Top 100 songs for December 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 “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas. Meanwhile, “Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life)” by Mac Davis rises from No. 87 to No. 50. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) — Mac Davisup 37 places, No. 87 → No. 50
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds — Elton Johnup 27 places, No. 36 → No. 9
- Doctor's Orders — Carol Douglasup 19 places, No. 63 → No. 44
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Some Kind Of Wonderful — Grand FunkNo. 67
- Fire — Ohio PlayersNo. 73
- Sunshine Part II — The O'JaysNo. 75
- Struttin' — Billy PrestonNo. 80
- I Am I Am — Smokey RobinsonNo. 85
- Mine For Me — Rod StewartNo. 93
- Lady — StyxNo. 95
- Costafine Town — SplinterNo. 96
- When A Child Is Born — Michael HolmNo. 97
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.