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List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1974 (U.S.)

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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary in 1974.

Top-ten singles[edit]

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles which peaked in 1974
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Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in

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Singles from 1973
December 22 "The Way We Were" Barbara Streisand 1 January 12 12
December 29 "Show and Tell" Al Wilson 3 January 26 7
Singles from 1974
January 5 "Love's Theme" Love Unlimited Orchestra 1 January 26 12
January 12 "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)"[A] Mocedades 8 March 23 5
January 19 "You're Sixteen" Ringo Starr 2 February 2 5
January 26 "A Love Song" Anne Murray 1 February 9 8
"American Tune" Paul Simon 8 January 26 2
February 2 "Last Time I Saw Him" Diana Ross 1 February 16 9
February 9 "I Shall Sing" Art Garfunkel 4 February 23 4
"I Love" Tom T. Hall 2 March 2 7
February 16 "Life Is a Song Worth Singing" Johnny Mathis 8 February 16 2
"Dark Lady" Cher 3 March 23 8
February 23 "Seasons in the Sun" Terry Jacks 1 March 9 8
"My Sweet Lady" Cliff DeYoung 7 March 9 5
March 2 "Sunshine on My Shoulders" John Denver 1 March 16 8
March 16 "A Very Special Love Song" Charlie Rich 1 March 30 8
March 23 "The Lord's Prayer" Sister Janet Mead 2 April 6 6
March 30 "Star" Stealers Wheel 6 March 30 2
"Keep on Singing" Helen Reddy 1 April 13 9
"I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" Jim Croce 1 April 27 9
April 6 "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" MFSB featuring the Three Degrees 1 May 4 9
"Piano Man" Billy Joel 4 April 20 6
April 13 "Midnight at the Oasis" Maria Muldaur 7 April 27 6
"Mockingbird" Carly Simon & James Taylor 10 April 13 1
April 20 "The Entertainer" Marvin Hamlisch 1 May 18 8
"Help Me" Joni Mitchell 1 May 25 10
April 27 "(You're the) Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" Gladys Knight & the Pips 10 April 27 1
May 4 "Oh Very Young" Cat Stevens 2 June 1 9
"I Won't Last a Day Without You" The Carpenters 1 June 1 9
May 11 "All in Love Is Fair" Barbara Streisand 10 May 11 1
May 18 "You Won't See Me" Anne Murray 1 June 22 9
"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" Olivia Newton-John 2 June 29 10
May 25 "Sundown" Gordon Lightfoot 1 June 8 7
June 1 "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" Stevie Wonder 9 June 1 2
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" Chicago 8 June 8 3
June 8 "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" Carly Simon 2 July 13 9
June 15 "You Make Me Feel Brand New" The Stylistics 6 June 22 4
"My Girl Bill" Jim Stafford 9 June 15 1
June 22 "Annie's Song" John Denver 1 July 6 11
"I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" Charlie Rich 9 June 22 1
June 29 "I Don't Know What He Told You/Weave Me the Sunshine" Perry Como 5 July 6 5
"Come Monday" Jimmy Buffett 3 July 20 6
July 6 "You and Me Against the World"[B] Helen Reddy 1 July 27 9
"The Air That I Breathe" The Hollies 3 July 27 7
July 13 "Please Come to Boston" Dave Loggins 1 August 3 9
July 20 "Train of Thought" Cher 9 July 20 2
"Georgia Porcupine" George Fischoff 10 July 20 1
July 27 "If You Talk in Your Sleep" Elvis Presley 6 August 3 4
"Feel Like Makin' Love" Roberta Flack 1 August 10 11
August 3 "Call on Me" Chicago 1 August 24 7
"Workin' at the Car Wash Blues" Jim Croce 9 August 3 2
August 10 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Elton John 3 August 17 6
"I'm Leaving It All Up to You" Donny & Marie Osmond 1 August 31 8
August 17 "(You're) Having My Baby" Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates 5 August 24 4
August 24 "Rings" Lobo 8 August 24 3
"I Love My Friend" Charlie Rich 1 September 7 6
August 31 "Free Man in Paris" Joni Mitchell 2 September 14 5
September 7 "I Honestly Love You" Olivia Newton-John 1 September 14 8
September 14 "I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife" Cher 3 September 21 3
"Hello Summertime" Bobby Goldsboro 8 September 21 2
September 21 "Tin Man" America 1 October 5 6
"Then Came You" Dionne Warwick & the Spinners 3 September 28 4
"Stop and Smell the Roses" Mac Davis 1 October 12 8
September 28 "Carefree Highway" Gordon Lightfoot 1 October 19 9
October 5 "Love Me for a Reason" The Osmonds 2 November 2 7
"Steppin' Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight)" Tony Orlando & Dawn 4 October 12 3
"Jazzman" Carole King 4 October 26 6
October 12 "Second Avenue" Art Garfunkel 6 October 19 3
"Back Home Again" John Denver 1 October 26 7
October 19 "The Need to Be" Jim Weatherly 6 October 26 3
October 26 "My Melody of Love" Bobby Vinton 1 November 9 6
November 2 "Longfellow Serenade" Neil Diamond 1 November 16 7
"Cat's in the Cradle" Harry Chapin 6 November 23 5
"Laughter in the Rain" Neil Sedaka 1 November 23 8
November 9 "When Will I See You Again" The Three Degrees 1 December 14 8
November 16 "Angie Baby" Helen Reddy 1 December 7 8
"I Can Help" Billy Swan 6 November 30 4
November 23 "Wishing You Were Here" Chicago 1 December 21 7
November 30 "It's Midnight/Promised Land" Elvis Presley 8 November 30 2
"Ride 'em Cowboy" Paul Davis 4 December 21 6
December 7 "Mandy" Barry Manilow 1 December 28 8
"My Eyes Adored You" Frankie Valli 2 December 28 7

1973 peaks[edit]

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles in 1974 which peaked in 1973
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October 27 "The Most Beautiful Girl" Charlie Rich 1 November 10 14
November 24 "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" Helen Reddy 1 December 1 11
"Just You 'n' Me" Chicago 7 December 8 7
December 8 "Who's in the Strawberry Patch with Sally" Tony Orlando & Dawn 3 December 15 7
"Let Me Be There" Olivia Newton-John 3 December 29 10
December 15 "Time in a Bottle" Jim Croce 1 December 29 10
December 22 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" Elton John 7 December 29 5

1975 peaks[edit]

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles in 1974 which peaked in 1975
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Single Artist(s) Peak Peak date Weeks in

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December 14 "Only You" Ringo Starr 1 January 11 7
"One Man Woman/One Woman Man" Paul Anka featuring Odia Coates 5 January 4 6
December 21 "Please Mr. Postman" The Carpenters 1 January 18 7
December 28 "Dream On" The Righteous Brothers 6 January 4 3

Notes[edit]

A The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending March 9, 1974.

B The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending September 14, 1974.

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