Year-End Singles Charts Based on the Calendar Year

[vince]

Dec 27, 2017 8:03:36 GMT -5 at40petebattistini said:

Vince,
I greatly appreciate these posts, especially as you progress into the late 60s. I can't imagine the time involved to coordinate the yearly lists ... nevermind, yes I can!

But I can't resist noting the following:

*It's interesting to see some #1 songs ended up ranked in the 30s for some of the yearly tabulations.

*Regarding the 1968 list, it appears that two double-sided hit singles (The Beatles' "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" and Aretha Franklin's "Say A Little Prayer"/"House That Jack Built") took up four places among the Hot 100. I understand that Billboard ranked the flipsides individually in 1968, but if you combined the flipside discs as one Top 100 entry, positions #99 and #100 would open up. What two songs would've then been among the list?

*With a changed double-sided hits policy on the Hot 100 in 1969, I'm curious to see your tabulation and how it affects The Beatles and CCR.

Nice work.

Pete,

For 1968 I got "Suzie Q" - CCR at #101 and "Do You Know The way To San Jose" - Dionne Warwick at #102.

1969 was a little tricky. Most of the year sides were ranked separate until 11/29/1969. I ranked the sides separate unless the peaked on or after 11/29/1969. I used whatever side had the higher position before BB combined the sides. "Come Together"/"Something" and "Down On The Corner"/"Fortunate Son" are combined, but "Get Back"/ "Don't Let Me Down" is not.

[vince]

Wrapping up the 60's, it's 1969. I did not get a fictitous act at #1. Singles peaking from 1/4/1969 through 12/27/1969 are eligible.
The Top 100 of 1969

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1060 1 AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN (Medley) The Fifth Dimension (#1, April)
991 2 SUGAR SUGAR The Archies (#1, Sept)
834 3 IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) Zager & Evans (#1, July)
834 4 HONKY TONK WOMAN The Rolling Stones (#1, Aug)
810 5 EVERYDAY PEOPLE Sly and the Family Stone (#1, Feb)
802 6 GET BACK The Beatles with Billy Preston (#1, May)
750 7 CRIMSON AND CLOVER Tommy James and the Shondells (#1, Feb)
742 8 DIZZY Tommy Roe (#1, March)
728 9 I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU The Temptations (#1, Oct)
727 10 COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING The Beatles (#1, Nov)
688 11 LEAVING ON A JET PLANE Peter, Paul & Mary (#1, Dec)
683 12 SOMEDAY WE'LL BE TOGETHER Diana Ross and the Supremes (#1, Dec)
680 13 WEDDING BELL BLUES The Fifth Dimension (#1, Nov)
645 14 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE Steam (#1, Dec)
611 15 LOVE THEME FROM "ROMEO & JULIET" Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (#1, June)
584 16 CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION Tommy James and the Shondells (#2, July)
573 17 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP The Foundations (#3, Feb)
571 18 HAIR The Cowsills (#2, May)
567 19 WITCHATA LINEMAN Glen Campbell (#3, Jan)
548 20 SUSPICIOUS MINDS Elvis Presley (#1, Nov)
547 21 DOWN ON THE CORNER / FORTUNATE SON Creedence Clearwater Revival (#3, Dec)
539 22 IT'S YOUR THING The Isley Brothers (#2, May)
536 23 I'M GONNA MAKE YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations (#2, Jan)
535 24 SPINNING WHEEL Blood, Sweat and Tears (#2, July)
527 25 A BOY NAMED SUE Johnny Cash (#2, Aug)
520 26 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME Sly and the Family Stone (#2, Oct)
516 27 PROUD MARY Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, March)
514 28 BAD MOON RISING Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, June)
512 29 TOUCH ME The Doors (#3, Feb)
511 30 TAKE A LETTER MARIA R.B. Graves (#2, Nov)
510 31 ONE Three Dog Night (#5, June)
507 32 GREEN RIVER Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, Sept)
507 33 JEAN Oliver (#2, Oct)
492 34 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Tom Jones (#6, Sept)
