Top 100 songs for May 18, 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 Streak” by Ray Stevens. Meanwhile, “Be Thankful For What You Got” by William DeVaughn rises from No. 54 to No. 30. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Be Thankful For What You Got — William DeVaughnup 24 places, No. 54 → No. 30
- Haven't Got Time For The Pain — Carly Simonup 24 places, No. 80 → No. 56
- Son Of Sagittarius — Eddie Kendricksup 19 places, No. 74 → No. 55
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- I'm Coming Home — The SpinnersNo. 84
- Sideshow — Blue MagicNo. 92
- The Lone Ranger — Oscar Brown Jr.No. 93
- Come Monday — Jimmy BuffettNo. 96
- Takin' Care Of Business — Bachman-Turner OverdriveNo. 98
- Fox Hunt — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassNo. 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.