Top 100 songs for August 3, 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 “ANNIE's SONG” by John Denver. Meanwhile, “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd rises from No. 93 to No. 72. 8 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrdup 21 places, No. 93 → No. 72
- Let's Put It All Together — The Stylisticsup 20 places, No. 77 → No. 57
- River's Risin' — Edgar Winterup 15 places, No. 56 → No. 41
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Night Chicago Died — Paper LaceNo. 5
- Sideshow — Blue MagicNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Wild Thing — FancyNo. 32
- I Shot The Sheriff — Eric ClaptonNo. 34
- My Thang — James BrownNo. 37
- Then Came You — Dionne Warwicke & SpinnersNo. 38
- Nothing From Nothing — Billy PrestonNo. 39
- Kung Fu — Curtis MayfieldNo. 40
First-week entries
- Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe — Barry WhiteNo. 51
- You Haven't Done Nothin — Stevie WonderNo. 93
- It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) — The Rolling StonesNo. 94
- Wombling Summer Party — The WomblesNo. 95
- I Love My Friend — Charlie RichNo. 96
- You Turned My World Around — Frank SinatraNo. 97
- The Man That Turned My Mama On — Tanya TuckerNo. 99
- Another Saturday Night — Cat StevensNo. 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.