488 35 SWEET CAROLINE (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) Neil Diamond (#4, Aug)
487 36 YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY Blood, Sweat and Tears (#2, April)
487 37 AND WHEN I DIE Blood, Sweat & Tears (#2, Nov)
487 38 EASY TO BE HARD Three Dog Night (#4, Sept)
483 39 TOO BUSY THINKING ABOUT MY BABY Marvin Gaye (#4, June)
476 40 GET TOGETHER The Youngbloods (#5, Sept)
468 41 LITTLE WOMAN Bobby Sherman (#3, Oct)
467 42 LOVE (Can Make You Happy) Mercy (#2, May)
464 43 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker and the All Stars (#4, Aug)
461 44 GOOD MORNING STARSHINE Oliver (#3, July)
460 45 SOULFUL STRUT Young-Holt Unlimited (#3, Jan)
460 46 HOOKED ON A FEELING B. J. Thomas (#5, Jan)
457 47 IN THE GHETTO Elvis Presley (#3, June)
452 48 GRAZING IN THE GRASS The Friends Of Distinction (#3, June)
452 49 ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE Jerry Butler (#4, April)
441 50 TIME OF THE SEASON The Zombies (#3, March)
441 51 BABY IT'S YOU Smith (#5, Nov)
435 52 SMILE A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME The Flying Machine (#5, Nov)
431 53 MY CHERIE AMOUR Stevie Wonder (#4, July)
426 54 HOLLY HOLY Neil Diamond (#6, Dec)
423 55 ELI'S COMING Three Dog Night (#10, Nov)
421 56 GALVESTON Glen Campbell (#4, April)
418 57 WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN The Brooklyn Bridge (#3, Feb)
415 58 TRACES The Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost (#2, March)
410 59 THESE EYES The Guess Who (#6, May)
409 60 YESTER-ME, YESTER-YOU, YESTERDAY Stevie Wonder (#7, Dec)
404 61 RUNAWAY CHILD, RUNNING WILD The Temptations (#6, March)
402 62 CINNAMON Dereck (Johnny Cymbal) (#11, Jan)
397 63 PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART Jackie DeShannon (#4, Aug)
397 64 CAN I CHANGE MY MIND Tyrone Davis (#5, Feb)
397 65 BABY, I LOVE YOU Andy Kim (#9, July)
397 66 BACKFIELD IN MOTION Mel and Tim (#10, Dec)
391 67 INDIAN GIVER The 1910 Fruitgum Co. (#5, March)
391 68 CLOUD NINE The Temptations (#6, Jan)
385 69 THIS GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU Dionne Warwick (#7, March)
381 70 LAY LADY LAY Bob Dylan (#7, Sept)
379 71 THIS MAGIC MOMENT Jay and the Americans (#6, March)
377 72 ATLANTIS Donovan (#7, May)
373 73 BABY, BABY DON'T CRY Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#8, March)
357 74 TIME IS TIGHT Booker T. And The MG's (#6, May)
357 75 GITARZAN Ray Stevens (#8, May)
357 76 HANG 'EM HIGH Booker T. and the MG's (#9, Feb)
351 77 OH HAPPY DAY The Edwin Hawkins Singers Featuring Dorothy Morrison (#4, May)
351 78 MOTHER POPCORN (You Got To Have a Mother For Me) (Part 1) James Brown (#11, July)
346 79 COLOR HIM FATHER The Winstons (#7, July)
344 80 THE BOXER Simon & Garfunkel (#7, May)
337 81 I'VE GOTTA BE ME Sammy Davis Jr. (#11, March)
334 82 HAWAII FIVE-O The Ventures (#4, May)
333 83 TWENTY-FIVE MILES Edwin Starr (#6, April)
324 84 RUBY, DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (#6, Aug)
322 85 YOU SHOWED ME The Turtles (#6, March)
321 86 I STARTED A JOKE The Bee Gees (#6, Feb)
321 87 EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' Nilsson (#6, Oct)
317 88 THIS GIRL IS A WOMAN NOW Gary Puckett and the Union Gap (#9, Oct)
316 89 TRACY The Cuff Links (#9, Oct)
316 90 SON-OF-A PREACHER MAN Dusty Springfield (#10, Jan)
314 91 THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS Marvin Gaye (#7, Oct)
314 92 MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY The Spiral Staircase (#12, June)
313 93 OH, WHAT A NIGHT The Dells (#10, Sept)
312 94 HURT SO BAD The Lettermen (#12, Sept)
309 95 THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO The Beatles (#8, July)
306 96 BLACK PEARL Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, Ltd. (#13, July)
306 97 GOING IN CIRCLES The Friends Of Distinction (#15, Nov)
303 98 GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Joe South (#12, March)
303 99 IF I CAN DREAM Elvis Presley (#12, Feb)
303 100 THE CHOKIN' KIND Joe Simon (#13, May)

