| CASH BOX Top 100 Singles | ||||||
| Blue square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 18, 1974 | |||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | 2WK | 3WK | WKS | |
| 1 | DANCING MACHINE Jackson 5 (Motown 1286) | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | |
| 2 | THE STREAK Ray Stevens (Barnaby 600) | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | |
| 3 | THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch (MCA 40174) | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |
| 4 | THE LOCO-MOTION Grand Funk (Capitol 3840) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 5 | THE SHOW MUST GO ON Three Dog Night (Dunhill 4382) | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| 6 | MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Maria Muldaur (Reprise 1183) | 9 | 15 | 21 | 11 | |
| 7 | YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Stylistics (Avco 4634) | 10 | 18 | 29 | 10 | |
| 8 | TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (Virgin 55100) | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | |
| 9 | (I’ve Been) SEARCHIN’ SO LONG Chicago (Columbia 46020) | 11 | 16 | 19 | 9 | |
| 10 | BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple 1873) | 18 | 26 | 36 | 6 | |
| 11 | I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU Carpenters (A&M 1521) | 13 | 17 | 23 | 7 | |
| 12 | DON’T YOU WORRY ’BOUT A THING Stevie Wonder (Tamla 54245) | 14 | 22 | 27 | 8 | |
| 13 | OH VERY YOUNG Cat Stevens (A&M 1503) | 16 | 23 | 28 | 10 | |
| 14 | HELP ME Joni Mitchell (Asylum 11034) | 17 | 20 | 26 | 12 | |
| 15 | SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (Reprise 1194) | 22 | 46 | 66 | 6 | |
| 16 | JUST DON’T WANT TO BE LONELY Main Ingredient (RCA Victor 0205) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | |
| 17 | TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) MFSB (Philadelphia Int’l 3540) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| 18 | COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Redbone (Epic 11035) | 12 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
| 19 | FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY O’Jays (Philadelphia Int’l 3544) | 28 | 35 | 57 | 5 | |
| 20 | I’M IN LOVE Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 2999) | 26 | 30 | 33 | 7 | |
| 21 | MY GIRL BILL Jim Stafford (MGM 14718) | 25 | 32 | 41 | 6 | |
| 22 | BILLY, DON’T BE A HERO Bo Donaldson & Heywoods (ABC 11435) | 32 | 39 | 62 | 6 | |
| 23 | THE PAYBACK (pt. 1) James Brown (Polydor 14223) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 11 | |
| 24 | BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 403) | 15 | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| 25 | HOOKED ON A FEELING Blue Swede (EMI 3627) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |
| 26 | BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (MCA 40198) | 24 | 27 | 4 | 14 | |
| 27 | HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool & Gang (De-Lite 561) | 43 | 52 | 67 | 6 | |
| 28 | DAYBREAK Nilsson (RCA Victor 0246) | 35 | 42 | 50 | 7 | |
| 29 | YOU WON’T SEE ME Anne Murray (Capitol 3867) | 34 | 44 | 55 | 5 | |
| 30 | IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know) Olivia Newton-John (MCA 40209) | 36 | 41 | 47 | 7 | |
| 31 | STANDING AT THE END OF THE LINE Lobo (Big Tree 15001) | 33 | 36 | 39 | 8 | |
| 32 | BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (Roxbury 0236) | 40 | 62 | 74 | 6 | |
| 33 | HAVEN’T GOT TIME FOR THE PAIN Carly Simon (Elektra 45887) | 51 | 76 | — | 3 | |
| 34 | OH MY MY Ringo Starr (Apple 1872) | 19 | 10 | 6 | 12 | |
| 35 | LET IT RIDE Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Mercury 73457) | 30 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| 36 | SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME DeFranco Family (20th Century 2088) | 47 | 65 | 85 | 4 | |
| 37 | STAR BABY Guess Who (RCA Victor 0217) | 38 | 40 | 42 | 12 | |
| 38 | LET’S GET MARRIED Al Green (Hi 2262) | 37 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |
| 39 | I’LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG Jim Croce (ABC 11424) | 29 | 28 | 7 | 12 | |
| 40 | KEEP ON SINGING Helen Reddy (Capitol 3845) | 21 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
| 41 | I’M A TRAIN Albert Hammond (Mums 6026) | 31 | 31 | 35 | 12 | |
| 42 | (We’re Gonna) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley & Comets (MCA 60025) | 48 | 51 | 70 | 39 | |
| 43 | LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (United Artists 375) | 27 | 13 | 8 | 15 | |
| 44 | MIGHTY MIGHTY Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 46007) | 45 | 47 | 49 | 10 | |
| 45 | CHAMELEON Herbie Hancock (Columbia 46002) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 10 | |
| 46 | SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS John Denver (RCA Victor 0213) | 42 | 34 | 30 | 18 | |
