List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one Singles of 1974 - wikipedia List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one Singles of 1974 These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1974. 1974 is tied with 1975 for the most # 1 Hot 100 hits with 35. Key The yellow background indicates the # 1 song on Billboard 's 1974 Year - End Chart of Pop Singles. Issue Date Song Artist ( s ) Reference January 5 `` Time in a Bottle '' Jim Croce January 12 `` The Joker '' Steve Miller Band January 19 `` Show and Tell '' Al Wilson January 26 `` You 're Sixteen '' Ringo Starr February 2 `` The Way We Were '' Barbra Streisand February 9 `` Love 's Theme '' Love Unlimited Orchestra February 16 `` The Way We Were '' Barbra Streisand February 23 March 2 `` Seasons in the Sun '' Terry Jacks March 9 March 16 March 23 `` Dark Lady '' Cher March 30 `` Sunshine on My Shoulders '' John Denver April 6 `` Hooked on a Feeling '' Blue Swede April 13 `` Bennie and the Jets '' Elton John April 20 `` TSOP ( The Sound of Philadelphia ) '' MFSB and The Three Degrees April 27 May 4 `` The Loco - Motion '' Grand Funk May 11 May 18 `` The Streak '' Ray Stevens May 25 June 1 June 8 `` Band on the Run '' Paul McCartney & Wings June 15 `` Billy Do n't Be a Hero '' Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods June 22 June 29 `` Sundown '' Gordon Lightfoot July 6 `` Rock the Boat '' The Hues Corporation July 13 `` Rock Your Baby '' George McCrae July 20 July 27 `` Annie 's Song '' John Denver August 3 August 10 `` Feel Like Makin ' Love '' Roberta Flack August 17 `` The Night Chicago Died '' Paper Lace August 24 `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' Paul Anka and Odia Coates August 31 September 7 September 14 `` I Shot the Sheriff '' Eric Clapton September 21 `` Ca n't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe '' Barry White September 28 `` Rock Me Gently '' Andy Kim October 5 `` I Honestly Love You '' Olivia Newton - John October 12 October 19 `` Nothing From Nothing '' Billy Preston October 26 `` Then Came You '' Dionne Warwick and The Spinners November 2 `` You Have n't Done Nothin ' '' Stevie Wonder November 9 `` You Ai n't Seen Nothin ' Yet '' Bachman - Turner Overdrive November 16 `` Whatever Gets You thru the Night '' John Lennon November 23 `` I Can Help '' Billy Swan November 30 December 7 `` Kung Fu Fighting '' Carl Douglas December 14 December 21 `` Cat 's in the Cradle '' Harry Chapin December 28 `` Angie Baby '' Helen Reddy Sources Fred Bronson 's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition ( ISBN 0 - 8230 - 7677 - 6 ) Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 2008, 12 Edition ( ISBN 0 - 89820 - 180 - 2 ) Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts : The Seventies ( ISBN 0 - 89820 - 076 - 8 ) Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard 's online archive services and print editions of the magazine. See also 1974 in music List of Cash Box Top 100 number - one singles of 1974 Lists of Billboard number - one singles 1940 -- 1959 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 -- 1979 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 -- 1999 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2000 -- present 2017 2018 By decade 1940s 1950 -- 1958 1958 -- 1969 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s See also Top - ten singles Hot 100 Year - end List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1974&oldid=837773171 '' Categories : 1974 record charts Lists of Billboard Hot 100 number - one songs Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Nederlands Polski Русский Slovenčina Svenska Türkçe Tiếng Việt 3 more Edit links This page was last edited on 22 April 2018, at 23 : 35 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what was the number 1 song on july 3 1974
Answer: "Sundown"