[vince]

Moving into the 70's and the AT40 years. Starting with 1970. Records peaking from 1/3/1970 through 12/26/1970 are eligible.

The Top 100 of 1970

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

998 1 RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD B. J. Thomas (#1, Jan)
963 2 I'LL BE THERE Jackson 5 (#1, Oct)
939 3 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel (#1, Feb)
863 4 I THINK I LOVE YOU The Partridge Family (#1, Nov)
847 5 (They Long To Be) CLOSE TO YOU The Carpenters (#1, July)
798 6 MY SWEET LORD / ISN'T IT A PITY George Harrison (#1, Dec)
720 7 I WANT YOU BACK Jackson 5 (#1, Jan)
719 8 LET IT BE The Beatles (#1, April)
714 9 WAR Edwin Starr (#1, Aug)
705 10 THE TEARS OF A CLOWN Smokey Robinson & the Miracles (#1, Dec)
705 11 ONE LESS BELL TO ANSWER The Fifth Dimension (#2, Dec)
704 12 AMERICAN WOMAN / NO SUGAR TONIGHT The Guess Who (#1, May)
693 13 AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Diana Ross (#1, Sept)
668 14 WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN The Carpenters (#2, Oct)
661 15 MAMA TOLD ME (Not To Come) Three Dog Night (#1, July)
654 16 ABC Jackson 5 (#1, April)
640 17 MAKE IT WITH YOU Bread (#1, Aug)
632 18 THE LOVE YOU SAVE Jackson 5 (#1, June)
614 19 BAND OF GOLD Freda Payne (#3, July)
598 20 VENUS The Shocking Blue (#1, Feb)
591 21 CRACKLIN' ROSIE Neil Diamond (#1, Oct)
589 22 GET READY Rare Earth (#4, June)
586 23 SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum (#3, April)
578 24 BALL OF CONFUSION (That's What the World Is Today) The Temptations (#3, June)
577 25 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens (#1, May)
566 26 THANK YOU (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) / EVERYBODY IS A STAR Sly and the Family Stone (#1, Feb)
563 27 FIRE AND RAIN James Taylor (#3, Oct)
552 28 CANDIDA Dawn (#3, Oct)
539 29 INSTANT KARMA (We All Shine On) John Ono Lennon (#3, March)
527 30 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin (#4, Jan)
525 31 LOVE ON A TWO-WAY STREET The Moments (#3, May)
511 32 GREEN-EYED LADY Sugarloaf (#3, Oct)
511 33 ALL RIGHT NOW Free (#4, Oct)
507 34 SPILL THE WINE Eric Burden and War (#3, Aug)
507 35 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIEVERED I'M YOURS Stevie Wonder (#3, Aug)
500 36 LOOKIN' OUT MY BACK DOOR / LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, Oct)
500 37 INDIANA WANTS ME R. Dean Taylor (#5, Nov)
499 38 GYPSY WOMAN Brian Hyland (#3, Dec)
494 39 HITCHIN' A RIDE The Vanity Fair (#5, June)
493 40 LOVE GROWS (Where My Rosemary Goes) Edison Lighthouse (#5, March)
489 41 PATCHES Clarence Carter (#4, Sept)
489 42 LAYDOWN (Candles In The Rain) Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers (#6, July)
484 43 WHICH WAY YOU GOIN' BILLY The Poppy Family featuring Susan Jacks (#2, June)
482 44 THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD / FOR YOU BLUE The Beatles (#1, June)
480 45 JULIE, DO YA LOVE ME Bobby Sherman (#5, Sept)
470 46 THE RAPPER The Jaggerz (#2, March)
467 47 RIDE CAPTAIN RIDE Blues Image (#4, July)
466 48 HEY THERE LONELY GIRL Eddie Holman (#2, Feb)
460 49 STONE LOVE The Supremes (#7, Dec)
455 50 IN THE SUMMERTIME Mungo Jerry (#3, Sept)
454 51 RAINY NIGHT IN GEORGIA Brook Benton (#4, March)
444 52 CECILIA Simon & Garfunkel (#4, May)
428 53 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME The Chairmen Of The Board (#3, March)
425 54 TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME Tyrone Davis (#3, May)
406 55 25 OR 6 TO 4 Chicago (#4, Sept)
403 56 UP AROUND THE BEND / RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival (#4, June)
399 57 COME AND GET IT Badfinger (#7, April)
398 58 TRAVELIN' BAND / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN Creedence Clearwater Revival (#2, March)
392 59 TIGHTER, TIGHTER Alive and Kicking (#7, Aug)
389 60 LOVE OR LET ME BE LONELY The Friends Of Distinction (#6, May)
387 61 VEHICLE The Ides Of March (#2, May)
386 62 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE Marmalade (#10, May)
385 63 O-O-H CHILD The Five Stairsteps (#8, July)
382 64 DON'T CRY DADDY / RUBBERNECKIN' Elvis Presley (#6, Jan)
380 65 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER The Hollies (#7, March)
380 66 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Frijid Pink (#7, April)
377 67 SNOWBIRD Anne Murray (#8, Sept)
372 68 MIDNIGHT COWBOY Ferrant & Teicher (#10, Jan)
371 69 WITHOUT LOVE (There Is Nothing) Tom Jones (#5, Jan)
371 70 MA BELLE AMIE The Tee Set (#5, March)
364 71 NO TIME The Guess Who (#5, Feb)
364 72 JAM UP JELLY TIGHT Tommy Roe (#8, Jan)
364 73 EASY COME, EASY GO Bobby Sherman (#9, April)
363 74 ARIZONA Mark Lindsay (#10, Feb)
360 75 PSYCHEDELIC SHACK The Temptations (#7, Feb)
358 76 THE WONDER OF YOU / MAMA LIKED THE ROSES Elvis Presley (#9, June)
357 77 SOMETHING'S BURNING Kenny Rogers and the First Edition (#11, May)
356 78 LOLA The Kinks (#9, Oct)
350 79 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN Dionne Warwick (#6, Feb)
349 80 (I Know) I'M LOSING YOU Rare Earth (#7, Oct)
346 81 THE LETTER Joe Cocker (#7, May)
343 82 MAKE ME SMILE Chicago (#9, June)
338 83 MONTEGO BAY Bobby Bloom (#8, Nov)
333 84 EVIL WAYS Santana (#9, March)
331 85 JINGLE JANGLE The Archies (#10, Feb)
331 86 MY BABY LOVES LOVIN' White Plains (#13, June)
327 87 SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPING 100 Proof Aged In Soul (#8, Nov)
326 88 UP THE LADDER TO THE ROOF The Supremes (#10, April)
325 89 (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) WHY CAN'T I TOUCH YOU Ronnie Dyson (#8, Aug)
325 90 DIDN'T I (Blow Your Mind This Time) The Delfonics (#10, March)
324 91 I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING B. J. Thomas (#9, Aug)
324 92 EXPRESS YOURSELF Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band (#12, Oct)
317 93 STILL WATER (Love) The Four Tops (#11, Oct)
316 94 NO MATTER WHAT Badfinger (#8, Dec)
314 95 WOODSTOCK Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (#11, May)
313 96 FOR THE LOVE OF HIM Bobbi Martin (#13, May)
305 97 LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY SONG, MA The New Seekers featuring Eve Graham (#14, Oct)
304 98 UNITED WE STAND The Brotherhood Of Man (#13, July)
303 99 GIMME DAT DING The Pipkins (#9, July)
300 100 5-10-15-20 (25-30 YEARS OF LOVE) The Presidents (#11, Dec)

[at40petebattistini]

Here are a few personal (pre-AT40) Top 40 favorites that didn't quite have the points to be ranked in the year-end tabulation:

1968
*Journey To The Center Of The Mind - Amboy Dukes
*Alice Long - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
*Magic Bus - The Who
*In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
*Sweet Blindness - 5th Dimension

1969
*Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - Bob Seger System
*Birthday - Underground Sunshine
*I Got A Line On You - Spirit
*Mr. Sun Mr. Moon - Paul Rever & The Raiders
*Rock Me - Steppenwolf
*Will You Be Staying After Sunday - Peppermint Rainbow
*Medicine Man - Buchanan Brothers
*I'd Wait A Million Years - Grass Roots
*Keem-O-Sabe - Electric Indian
*Give Peace A Chance - Plastic Ono Band

1970
*She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - Joe Cocker
*Temma Harbour - Mary Hopkin

[vince]

On to 1971. Singles peaking from 1/2/1971 through 12/25/1971 are eligible. This time the top three match BB's top three.

