February 9, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
Top Of The World - Carpenters ----- 1 (2) / 16      
Walk Like A Man - Grand Funk ----- 19 / 6
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John ----- 2 (3) / 14
When I Fall In Love / Are You Lonesome Tonight - Donny Osmond ----- 14 / 8
Let Your Hair Down - The Temptations ----- 27 / 4


 40 --- Come And Get Your Love - Redbone (51)
 39 --- I Like To Live The Love - B.B. King (42)
 38 --- I Shall Sing - Garfunkel (45)
20 37 --- Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings
32 36 --- Leave Me Alone (ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy
 35 --- Can This Be Real - Natural Four (43)
37 34 --- Abra-Ca-Dabra - The De Franco Family
24 33 --- Livin' For You - Al Green
36 32 --- Sexy Mama - Moments
40 31 --- Dark Lady - Cher

30 30 --- "Joy" Pt. 1 - Isaac Hayes
33 29 --- Baby Come Close - Smokey Robinson
16 28 --- Me And Baby Brother - War
 27 --- Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks (49)
28 26 --- Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
21 25 --- The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich      
26 24 --- The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) - Gordon Sinclair
29 23 --- Love Song - Anne Murray
25 22 --- Midnight Rider - Gregg Allman
27 21 --- Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross

15 20 --- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White
23 19 --- I Love - Tom T. Hall
12 18 --- Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce      
22 17 --- Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker) - The Rolling Stones
13 16 --- Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
18 15 --- Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays
19 14 --- Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
17 13 --- Rock On - David Essex
11 12 --- Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
09 11 --- The Joker - The Steve Miller Band    

14 10 --- Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
06 09 --- I've Got To Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & The Pips
04 08 --- Show And Tell - Al Wilson    
10 07 --- Spiders & Snakes - Jim Stafford
07 06 --- Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John
08 05 --- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin
05 04 --- Americans - Byron MacGregor
02 03 --- You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr    
01 02 --- The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand    
03 01 --- Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra    


R&B group Natural Four debut this week and Terry Jacks scores a winning debut.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 9-15 February 1974

01 01 TIGER FEET Mud ***
02 02 TEENAGE RAMPAGE The Sweet
03 05 DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell
04 06 SOLITAIRE Andy Williams
05 13 THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD Lulu
06 12 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY The Stylistics
07 04 THE SHOW MUST GO ON Leo Sayer
08 03 YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME The New Seekers *
09 14 ALL OF MY LIFE Diana Ross
10 09 FOREVER Roy Wood

11 07 RADAR LOVE Golden Earring
12 11 HOW COME? Ronnie Lane
13 10 LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP Robert Knight
14 -- DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro
15 18 TEENAGE LAMENT '74 Alice Cooper
16 08 MY COO-CA-CHOO Alvin Stardust
17 20 LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder
18 -- TEENAGE DREAM Marc Bolan and T-Rex
19 26 THE WOMBLING SONG The Wombles
20 34 LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra

21 21 THE LOVE I LOST Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
22 17 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond
23 32 NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White
24 15 POOL HALL RICHARD / I WISH IT WOULD RAIN The Faces
25 30 STAR Stealer's Wheel
26 16 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE Gary Glitter ****
27 25 HIGHWAY OF MY LIFE The Isley Brothers
28 37 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Prelude
29 29 (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION Bubblerock
30 -- MA, HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME Lena Zavaroni

31 31 GALLOPING HOME London String Chorale
32 28 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Perry Como
33 -- THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies
34 23 VADO VIA Drupi
35 19 LAMPLIGHT David Essex
36 27 TAKE ME HIGH Cliff Richard
37 36 THANKS FOR SAVING MY LIFE Billy Paul
38 24 ROLL AWAY THE STONE Mott The Hoople
39 -- BABY, WE CAN'T GO WRONG Cilla Black
40 22 MERRY XMAS, EVERYBODY Slade *****

-- 33 TOP OF THE WORLD The Carpenters
-- 35 WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY? Gilbert O'Sullivan
-- 38 GAUDETE Steeleye Span
-- 39 VAYA CON DIOS Millican & Nesbitt
-- 40 WALK RIGHT BACK Perry Como


Making her debut is child star Lena Zavaroni