Top 100 songs for September 21, 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 “Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe” by Barry White. Meanwhile, “Love Me For A Reason” by The Osmonds rises from No. 60 to No. 37. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Me For A Reason — The Osmondsup 23 places, No. 60 → No. 37
- The Bitch Is Back — Elton Johnup 22 places, No. 52 → No. 30
- Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) — Reunionup 17 places, No. 68 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- The Bitch Is Back — Elton JohnNo. 30
- Love Me For A Reason — The OsmondsNo. 37
- Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part I) — James BrownNo. 38
- Fallin' In Love — The Souther, Hillman, Furay BandNo. 39
- Tin Man — AmericaNo. 40
First-week entries
- You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin' — Bachman-Turner OverdriveNo. 65
- Back Home Again — John DenverNo. 70
- Second Avenue — GarfunkelNo. 77
- Second Avenue — Tim MooreNo. 83
- Love Don't Love Nobody - Pt. I — The SpinnersNo. 84
- So You Are A Star — The Hudson BrothersNo. 86
- Everlasting Love — Carl CarltonNo. 87
- My Melody Of Love — Bobby VintonNo. 88
- People Gotta Move — Gino VannelliNo. 89
- You Can Have Her — Sam NeelyNo. 90
- James Dean — EaglesNo. 92
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.