The Top 100 of 1971

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1022 1 JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night (#1, April)
934 2 MAGGIE MAY / REASON TO BELIEVE Rod Stewart (#1, Oct)
911 3 IT'S TOO LATE / I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE Carole King (#1, June)
840 4 KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn (#1, Jan)
776 5 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART The Bee Gees (#1, Aug)
774 6 ONE BAD APPLE The Osmonds (#1 Feb)
756 7 INDIAN RESEVATION (The Lament Of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) The Raiders (#1, July)
714 8 GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (#1, Sept)
713 9 BRAND NEW KEY Melanie (#1, Dec)
712 10 FAMILY AFFAIR Sly and the Family Stone (#1, Dec)
667 11 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher (#1, Nov)
661 12 JUST MY IMAGINATION (Running Away With Me) The Temptations (#1, April)
632 13 THEME FROM "SHAFT" Isaac Hayes (#1, Nov)
611 14 ME AND BOBBY MCGEE Janis Joplin (#1, March)
593 15 BROWN SUGAR The Rolling Stones (#1, May)
588 16 MR. BIG STUFF Jean Knight (#2, Aug)
585 17 YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (#1, July)
583 18 WANT ADS The Honey Cone (#1, June)
576 19 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS John Denver with Fat City (#2, Aug)
564 20 WHAT'S GOING ON Marvin Gaye (#2, April)
562 21 HAVE YOU SEEN HER The Chi-Lites (#3, Dec)
558 22 SUPERSTAR The Carpenters (#2, Oct)
552 23 SHE'S A LADY Tom Jones (#2, March)
549 24 THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN Joan Baez (#3, Oct)
548 25 TREAT HER LIKE A LADY Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#3, July)
545 26 UNCLE ALBERT / ADMIRAL HALSEY Paul & Linda McCartney (#1, Sept)
533 27 ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson (#3 ,Feb)
518 28 NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE The Jackson Five (#2, May)
517 29 SMILING FACES SOMETIMES The Undisputed Truth (#3, Sept)
515 30 PUT YOUR HAND IN THE HAND Ocean (#2, May)
512 31 YO-YO The Osmonds (#3, Oct)
509 32 AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers (#3, Sept)
507 33 FOR ALL WE KNOW The Carpenters (#3, March)
505 34 GROOVE ME King Floyd (#6 Jan)
504 35 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS The Carpenters (#2, June)
499 36 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN Santana (#4, Jan)
477 37 IT DON'T COME EASY Ringo Starr (#4, June)
476 38 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN Lee Michaels (#6, Oct)
474 39 SPANISH HARLEM Aretha Franklin (#2, Sept)
467 40 TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green (#11, Nov)
456 41 LONELY DAYS The Bee Gees (#3, Jan)
451 42 DON'T PUL YOUR LOVE Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds (#4, July)
449 43 SIGNS The Five Man Electrical Band (#3, Aug)
435 44 SWEET AND INNOCENT Donny Osmond of the Osmonds (#7, June)
433 45 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER / BRAND NEW ME Aretha Franklin (#6, June)
430 46 DOESN'T SOMEBODY WANT TO BE WANTED The Partridge Family (#6, March)
428 47 DRAGGIN' THE LINE Tommy James (#4, Aug)
425 48 BABY I'M - A WANT YOU Bread (#3, Nov)
423 49 STONEY END Barbra Streisand (#6, Jan)
421 50 AMOS MOSES Jerry Reed (#8, Feb)
416 51 PROUD MARY Ike and Tina Turner (#4 March)
414 52 IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Gordon Lightfoot (#5, Feb)
414 53 MR. BOJANGLES The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (#9 Feb)
409 54 IF Bread (#4, May)
406 55 DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? Chicago (#7, Jan)
405 56 IMAGINE John Lennon (#3, Nov)
403 57 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE Perry Como (#10, Jan)
401 58 ANOTHER DAY / OH WOMAN OH WHY Paul McCartney (#5, April)
396 59 FOR THE GOODTIMES Ray Price (#11, Jan)
394 60 MERCY MERCY ME (The Ecology) Marvin Gaye (#4, Aug)
391 61 AN OLD FASIONED LOVE SONG Three Dog Night (#4, Dec)
391 62 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher (#7, Dec)
389 63 IF I WERE YOUR WOMAN Gladys Knight and the Pips (#9, Feb)
388 64 ME AND YOU AND A DOG NAMED BOO Lobo (#5, May)
385 65 CHICK-A-BOOM (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) Daddy Dewdrop (#9, May)
384 66 BEGINNINGS / COLOUR MY WORLD Chicago (#7 Aug)
384 67 YOUR SONG Elton John (#8, Jan)
381 68 PEACE TRAIN Cat Stevens (#7, Nov)
380 69 MAMA'S PEARL The Jackson Five (#2, Feb)
379 70 CHERISH David Cassidy (#9, Dec)
377 71 I FOUND SOMEONE OF MY OWN The Free Movement (#5, Nov)
375 72 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING Dave Edmunds (#4, Feb)
371 73 STAY AWHILE The Bells (#7 May)
371 74 IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME Stevie Wonder (#8, Oct)
370 75 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT Sammi Smith (#8, March)
369 76 WHEN YOU'RE HOT, YOU'RE HOT Jerry Reed (#9, June)
352 77 LIAR Three Dog Night (#7, Aug)
352 78 WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET The Dramatics (#9, Sept)
349 79 I AM, I SAID Neil Diamond (#4, May)
346 80 SWEET CITY WOMAN The Stampeders (#8 Oct)
344 81 I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE Rare Earth (#7, Sept)
340 82 TEMPTATION EYES The Grass Roots (#15, April)
334 83 STICK-UP The Honey Cone (#11, Sept)
322 84 (Where Do I Begin) LOVE STORY Andy Williams (#9, April)
319 85 ONE TOKE OVER THE LINE Brewer & Shipley (#10, April)
317 86 THE DESIDERATA Les Crane (#8, Dec)
317 87 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE Delaney and Bonnie and Friends (#13, July)
314 88 BRING THE BOYS HOME Freda Payne (#12, Aug)
313 89 SHE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER WOMAN The 8th Day (#11 July)
313 90 RESPECT YOURSELF The Staple Singers (#12, Dec)
312 91 THAT'S THE WAY I'VE ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE Carly Simon (#10, July)
307 92 I WOKE UP IN LOVE THIS MORNING The Partridge Family (#13, Sept)
304 93 HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN Creedence Clearwater Revival (#8, March)
304 94 WILD WORLD Cat Stevens (#11, April)
303 95 WATCHING SCOTTY GROW Bobby Goldsboro (#11, Feb)
302 96 EASY LOVING Freddie Hart (#17, Nov)
298 97 LOVE HER MADLY The Doors (#11, May)
291 98 AMAZING GRAVE Judy Collins (#15, Feb)
285 99 SOONER OR LATER The Grass Roots (#9, July)
284 100 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Helen Reddy (#13, June)

[at40petebattistini]

Looking at the 1970 list, it appears that the trend for Top 40 stations to spotlight double-sided hits peaked that year. If you include the Jackson 5's "The Love You Save" to the list ("I Found That Girl" was added as the flipside to the Hot 100 while still in the Top 10), there are 10 double-sided singles altogether on Vince's tabulation. I don't believe any other year can make that claim.

[vince]

Dec 29, 2017 22:18:30 GMT -5 at40petebattistini said:

Looking at the 1970 list, it appears that the trend for Top 40 stations to spotlight double-sided hits peaked that year. If you include the Jackson 5's "The Love You Save" to the list ("I Found That Girl" was added as the flipside to the Hot 100 while still in the Top 10), there are 10 double-sided singles altogether on Vince's tabulation. I don't believe any other year can make that claim.

