Top 100 songs for August 17, 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 Night Chicago Died” by Paper Lace. Meanwhile, “It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It)” by The Rolling Stones rises from No. 79 to No. 34. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- It's Only Rock 'N Roll (But I Like It) — The Rolling Stonesup 45 places, No. 79 → No. 34
- Another Saturday Night — Cat Stevensup 21 places, No. 63 → No. 42
- Earache My Eye — Cheech & Chong Featuring Alice Bowieup 20 places, No. 92 → No. 72
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- I Honestly Love You — Olivia Newton-JohnNo. 63
- Can't Get Enough — Bad CompanyNo. 70
- Midnight Flower — Four TopsNo. 81
- You Little Trustmaker — The TymesNo. 82
- Travelin' Prayer — Billy JoelNo. 87
- City In The Sky — The Staple SingersNo. 89
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.