Top 100 songs for January 26, 1974
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1974 and the 1970s.
This week’s No. 1 is “You're Sixteen” by Ringo Starr. Meanwhile, “The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)” by Gordon Sinclair rises from No. 62 to No. 28. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) — Gordon Sinclairup 34 places, No. 62 → No. 28
- Dark Lady — Cherup 26 places, No. 82 → No. 56
- Sexy Mama — Momentsup 24 places, No. 75 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
- Americans — Byron MacGregorNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) — Gordon SinclairNo. 28
- Last Time I Saw Him — Diana RossNo. 33
- Jim Dandy — Black Oak ArkansasNo. 34
- Boogie Down — Eddie KendricksNo. 36
- Abra-Ca-Dabra — The De Franco FamilyNo. 40
First-week entries
- You Sure Love To Ball — Marvin GayeNo. 80
- Mighty Love - Pt. 1 — The SpinnersNo. 83
- There Won't Be Anymore — Charlie RichNo. 87
- In The Mood — Bette MidlerNo. 88
- Sunshine On My Shoulders — John DenverNo. 90
- Jolene — Dolly PartonNo. 92
- Thanks For Saving My Life — Billy PaulNo. 95
- I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind — Four TopsNo. 97
- We're Getting Careless With Our Love — Johnnie TaylorNo. 98
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.