I think a lot of record labels started releasing the promo singles with only the side they wanted to plug around 1971 / 1972. Usually mono one side and stereo on the other. That may have contributed to the drop off in double sided hits.

[vince]

Next is 1972. The top four match both BB's and AT40's top four. Records peaking from 1/1/1972 through 12/30/1972 are eligible.

The Top 100 of 1972

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

1019 1 THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE Roberta Flack (#1, April)
1011 2 ALONE AGAIN (Naturally) Gilbert O'Sullivan (#1, July)
920 3 AMERICAN PIE (Parts 1 and 2) Don MacLean (#1, Jan)
780 4 WITHOUT YOU Nilsson (#1, Feb)
760 5 I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Johnny Nash (#1, Nov)
716 6 THE CANDY MAN Sammy Davis Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation (#1, June)
716 7 I GOTCHA Joe Tex (#2, May)
710 8 ME AND MRS. JONES Billy Paul (#1, Dec)
698 9 A HORSE WITH NO NAME America (#1, March)
685 10 BRANDY (You're a Fine Girl) Looking Glass (#1, Aug)
684 11 BABY DON'T GET HOOKED ON ME Mac Davis (#1, Sept)
680 12 LET'S STAY TOGETHER Al Green (#1, Feb)
660 13 LEAN ON ME Bill Withers (#1, July)
635 14 I AM WOMAN Helen Reddy (#1, Dec)
622 15 I'LL TAKE YOU THERE The Staple Singers (#1, June)
606 16 OH GIRL The Chi-Lites (#1, May)
595 17 HEART OF GOLD Neil Young (#1, March)
580 18 NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN The Moody Blues (#2, Nov)
574 19 (If Loving You Is Wrong) I DON'T WANT TO BE RIGHT Luther Ingram (#3, Aug)
563 20 CLAIR Gilbert O'Sullivan (#2, Dec)
556 21 SCORPIO Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (#6, Jan)
553 22 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT (Wimoweh) Robert John (#3, March)
545 23 MY DING-A-LING Chuck Berry (#1, October)
543 24 DADDY DON'T YOU WALK SO FAST Wayne Newton (#4, Aug)
542 25 BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW The Stylistics featuring Russell Tompkins Jr. (#3, May)
536 26 SONG SUNG BLUE Neil Diamond (#1, July)
536 27 LONG COOL WOMAN (In a Black Dress) The Hollies (#2, Sept)
514 28 PRECIOUS AND FEW Climax (#3, Feb)
510 29 OUTA-SPACE Billy Preston (#2, July)
505 30 TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose (#2, July)
505 31 ROCKIN' ROBIN Michael Jackson (#2, April)
501 32 PAPA WAS A ROLLIN' STONE The Temptations (#1, Dec)
499 33 BEN Michael Jackson (#1, Oct)
492 34 SUNSHINE Jonathan Edwards (#4, Jan)
485 35 IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Albert Hammond (#5, Dec)
481 36 DOWN BY THE LAZY RIVER The Osmonds (#4 March)
476 37 BURNING LOVE Elvis Presley (#2, Oct)
461 38 NICE TO BE WITH YOU Gallery (#4, June)
456 39 BACK STABBERS The O'Jays (#3, Oct)
455 40 I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Al Green (#3, Sept)
449 41 YOU ARE EVERYTHING The Stylistics (#9, Jan)
447 42 HURTING EACH OTHER The Carpenters (#2, Feb)
446 43 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes (#3, Dec)
443 44 GARDEN PARTY Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band (#6, Nov)
440 45 DAY AFTER DAY Badfinger (#4, Feb)
436 46 EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL The Main Ingredient (#3, Oct)
436 47 LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME Al Green (#4, May)
424 48 FREDDIE'S DEAD (Theme From "Superfly") Curtis Mayfield (#4, Nov)
422 49 DAY DREAMING Aretha Franklin (#5, May)
420 50 WHERE IS THE LOVE Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (#5, Aug)
417 51 MORNING HAS BROKEN Cat Stevens (#6, May)
416 52 MOTHER AND CHILD REUNION Paul Simon (#4, April)
416 53 EVERYTHING I OWN Bread (#5, March)
415 54 CLEAN UP WOMAN Betty Wright (#6, Jan)
412 55 PUPPY LOVE Donny Osmond (#3, April)
409 56 I'D LOVE YOU TO WANT ME Lobo (#2, Nov)
408 57 HOW DO YOU DO Mouth and MacNeal (#8, July)
406 58 NEVER BEEN TO SPAIN Three Dog Night (#5, Feb)
406 59 IN THE RAIN The Dramatics (#5, April)
406 60 (Last Night) I DIDN'T GET TO SLEEP AT ALL The 5th Dimension (#8, June)
403 61 BLACK AND WHITE Three Dog Night (#1, Sept)
402 62 GO ALL THE WAY The Raspberries (#5, Oct)
401 63 ROCKET MAN Elton John (#6, July)
400 64 I'LL BE AROUND The Spinners (#3, Nov)
397 65 USE ME Bill Withers (#2, Oct)
382 66 THE WAY OF LOVE Cher (#7, March)
378 67 POPCORN Hot Butter (#9, Oct)
377 68 SYLVIA'S MOTHER Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (#5, June)
376 69 SUMMER BREEZE Seals & Crofts (#6, Nov)
373 70 JOY Apollo 100 (#6 Feb)
372 71 SATURDAY IN THE PARK Chicago (#3, Sept)
371 72 TROGOLDYTE (Cave Man) The Jimmy Castor Bunch (#6, June)
370 73 JUNGLE FEVER The Chakachas (#8, March)
366 74 IF I COULD REACH YOU The 5th Dimension (#10, Nov)
364 75 A COWBOY'S WORK IS NEVER DONE Sonny and Cher (#8, April)
363 76 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP Argent (#5, Aug)
360 77 SCHOOL'S OUT Alice Cooper (#7, July)
352 78 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM Jim Croce (#8, Sept)
343 79 HOT ROD LINCOLN Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (#9, June)
337 80 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) The New Seekers (#7, Jan)
336 81 BANG A GONG (Get It On) T. Rex (#10, March)
336 82 DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE Joe Simon (#11, Jan)
335 83 LAYLA Derek and the Dominos (#10, Aug)
334 84 COCONUT Nilsson (#8, Aug)
333 85 TUMBLIN' DICE The Rolling Stones (#7, Aug)
319 86 ANTICIPATION Carly Simon (#13, Feb)
317 87 HEY GIRL / I KNEW YOU WHEN Donny Osmond (#9, Jan)
316 88 DOCTOR MY EYES Jackson Browne (#8, May)
316 89 WITCHY WOMAN The Eagles (#9, Nov)
310 90 ROCK AND ROLL PART 2 Gary Glitter (#7, Sept)
308 91 HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE U.S.A. Donna Fargo (#11, Aug)
304 92 GOODTIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES Danny O'Keefe (#9, Nov)
304 93 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY Daniel Boone (#15, Sept)
301 94 VENTURA HIGHWAY America (#8, Dec)
298 95 GOODBYE TO LOVE The Carpenters (#7, Aug)
295 96 VINCENT / CASTLES IN THE AIR Don McLean (#12, May)
295 97 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (In Perfect Harmony) The Hillside Singers (#13, Jan)
281 98 DON'T SAY YOU DON'T REMEMBER Beverly Bremmers (#15, Feb)
280 99 ROUNDABOUT Yes (#13, April)
280 100 SLIPPIN' INTO DARKNESS War (#16, May)

