April 6, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
I've Got A Thing About You Baby / Take Good Care Of Her - Elvis Presley ----- 39 (2) / 2
I'll Be The Other Woman - The Soul Children ----- 36 / 2
Sexy Mama - Moments ----- 17 / 9


 40 --- Outside Woman - Bloodstone (45)
 39 --- (i've Been) Searchin' So Long - Chicago (49)
33 38 --- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin
28 37 --- Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo - Rick Derringer
24 36 --- My Sweet Lady - Cliff DeYoung
25 35 --- Spiders & Snakes - Jim Stafford
23 34 --- The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand        
 33 --- Piano Man - Billy Joel (41)
29 32 --- Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra    
40 31 --- Dancing Machine - Jackson 5

32 30 --- Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
37 29 --- My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
35 28 --- Keep On Singing - Helen Reddy
34 27 --- Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
21 26 --- Mighty Love - Pt. 1 - The Spinners
27 25 --- Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - The Staple Singers
30 24 --- Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo
18 23 --- There Won't Be Anymore - Charlie Rich
38 22 --- The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk
15 21 --- Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier

26 20 --- Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - The Main Ingredient
13 29 --- Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
22 18 --- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
16 17 --- Rock On - David Essex
20 16 --- Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack
11 15 --- Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
09 14 --- Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) - Mocedades
17 13 --- A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich
19 12 --- Oh My My - Ringo Starr
07 11 --- Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings

14 10 --- Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
06 09 --- Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
12 08 --- TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB feat. The Three Degrees
05 07 --- Dark Lady - Cher    
08 06 --- Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
10 05 --- The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
03 04 --- Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks        
01 03 --- Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver    
04 02 --- Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
02 01 --- Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede    


This week begins the Top 40 career of one of music's biggest legends, Billy Joel.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 6-12 April 1974

01 03 SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks *
02 01 BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO Paper Lace ***
03 06 EMMA Hot Chocolate
04 08 REMEMBER ME THIS WAY Gary Glitter
05 09 ANGEL FACE The Glitter Band
06 -- EVERYDAY Slade
07 05 I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU The New Seekers
08 02 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich
09 19 YOU ARE EVERYTHING Diana Ross + Marvin Gaye
10 04 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies

11 15 SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE Queen
12 07 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr
13 11 SCHOOL LOVE Barry Blue
14 12 JAMBALAYA The Carpenters
15 10 JET Paul McCartney and Wings
16 18 LONG LIVE LOVE Olivia Newton-John
17 14 CANDLE IN THE WIND Elton John
18 13 IT'S YOU Freddie Starr
19 20 EVERLASTING LOVE Robert Knight
20 27 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley and his Comets

21 29 THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK & ROLL Mott The Hoople
22 24 MA-MA-BELLE Electric Light Orchestra
23 -- DOCTOR'S ORDERS Sunny
24 16 REMEMBER (SHA-LA-LA-LA) Bay City Rollers
25 37 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Little Jimmy Osmond
26 21 THE WOMBLING SONG The Wombles
27 17 JEALOUS MIND Alvin Stardust *
28 40 HOMELY GIRL The Chi-Lites
29 30 LISTEN TO THE MUSIC The Doobie Brothers
30 23 BURN, BABY, BURN Hudson-Ford

31 -- THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand
32 26 MA, HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME Lena Zavaroni
33 35 I'VE GOT A THING ABOUT YOU, BABY Elvis Presley
34 25 DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro **
35 -- THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch
36 -- REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE The Wombles
37 34 MOCKINGBIRD Carly Simon + James Taylor
38 -- A WALKIN' MIRACLE Limmie and the Family Cookin'
39 32 SMOKIN' IN THE BOYS' ROOM Brownsville Station
40 22 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Candlewick Green

-- 28 NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White
-- 31 UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME Aretha Franklin
-- 33 LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra
-- 36 REBEL REBEL David Bowie
-- 38 SOLITAIRE Andy Williams
-- 39 THE STING The Ragtimers


A couple of one-hit wonders here; Sunny, and Marvin Hamlisch (with the hit tune from film 'The Sting')