Top 100 songs for December 28, 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 “Angie Baby” by Helen Reddy. Meanwhile, “Fire” by Ohio Players rises from No. 59 to No. 24. 6 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Fire — Ohio Playersup 35 places, No. 59 → No. 24
- Black Water — The Doobie Brothersup 16 places, No. 75 → No. 59
- From His Woman To You — Barbara Masonup 13 places, No. 51 → No. 38
New to this week’s Top 10
- Laughter In The Rain — Neil SedakaNo. 8
- Only You — Ringo StarrNo. 9
- Boogie On Reggae Woman — Stevie WonderNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Fire — Ohio PlayersNo. 24
- Get Dancin' — Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes Featuring Sir Monti Rock IIINo. 35
- Ruby, Baby — Billy "Crash" CraddockNo. 37
- From His Woman To You — Barbara MasonNo. 38
- The Entertainer — Billy JoelNo. 39
- Best Of My Love — EaglesNo. 40
First-week entries
- Lonely People — AmericaNo. 77
- Sweet Surrender — John DenverNo. 78
- As Long As He Takes Care Of Home — Candi StatonNo. 86
- I'm A Woman — Maria MuldaurNo. 88
- Heartbreak Road — Bill WithersNo. 93
- Crazy Talk — ChilliwackNo. 100
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.