Top 100 songs for December 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 “Cat's In The Cradle” by Harry Chapin. Meanwhile, “Some Kind Of Wonderful” by Grand Funk rises from No. 67 to No. 38. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Some Kind Of Wonderful — Grand Funkup 29 places, No. 67 → No. 38
- Pick Up The Pieces — AWBup 26 places, No. 65 → No. 39
- You're No Good — Linda Ronstadtup 17 places, No. 74 → No. 57
New to this week’s Top 40
- Doctor's Orders — Carol DouglasNo. 31
- Some Kind Of Wonderful — Grand FunkNo. 38
- Pick Up The Pieces — AWBNo. 39
- Rock N' Roll (I Gave You The Best Years Of My Life) — Mac DavisNo. 40
First-week entries
- #9 Dream — John LennonNo. 68
- Look In My Eyes Pretty Woman — Tony Orlando & DawnNo. 74
- Black Water — The Doobie BrothersNo. 75
- Your Bulldog Drinks Champagne — Jim StaffordNo. 79
- Happy People — The TemptationsNo. 85
- Day Tripper — Anne MurrayNo. 86
- Can't Get It Out Of My Head — Electric Light OrchestraNo. 87
- Don't Cha Love It — The MiraclesNo. 88
- To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sole) — Al MartinoNo. 89
- Hoppy, Gene And Me — Roy RogersNo. 90
- Gee Baby — Peter ShelleyNo. 94
- Words (are Impossible) — Margie JosephNo. 95
- Christmas Dream — Perry ComoNo. 97
- Ms. Grace — The TymesNo. 98
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.