Gold Record Wednesday - 1974

Billy, Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods

2 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Sold over 3.5 million copies and awarded a gold record in June of 1974

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (11/23/2013)

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending November 23rd 1974

40 - Willie and The Hand Jive - Eric Clapton
39 - Let's Straighten It Out - Latimore
38 - Must of Got Lost - J. Geils Band
37 - Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown
36 - Three Ring Circus - Blue Magic
35 - Fire Baby, I'm On Fire - Andy Kim
34 - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive
33 - Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Rolling Stone
32 - Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka
31 - Love Don't Love Nobody - Spinners
30 - La La Peace Song - Al Wilson
29 - I Feel A Song In My Heart - Gladys Knight and The Pips
28 - Junior's Farm - Paul McCartney and Wings
27 - You're the First, The Last, My Everything - Barry White
26 - Fairytale - Pointer Sisters
25 - Touch Me - Fancy
24 - After The Gold Rush - Prelude
23 - Promised Land - Elvis Presley
22 - People Gotta Move - Gino Vanelli
21 - So You Are a Star - Hudson Brothers
20 - You Got the Love - Rufus w/Chaka Khan
19 - Jazzman - Carole King
18 - Rockin' Soul - Hues Corp
17 - Sha - LA-LA (Makes Me Happy) - Al Green
16 - Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion
15 - Wishing You Were Here - Chicago
14 - Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
13 - I've Got The Music in Me - Kiki Dee Band
12 - Whatever Gets You Through the Night - John Lennon
11 - The Need To Be - Jim Weatherly
10 - Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin
9  -  Back Home Again - John Denver
8  -  When Will I See You Again - Three Degrees
7  -  Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas
6  -  Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
5  -  Longfellow's Serenade - Neil Diamond
4  -  Tin Man - America
3  -  My Melody of Love - Bobby Vinton
2  -  Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
1  -  I Can Help - Billy Swan
(1st of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)

Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s (10/06/2013)

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending October 12th 1974

40 - Honey Honey - ABBA
39 - Papa Don't Take No Mess Pt. 1 - James Brown
38 - Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
37 - Higher Plane - Kool and The Gang
36 - Overnight Sensation - Raspberries
35 - Devotion - Earth, Wind and Fire
34 - The Need To Be - Jim Wetherly
33 - My Melody of Love - Bobby Vinton
32 - Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
31 - Kings of the Party - Brownsville Station
30 - Do It (Til You're Satisfied) - B.T. Express
29 - Straight Shootin' Woman - Steppenwolfe
28 - Carefree Highway - Gordon Lightfoot
27 - Fallin' in Love - Souther, Hillman and Furay Band
26 - Give It to The People - Righteous Brothers
25 - Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion
24 - Whatever Gets You Through the Night - John Lennon
23 - Back Home Again - John Denver
22 - You Aint Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
21 - Hang On In There Baby - Johnny Bristol
20 - Tin Man - America
19 - Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
18 - Clap for the Wolfman - Guess Who
17 - Love Me for a Reason - Osmonds
16 - Do It Baby - Miracles
15 - Jazzman - Carole King
14 - You Little Trustmaker - Tymes
13 - Skin Tight - The Ohio Players
12 - Stop and Smell The Roses - Mac Davis
11 - Steppin out - Tony Orlando and Dawn
10 - Can't Get Enough - Bad Company
9  -  Earache My Eye - Cheech and Chong
8  -  Never My Love - Blu Swede
7  -  The Bitch is Back - Elton John
6  -  Another Saturday Night - Cat Stevens
5  -  You Haven't Done Nothin - Stevie Wonder
4  -  Beach Baby - First Class
3  -  The Came You - Dionne Warwick and  The Spinners
2  -  Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston
1  -  I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
(2nd of 2 consecutive weeks at #1)

Billboard Hot 100 - No. 1 Song of 1974

Billboard Hot 100

No. 1 Songs of 1974

Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce

The Joker - Steve Miller Band

Show and Tell - Al Wilson

You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr

The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand

Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra

Season's in the Sun - Terry Jacks

Dark Lady - Cher

Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver

Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede

Bennie and the Jets - Elton John

TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) - MFSB and The Three Degrees

The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk

The Streak - Ray Stevens

Band on the Run - Paul McCartney and Wings

Billy Don't Be a Hero - Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods

Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot

Rock The Boat - Hues Corp

Rock Your Baby - George McCrae

Annie's Song - John Denver

Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack

The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace

(You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka and Odia Coates

I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton

Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim

I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John

Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston

Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners

You Haven't Done Nothin' - Stevie Wonder

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive

Whatever Gets You Through The Night - John Lennon

I Can Help - Billy Swan

Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas

Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin

Angie Baby - Helen Reddy