Top 100 songs for February 16, 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, “Mockingbird” by Carly Simon & James Taylor rises from No. 66 to No. 30. 10 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Mockingbird — Carly Simon & James Taylorup 36 places, No. 66 → No. 30
- Homely Girl — The Chi-litesup 24 places, No. 98 → No. 74
- Jet — Paul McCartney And Wingsup 22 places, No. 69 → No. 47
New to this week’s Top 10
- Boogie Down — Eddie KendricksNo. 9
- Rock On — David EssexNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Mockingbird — Carly Simon & James TaylorNo. 30
- Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) — MocedadesNo. 34
- My Sweet Lady — Cliff DeYoungNo. 36
- Trying To Hold On To My Woman — Lamont DozierNo. 37
- Sunshine On My Shoulders — John DenverNo. 39
- Last Kiss — WednesdayNo. 40
First-week entries
- Bennie And The Jets — Elton JohnNo. 69
- Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me — Gladys Knight And The PipsNo. 77
- Hooked On A Feeling — Blue SwedeNo. 87
- Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do) — Bill AmesburyNo. 90
- Would You Lay With Me (in A Field Of Stone) — Tanya TuckerNo. 92
- It's Been A Long Time — The New BirthNo. 93
- I'll Be The Other Woman — The Soul ChildrenNo. 94
- Beyond The Blue Horizon — Lou ChristieNo. 97
- The Crude Oil Blues — Jerry ReedNo. 98
- Star Baby — The Guess WhoNo. 99
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.