[djjoe1960]

Wow! Slippin' Into Darkness by War barely makes the list at #100--it did much better on both Billboard's and AT40's year end list.

[at40petebattistini]

While reviewing Vince's 1972 list, I recalled this memory...

During my senior year in high school (1972-73), I was enrolled in a 1st-year radio/TV "career" class. To enhance the learning experience, the school housed an FCC-licensed, educational radio station where some 2nd-year students had their own after school radio programs. In December 1972, I spoke with the station's general manager about scheduling airtime for me to count down the top songs of 1972. He was receptive to that but he needed 3 things from me in advance -- a song list, a radio show script, and the records.

Using Billboard charts from November 1971 to November 1972, I assembled a Top 40 year-end list. And I wrote the script. Because the station did not play music (other than records that 2nd-year students brought from home), I was unable to locate copies of all 40 singles. So my 1972 year-end special never happened. But I still have the script. And here's my list.

1. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O'Sullivan
2. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
3. American Pie – Don McLean
4. Without You – Nilsson
5. I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
6. A Horse With No Name – America
7. Candy Man – Sammy Davis Jr.
8. Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me – Mac Davis
9. Lean On Me – Bill Withers
10. Brand New Key – Melanie
11. My Ding A Ling – Chuck Berry
12. Brandy – Looking Glass
13. Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
14. Oh Girl – Chi-Lites
15. I’ll Take You There – Staple Singers
16. Song Sung Blue – Neil Diamond
17. Heart Of Gold – Neil Young
18. Black & White – Three Dog Night
19. Ben – Michael Jackson
20. I Gotcha – Joe Tex
21. Too Late To Turn Back Now – Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
22. Rockin’ Robin – Michael Jackson
23. Outa-Space – Billy Preston
24. Long Cool Woman – Hollies
25. Use Me – Bill Withers
26. Hurting Each Other – Carpenters
27. Nights In White Satin – Moody Blues
28. Burning Love – Elvis Presley
29. The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Robert John
30. Precious And Few – Climax
31. I’m Still In Love With You – Al Green
32. If Loving You Is Wrong – Luther Ingram
33. Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone
34. Saturday In The Park – Chicago
35. Back Stabbers – O’Jays
36. Everybody Plays The Fool – Main Ingredient
37. Betcha By Golly Wow -- Stylistics
38. Puppy Love – Donny Osmond
39. Sunshine – Jonathan Edwards
40. Nice To Be With You – Gallery

By the way, I used a very simple tabulation process -- all the number ones were at the top, followed by all the number two songs, etc. ... But I don't remember why "Family Affair" was listed at #33, other than it was a 1971 carryover.

[vince]

Next it is 1973. Records peaking 1/6/1973 through 12/29/1973 are eligible. I did not forget about "Why Me". It just came in at #46. All 27 #1 songs outranked "Why Me".

