Top 100 songs for November 16, 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 “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night” by John Lennon With The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band. Meanwhile, “Ain't Too Proud To Beg” by The Rolling Stones rises from No. 64 to No. 40. 15 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Ain't Too Proud To Beg — The Rolling Stonesup 24 places, No. 64 → No. 40
- Willie And The Hand Jive — Eric Claptonup 18 places, No. 66 → No. 48
- One Man Woman/One Woman Man — Paul Anka with Odia Coatesup 18 places, No. 79 → No. 61
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Can Help — Billy SwanNo. 6
- Longfellow Serenade — Neil DiamondNo. 7
- Everlasting Love — Carl CarltonNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Boogie On Reggae Woman — Stevie WonderNo. 62
- Only You — Ringo StarrNo. 63
- The Heartbreak Kid — Bo Donaldson And The HeywoodsNo. 65
- Mandy — Barry ManilowNo. 67
- You And I — Johnny BristolNo. 68
- Someday — Dave LogginsNo. 71
- Morning Side Of The Mountain — Donny & Marie OsmondNo. 74
- Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town — Charley PrideNo. 75
- Without Love — Aretha FranklinNo. 77
- California My Way — The Main IngredientNo. 82
- I Feel Sanctified — CommodoresNo. 84
- Ride The Tiger — Jefferson StarshipNo. 91
- Sunshine Roses — Gene CottonNo. 92
- Let This Be A Lesson To You — The IndependentsNo. 94
- I'll Be Your Everything — Percy SledgeNo. 96
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.