Top 100 songs for February 2, 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 “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand. Meanwhile, “Seasons In The Sun” by Terry Jacks rises from No. 72 to No. 49. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Seasons In The Sun — Terry Jacksup 23 places, No. 72 → No. 49
- Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker) — The Rolling Stonesup 20 places, No. 42 → No. 22
- There Won't Be Anymore — Charlie Richup 20 places, No. 87 → No. 67
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker) — The Rolling StonesNo. 22
- Sexy Mama — MomentsNo. 36
- Dark Lady — CherNo. 40
First-week entries
- Mockingbird — Carly Simon & James TaylorNo. 80
- Lookin' For A Love — Bobby WomackNo. 86
- Energy Crisis '74 — Dickie GoodmanNo. 89
- Get That Gasoline Blues — NRBQNo. 90
- Stop To Start — Blue MagicNo. 92
- I Wish It Was Me — Tyrone DavisNo. 93
- That's The Sound That Lonely Makes — TavaresNo. 94
- Just Don't Want To Be Lonely — The Main IngredientNo. 96
- The Real Me — The WhoNo. 97
- Quick, Fast, In A Hurry — New York CityNo. 98
- Try (Try To Fall In Love) — CookerNo. 99
- Must Be Love — The James GangNo. 100
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.