The Top 100 of 1973

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

917 1 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON 'ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE Tony Orlando and Dawn (#1, April)
866 2 LET'S GET IT ON Marvin Gaye (#1, Sept)
831 3 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG Roberta Flack (#1, Feb)
785 4 MY LOVE Wings (#1, June)
785 5 YOU'RE SO VAIN Carly Simon (#1, Jan)
744 6 KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Eddie Kendricks (#1, Nov)
743 7 CROCODILE ROCK Elton John (#1, Feb)
734 8 MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA Gladys Knight and the Pips (#1, Oct)
725 9 BAD, BAD LEROY BROWN Jim Croce (#1, July)
697 10 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich (#1, Dec)
689 11 TOP OF THE WORLD The Carpenters (#1, Dec)
676 12 TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross (#1, Aug)
675 13 BROTHER LOUIE The Stories (#1, Aug)
669 14 HALF BREED Cher (#1, Oct)
657 15 WILL IT GO 'ROUND IN CIRCLES Billy Preston (#1, July)
647 16 THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN GEORGIA Vicki Lawrence (#1, April)
617 17 DELTA DAWN Helen Reddy (#1, Sept)
606 18 TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce (#1, Dec)
598 19 FRANKENSTEIN Edgar Winter Group (#1, May)
588 20 PLAYGROUND IN MY MIND Clint Holmes (#2, June)
579 21 ANGIE The Rolling Stones (#1, Oct)
574 22 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE Stevie Wonder (#1, May)
568 23 SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder (#1, Jan)
566 24 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK Paul Simon (#2, Oct)
559 25 LITTLE WILLY Sweet (#3, May)
553 26 THAT LADY The Isley Brothers (#6, Oct)
552 27 WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND Grand Funk Railroad (#1, Sept)
552 28 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John (#2, Dec)
550 29 PILLOW TALK Sylvia (#3, June)
541 30 JUST YOU 'N' ME Chicago (#4, Dec)
531 31 LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays (#1, March)
528 32 THE MORNING AFTER Maureen McGovern (#1, Aug)
525 33 HEARTBEAT - IT’S A LOVEBEAT The DeFranco Family (#3,Nov)
523 34 DRIFT AWAY Dobie Gray (#5, May)
521 35 PHOTOGRAPH Ringo Starr (#1, Nov)
519 36 SHAMBALA Three Dog Night (#3, July)
511 37 SPACE RACE Billy Preston (#4, Nov)
508 38 DUELLING BANJOS Eric Weisberg and Steve Mandell (#2, Feb)
508 39 DANIEL Elton John (#2, June)
506 40 LIVE AND LET DIE Wings (#2, Aug)
503 41 SAY, HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY SWEET GYPSY ROSE Tony Orlando and Dawn (#3, Sept)
500 42 LAST SONG Edward Bear (#3, March)
498 43 FUNNY FACE Donna Fargo (#5, Jan)
495 44 NEITHER ONE OF US (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) Gladys Knight and the Pips (#2, April)
494 45 GIVE ME LOVE George Harrison (#1, June)
493 46 WHY ME Kris Kristofferson (#16, Nov)
492 47 RAMBLIN' MAN The Allman Brothers (#2, Oct)
488 48 YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE (And Your Daddy Don't Rock And Roll) Loggins and Mesina (#4, Jan)
482 49 COULD IT BE I'M FALLIN' IN LOVE The Spinners (#4, March)
481 50 LEAVE ME ALONE (Ruby Red Dress) Helen Reddy (#3, Dec)
479 51 I'M GONNA LOVE YOU JUST A LITTLE MORE BABY Barry White (#3, June)
477 52 CISCO KID War (#2, April)
474 53 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond (#5, Nov)
471 54 YESTERDAY ONCE MORE The Carpenters (#2, July)
462 55 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Steeler's Wheel (#6, May)
460 56 KODACHROME Paul Simon (#2, July)
460 57 SING The Carpenters (#3, April)
458 58 SMOKE ON THE WATER Deep Purple (#4, July)
457 59 HIGHER GROUND Stevie Wonder (#4, Oct)
454 60 RIGHT PLACE, WRONG TIME Doctor John (#9, June)
451 61 AIN'T NO WOMAN (Like The One I've Got) The Four Tops (#4, April)
444 62 OH BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY Hurricane Smith (#3, Feb)
440 63 WILDFLOWER Skylark (#9, May)
439 64 DANNY'S SONG Anne Murray (#7, April)
435 65 WHY CAN'T WE LIVE TOGETHER Timmy Thomas (#3, Feb)
433 66 ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA (2001) Deodato (#2, March)
428 67 SUPERFLY Curtis Mayfield (#8, Jan)
426 68 HELLO IT'S ME Todd Rundgren (#5, Dec)
415 69 ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH John Denver (#9, March)
411 70 DADDY'S HOME Jermaine Jackson (#9, March)
408 71 DIAMOND GIRL Seals & Crofts (#6, July)
404 72 GET DOWN Gilbert O'Sullivan (#7, Aug)
403 73 THE LOVE I LOST Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes (#7, Dec)
402 74 FEELIN' STRONGER EVERY DAY Chicago (#10, Aug)
401 75 ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA Johnny Rivers (#6, Jan)
401 76 IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY Sly and the Family Stone (#12, Sept)
396 77 DO IT AGAIN Steely Dan (#6, Feb)
393 78 COVER OF THE ROLLING STONE Doctor Hook And The Medicine Show (#6, March)
393 79 LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' The Doobie Brothers (#8, June)
390 80 THE MONSTER MASH Bobby Boris Pickett (#10, Aug)
388 81 NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone (#10, July)
388 82 HERE I AM Al Green (#10, Sept)
386 83 I BELIEVE IN YOU Johnny Taylor (#11, Aug)
373 84 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT King Harvest (#13, Feb)
370 85 I GOT A NAME Jim Croce (#10, Nov)
368 86 MY MARIA B. W. Stevenson (#9, Sept)
366 87 BREAK UP TO MAKE UP The Stylistics (#5, April)
363 88 IF YOU ARE READY (Come Go With Me) The Staple Singers (#9, Dec)
358 89 MASTERPIECE The Temptations (#7, April)
356 90 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY The Stylistics (#14, Dec)
355 91 YES WE CAN CAN The Pointer Sisters (#11, Oct)
353 92 DON'T EXPECT ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND Lobo (#8, Feb)
353 93 HOCUS POCUS Focus (#9, June)
352 94 REELIN' IN THE YEARS Steely Dan (#11, May)
348 95 ALL I KNOW Art Garfunkel (#9, Nov)
342 96 BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY Bette Midler (#8, July)
339 97 GYPSY MAN War (#8, Sept)
334 98 I'M DOIN' FINE NOW New York City (#17, June)
328 99 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO War (#7, Feb)
326 100 THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Donny Osmond (#8, April)

[at40petebattistini]

^Anyone comparing national year-end surveys back in 1973 found that Kris Kristofferson's "Why Me" was ranked...
... at #2 on AT40
... at #6 on Billboard
... and nowhere to be found among Cash Box's Top 100

[OnWithTheCountdown]

^Why Me, Cash Box? What have I ever done to not deserve one of the places on your year-end chart?

That's a great memory, at40petebattistini. Thanks for sharing!

vince, superb work on all these year-end charts! Looking forward to the rest of them.

[vince]

On to 1974. Records peaking from 1/5/1974 through 12/28/1974 are eligible. All 35 #1s made the top 100 with the lowest ranking at #77.