| 47 | ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Mac Davis (Columbia 46004) | 50 | 54 | 59 | 8 | |
| 48 | SON OF SAGITTARIUS Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54247) | 58 | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 49 | (I’m A) YOYO MAN Rick Cunha (GRC 2016) | 59 | 64 | 73 | 5 | |
| 50 | THE SAME LOVE THAT MADE ME LAUGH Bill Withers (Sussex 513) | 54 | 66 | 77 | 6 | |
| 51 | ANOTHER PARK, ANOTHER SUNDAY Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 7795) | 55 | 61 | 65 | 7 | |
| 52 | ONE CHAIN DON’T MAKE NO PRISON Four Tops (Dunhill 4386) | 62 | 73 | 82 | 4 | |
| 53 | THE AIR THAT I BREATHE Hollies (Epic 11100) | 64 | 70 | 80 | 5 | |
| 54 | LA GRANGE ZZ Top (London 203) | 65 | 78 | 84 | 6 | |
| 55 | ALREADY GONE Eagles (Asylum 11036) | 69 | 85 | — | 3 | |
| 56 | RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER Steely Dan (ABC 11439) | 74 | 83 | — | 3 | |
| 57 | MY MISTAKE (Was To Love You) Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye (Motown 1269) | 39 | 29 | 20 | 14 | |
| 58 | THIS HEART Gene Redding (Haven 7000) | 63 | 72 | 76 | 10 | |
| 59 | WEREWOLF Five Man Electrical Band (Polydor 14221) | 44 | 45 | 48 | 8 | |
| 60 | FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER (I’m A Changed Man) Impressions (Curtom 1997) | 70 | 84 | — | 3 | |
| 61 | I AM WHAT I AM Lois Fletcher (Playboy 50049) | 53 | 53 | 54 | 9 | |
| 62 | KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY Leon Haywood (20th Century 2065) | 56 | 58 | 60 | 11 | |
| 63 | NO CHARGE Melba Montgomery (Elektra 45883) | 66 | 69 | 78 | 8 | |
| 64 | WHO IS HE AND WHAT IS HE TO YOU Creative Source (Sussex 509) | 60 | 63 | 64 | 10 | |
| 65 | ON AND ON Gladys Knight & Pips (Buddah 423) | 78 | — | — | 2 | |
| 66 | I’M COMING HOME Spinners (Atlantic 3027) | 82 | — | — | 2 | |
| 67 | SLEEPIN’ Diana Ross (Motown 1295) | 71 | 74 | 83 | 4 | |
| 68 | DAYBREAKER Electric Light Orchestra (United Artists 405) | 73 | 79 | 89 | 5 | |
| 69 | WILDFLOWER New Birth (RCA Victor 0265) | 80 | 91 | 97 | 4 | |
| 70 | IF YOU WANNA GET TO HEAVEN Ozark Mountain Daredevils (A&M 1515) | 81 | 86 | 92 | 4 | |
| 71 | COME MONDAY Jimmy Buffett (Dunhill 4385) | 72 | 77 | 88 | 4 | |
| 72 | CAN YOU HANDLE IT? Graham Central Station (Warner Bros. 7782) | 79 | 82 | 90 | 6 | |
| 73 | BILLY—DON’T BE A HERO Paper Lace (Mercury 73479) | 77 | 81 | 87 | 5 | |
| 74 | THE LORD’S PRAYER Sister Janet Mead (A&M 1491) | 49 | 33 | 24 | 14 | |
| 75 | TRAIN OF THOUGHT Cher (MCA 40245) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 76 | AFTER MIDNIGHT Maggie Bell (Atlantic 3018) | 83 | 88 | 95 | 4 | |
| 77 | RHAPSODY IN WHITE Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century 2090) | 84 | 89 | 96 | 4 | |
| 78 | TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR Rick Derringer (Blue Sky 2752) | 85 | 90 | 98 | 4 | |
| 79 | LIVING IN THE U.S.A. Steve Miller Band (Capitol 3884) | — | — | — | 4 | |
| 80 | I DON’T SEE ME IN YOUR EYES ANYMORE Charlie Rich (RCA Victor 0260) | 86 | 97 | — | 3 | |
| 81 | THE LONE RANGER Oscar Brown, Jr. (Atlantic 3001) | 87 | — | — | 2 | |
| 82 | (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) RITE AWAY Dr. John (Atco 6957) | 89 | 96 | — | 3 | |
| 83 | KING OF NOTHING Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 7810) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 84 | HELP YOURSELF Undisputed Truth (Gordy 7134) | 88 | 92 | — | 3 | |
| 85 | SIDESHOW Blue Magic (Atco 6961) | 91 | 98 | — | 3 | |
| 86 | THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK ’N’ ROLL Mott The Hoople (Columbia 46035) | 92 | 95 | 100 | 4 | |
| 87 | ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN Righteous Brothers (Haven 7002) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 88 | RADAR LOVE Golden Earring (Track/MCA 40202) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 89 | SILVER THREADS AND GOLDEN NEEDLES Linda Ronstadt (Asylum 11032) | 93 | 94 | — | 3 | |
| 90 | SCRATCH Crusaders (Blue Thumb 249) | 94 | — | — | 2 | |
| 91 | TEEN ANGEL Wednesday (Sussex 515) | 97 | — | — | 2 | |
| 92 | ROCK THE BOAT Hues Corporation (RCA Victor 0232) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 93 | PLEASE COME TO BOSTON Dave Loggins (Epic 11115) | 95 | — | — | 2 | |
| 94 | STANDING IN THE RAIN James Gang (Atco 6966) | 96 | — | — | 2 | |
| 95 | IT’S HER TURN TO LIVE Smokey Robinson (Tamla 54246) | — | — | — | 1 | |
| 96 | IF I WERE A CARPENTER Leon Russell (Shelter 40210) | 98 | 99 | — | 3 | |
| 97 | THE SOUND OF SILENCE Paul Simon (Columbia 46038) | 99 | 100 | — | 3 | |
| 98 | TIME WILL TELL Tower Of Power (Warner Bros. 7796) | 100 | — | — | 2 | |
| 99 | SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (Or Take Your Love Back) Harold Melvin & Blue Notes (Philadelphia Int’l 3543) | — | — | 79 | 4 | |
| 100 | 48 CRASH Suzi Quatro (Bell 45,401) | 90 | 93 | 99 | 4 | |
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