| 17 | I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG Jim Croce (ABC 11424) | 21 | 24 | 34 | 5 | |
| 18 | OH MY MY Ringo Starr (Apple 1872) | 23 | 28 | 35 | 5 | |
| 19 | KEEP ON SINGING Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845) | 27 | 39 | 70 | 4 | |
| 20 | STAR Stealers Wheel (A&M 1483) | 20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | |
| 21 | THE LOCO-MOTION Grand Funk (Capitol 3840) | 40 | 58 | 80 | 4 | |
| 22 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0195) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 9 | |
| 23 | BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54243) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 24 | LET IT RIDE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457) | 39 | 50 | 61 | 5 | |
| 25 | HONEY PLEASE, CAN’T YA SEE Barry White (20th Century 2077) | 28 | 32 | 40 | 7 | |
| 26 | WOLD Harry Chapin (Elektra 45874) | 26 | 27 | 30 | 14 | |
| 27 | TELL ME A LIE Sami Jo (MGM South 7029) | 32 | 36 | 43 | 9 | |
| 28 | PIANO MAN Billy Joel (Columbia 45963) | 34 | 42 | 52 | 8 | |
| 29 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 33 | 40 | 48 | 8 | |
| 30 | ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS Bob Dylan (Asylum 11033) | 31 | 35 | 42 | 6 | |
| 31 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100) | 38 | 46 | 60 | 6 | |
| 32 | I’VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU BABY Elvis Presley (RCA Victor 0196) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 9 | |
| 33 | MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | 37 | 44 | 55 | 7 | |
| 34 | MY SWEET LADY Cliff DeYoung (MCA 40156) | 29 | 29 | 23 | 15 | |
| 35 | THE SHOW MUST GO ON Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382) | 47 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 36 | TRYING TO HOLD ON TO MY WOMAN Lamont Dozier (ABC 11407) | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | |
| 37 | TOUCH A HAND, MAKE A FRIEND Staple Singers (Stax 0196) | 44 | 52 | 63 | 6 | |
| 38 | OUTSIDE WOMAN Bloodstone (London 1052) | 43 | 51 | 59 | 9 | |
| 39 | ROCK AND ROLL, HOOCHIE KOO Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2751) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | |
| 40 | THE PAYBACK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14223) | 46 | 53 | 85 | 4 | |
| 41 | WATCHING THE RIVER RUN Loggins & Messina (Columbia 46010) | 42 | 45 | 51 | 6 | |
| 42 | (I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG Chicago (Columbia 46020) | 55 | — | — | 2 | |
| 43 | THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (Columbia 45944) | 24 | 12 | 12 | 18 | |
| 44 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown 1286) | 57 | 66 | 84 | 4 | |
| 45 | I LIKE TO LIVE THE LOVE B.B. King (ABC 11406) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 16 | |
| 46 | VIRGINIA (Touch Me Like You Do) Bill Amesbury (Casablanca 0001) | 51 | 54 | 58 | 8 | |
| 47 | YOUR CASH AIN’T NOTHIN’ BUT TRASH Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3837) | 53 | 60 | 65 | 6 | |
| 48 | SKYBIRD Neil Diamond (Columbia 45998) | 50 | 57 | 66 | 5 | |
| 49 | HELP ME Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034) | 59 | 68 | 75 | 5 | |
| 50 | LET’S GET MARRIED Al Green (Hi 2262) | 62 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 51 | MUST BE LOVE James Gang (Atco 6953) | 45 | 47 | 50 | 11 | |
| 52 | I’LL BE THE OTHER WOMAN Soul Children (Stax 0182) | 54 | 61 | 69 | 9 | |
| 53 | TOUCH AND GO Al Wilson (Rocky Road 30076) | 56 | 63 | 77 | 5 | |
| 54 | SHE’S GONE Daryl Hall & John Oates (Atlantic 2993) | 52 | 55 | 62 | 9 | |
| 55 | MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183) | 76 | 90 | 96 | 4 | |
| 56 | OH VERY YOUNG Cat Stevens (A&M 1503) | 73 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | HEAVENLY Temptations (Gordy 7135) | 66 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 58 | HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU Gilbert O’Sullivan (MAM 3636) | 75 | 87 | 92 | 4 | |
| 59 | THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul (Philadelphia Int’l 3538) | 63 | 67 | 71 | 9 | |
| 60 | I’M A TRAIN Albert Hammond (Mums 6026) | 71 | 79 | 88 | 5 | |
| 61 | IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME New Birth (RCA Victor 0185) | 64 | 69 | 81 | 6 | |
| 62 | STAR BABY Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217) | 65 | 72 | 79 | 5 | |
| 63 | ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND Think (Big Tree 15000) | 70 | 77 | 87 | 13 | |
| 64 | THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174) | 72 | 81 | — | 3 | |
| 65 | UNBORN CHILD Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7771) | 67 | 70 | 73 | 6 | |
| 66 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) Tanya Tucker (Columbia 45991) | 68 | 73 | 86 | 4 | |
| 67 | PEPPER BOX Peppers (Event 213) | 69 | 71 | 76 | 7 | |
| 68 | JUNGLE BOOGIE Kool & Gang (De-Lite 559) | 35 | 33 | 13 | 16 | |
| 69 | SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford (MGM 14648) | 36 | 14 | 3 | 22 | |
| 70 | WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU Creative Source (Sussex 509) | 74 | 78 | — | 3 | |
| 71 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Stylistics (Avco 4634) | 86 | 93 | — | 3 | |
| 72 | A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0020) | 88 | — | — | 2 | |
| 73 | BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON Lou Christie (Three Brothers 402) | 79 | 82 | 89 | 6 | |
| 74 | LOVING YOU Johnny Nash (Epic 11070) | 80 | 86 | 93 | 4 | |
| 75 | DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell (Chrysalis 2029) | 89 | — | — | 2 | |
| 76 | DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 77 | CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | 92 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 78 | I WISH IT WAS ME Tyrone Davis (Dakar 4529) | 81 | 84 | 90 | 8 | |
| 79 | POWER OF LOVE Martha Reeves (MCA 40194) | 83 | 88 | 98 | 4 | |
| 80 | MIGHTY MIGHTY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | 84 | 91 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT Ian Lloyd & Stories (Kama Sutra 588) | 82 | 85 | 91 | 5 | |
| 82 | WEREWOLF Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 83 | IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I TRY TO SMILE Tony Orlando & Dawn (Bell 45,450) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | SUMMER BREEZE (pt. 1) Isley Brothers (T-Neck 2253) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 85 | PUT A LITTLE LOVE AWAY Emotions (Volt 4106) | 95 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | ALL IN LOVE IS FAIR Barbra Streisand (Columbia 46024) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 87 | STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE Lobo (Big Tree 15001) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 90 | 92 | 97 | 4 | |
| 89 | MUSIC EYES Heartsfield (Mercury 73449) | 94 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | THIS HEART Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | 96 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 91 | GOIN’ DOWN SLOW Bobby Blue Bland (Dunhill 4379) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 92 | STEAM HEAT Pointer Sisters (ABC/Blue Thumb 248) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 93 | MIGHT JUST TAKE YOUR LIFE Deep Purple (Warner Bros. 7784) | 98 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | I AM WHAT I AM Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Mac Davis (Columbia 46004) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | MADELAINE Stu Nunnery (Evolution 1088) | 99 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025) | — | — | — | 32 | |
| 98 | LOVING ARMS Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M 1498) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 99 | NO CHARGE Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 100 | SIMONE Henry Gross (A&M 1494) | — | — | — | 1 | |
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