The Top 100 of 1974

Points POS. TITLE-Artist (Peak Position-Peak Month)

818 1 THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand (#1, Feb)
730 2 SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks (#1, March)
703 3 BENNIE AND THE JETS Elton John (#1, April)
679 4 THE STREAK Ray Stevens (#1, May)
668 5 DANCING MACHINE Jackson Five (#2, May)
667 6 THE JOKER The Steve Miller Band (#1, Jan)
654 7 LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra (#1, Feb)
633 8 SHOW AND TELL Al Wilson (#1, Jan)
630 9 T.S.O.P (The Sound of Philadelphia) MFSB featuring the Three Degrees (#1, April)
629 10 THEN CAME YOU Dionne Warwick and the Spinners (#1, Oct)
615 11 UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME (That's What I'm Gonna Do) Aretha Franklin (#3, Feb)
612 12 YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN' Stevie Wonder (#1, Nov)
602 13 THE LOCO-MOTION Grand Funk Railroad (#1, May)
600 14 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Redbone (#5, April)
596 15 YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW The Stylistics (#2, June)
591 16 (You're) HAVING MY BABY Paul Anka (with Odia Coates) (#1, Aug)
589 17 HOOKED ON A FEELING Blue Swede (#1, April)
582 18 KUNG FU FIGHTING Carl Douglas (#1, Dec)
582 19 JUNGLE BOOGIE Kool and the Gang (#4, March)
576 20 NOTHING FROM NOTHING Billy Preston (#1, Oct)
568 21 BAND ON THE RUN Paul McCartney & Wings (#1, June)
559 22 SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDER John Denver (#1, March)
557 23 BILLY DON'T BE A HERO Bo Donaldson and the Haywoods (#1, June)
554 24 SPIDERS AND SNAKES Jim Stafford (#3, March)
548 25 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr (#1, Jan)
545 26 DO IT ('Til Your Satisfied) B.T. Express (#2, Nov)
539 27 SUNDOWN Gordon Lightfoot (#1, June)
538 28 ROCK ME GENTLY Andy Kim (#1, Sept)
534 29 ANGIE BABY Helen Reddy (#1, Dec)
533 30 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver (#1, July)
530 31 FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE Roberta Flack (#1, Aug)
522 32 LET ME BE THERE Olivia Newton-John (#6 Feb)
518 33 ROCK ON Dave Essex (#5, March)
516 34 I CAN HELP Billy Swan (#1, Nov )
515 35 BOOGIE DOWN Eddie Kendricks (#2, March)
509 36 BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME Gladys Knight and the Pips (#3 April)
508 37 THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch (#3, May)
506 38 YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET / FREE WHEELIN' Bachman-Turner Overdrive (#1, Nov)
506 39 MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Maria Mauldaur (#6, June)
496 40 DARK LADY Cher (#1, March)
496 41 WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN The Three Degrees (#2, Dec)
494 42 I'VE GOT TO USE MY IMAGINATION Gladys Knight and the Pips (#4, Jan)
493 43 NEVER, NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White (#7, Jan)
492 44 SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS ROOM Brownsville Station (#3, Jan)
491 45 SIDESHOW Blue Magic (#8, Aug)
484 46 I HONESTLY LOVE YOU Olivia Newton-John (#1, Oct)
482 47 THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED Paper Lace (#1, Aug)
482 48 CAT'S IN THE CRADLE Harry Chapin (#1, Dec)
476 49 MOCKINGBIRD Carly Simon and James Taylor (#5, March)
474 50 LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder (#8, Jan)
467 51 TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD Rufus (#3, Aug)
465 52 I SHOT THE SHERIFF Eric Clapton (#1, Sept)
457 53 ROCK YOUR BABY George McRae (#1, July)
441 54 THE SHOW MUST GO ON Three Dog Night (#4, May)
440 55 JAZZ MAN Carole King (#2, Nov)
435 56 IF YOU LOVE ME (Let Me Know) Olivia Newton-John (#5, June)
433 57 ROCK THE BOAT The Hues Corporation (#1, July)
414 58 HANG ON IN THERE BABY Johnny Bristol (#8, Oct)
413 59 JUST DON'T WANT TO BE LONLEY The Main Ingredient (#10, May)
403 60 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies (#6, Aug)
403 61 WATERLOO Abba (#6, Aug)
402 62 ONE HELL OF A WOMAN Mac Davis (#11, July)
399 63 SWEET HOME ALABAMA Lynard Skynard (#8, Oct)
396 64 ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN The Righteous Brothers (#3, July)
394 65 WHAT EVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT John Lennon (#1, Nov)
394 66 I'M LEAVING IT (All) UP TO YOU Donnie and Marie Osmond (#4, Sept)
393 67 TIN MAN America (#4, Nov)
393 68 RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER Steely Dan (#4, Aug)
393 69 SHA-LA-LA (Makes Me Happy) Al Green (#7, Dec)
386 70 CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE Bad Company (#5, Nov)
384 71 PLEASE COME TO BOSTON Dave Loggins (#5, Aug)
383 72 DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John (#2, July)
379 73 ON AND ON Gladys Knight and the Pips (#5, July)
378 74 BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT William DeVaughn (#4, June)
378 75 CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN The Guess Who (#6, Oct)
377 76 OH MY MY Ringo Starr (#5, April)
376 77 I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE Barry White (#1, Sept)
376 78 YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD Helen Reddy (#9, Sept)
375 79 THE BI+CH IS BACK Elton John (#4, Nov)
375 80 THE LORD'S PRAYER Sister Janet Mead (#4, April)
372 81 HELP ME Joni Mitchell (#7, June)
371 82 BEACH BABY First Class (#4, Oct)
370 83 (I've Been) SEARCHIN' SO LONG Chicago (#9, May)
365 84 BACK HOME AGAIN John Denver (#5, Nov)
363 85 ERES TU (Touch The Wind) Mocedades (#9, March)
360 86 HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Kool and the Gang (#6, July)
356 87 YOU WON'T SEE ME Anne Murray (#8, July)
353 88 JET Paul McCartney & Wings (#7, March)
353 89 WILDWOOD WEED Jim Stafford (#7, Aug)
343 90 FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY The O'Jays (#9, June)
342 91 AMERICANS Byron MacGregor (#4, Feb)
341 92 LONGFELLOW SERENADE Neil Diamond (#5, Nov)
339 93 I LOVE Tom T. Hall (#12, March)
336 94 YOU GOT THE LOVE Rufus featuring Chaka Kahn (#11, Dec)
336 95 RADAR LOVE Golden Earring (#13, July)
335 96 TUBULAR BELLS Mike Oldfield (#7, May)
334 97 PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER The O'Jays (#10, March)
334 98 LOOKIN' FOR A LOVE Bobby Womack (#10, April)
326 99 ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT Cat Stevens (#6, Oct)
325 100 I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG Jim Croce (#9, April)

[doofus67]

The lowest ranking song that hit #1 on the weekly chart came in at #65 for the year. Crazy 1974!