Top 100 songs for September 14, 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 “I Shot The Sheriff” by Eric Clapton. Meanwhile, “Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)” by Reunion rises from No. 90 to No. 68. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) — Reunionup 22 places, No. 90 → No. 68
- Jazzman — Carole Kingup 18 places, No. 57 → No. 39
- Tin Man — Americaup 15 places, No. 66 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
- Clap For The Wolfman — The Guess WhoNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Skin Tight — Ohio PlayersNo. 33
- Jazzman — Carole KingNo. 39
- Do It Baby — The MiraclesNo. 40
First-week entries
- The Need To Be — Jim WeatherlyNo. 84
- All Shook Up — Suzi QuatroNo. 85
- Boogie Bands And One Night Stands — Kathy DaltonNo. 86
- Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) — RaspberriesNo. 88
- Honey, Honey — ABBANo. 89
- I've Got The Music In Me — The Kiki Dee BandNo. 90
- The Player - Part 1 — First ChoiceNo. 92
- Delta Dirt — Larry GatlinNo. 93
- Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends — Ronnie MilsapNo. 95
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.