February 23, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion) - Gordon Sinclair ----- 24 / 4
Abra-Ca-Dabra - The De Franco Family ----- 32 / 4
The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich ----- 1 (2) / 17      
Time In A Bottle - Jim Croce ----- 1 (2) / 12      


 40 --- Energy Crisis '74 - Dickie Goodman (56)
28 39 --- Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White
40 38 --- Last Kiss - Wednesday
 37 --- Mighty Love - Pt. 1 - The Spinners (49)
 36 --- There Won't Be Anymore - Charlie Rich (44)
38 35 --- I Like To Live The Love - B.B. King
27 34 --- Baby Come Close - Smokey Robinson
23 33 --- Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
35 32 --- Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
31 31 --- Can This Be Real - Natural Four

36 30 --- My Sweet Lady - Cliff DeYoung
37 29 --- Trying To Hold On To My Woman - Lamont Dozier
25 28 --- Jim Dandy - Black Oak Arkansas
 27 --- Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings (47)
22 26 --- Smokin' In The Boy's Room - Brownsville Station
14 25 --- I've Got To Use My Imagination - Gladys Knight & The Pips
39 24 --- Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver
18 23 --- The Joker - The Steve Miller Band    
34 22 --- Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) - Mocedades
30 21 --- Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor

24 20 --- Sexy Mama - Moments
20 19 --- Midnight Rider - Gregg Allman
11 18 --- Show And Tell - Al Wilson    
19 17 --- Love Song - Anne Murray
21 16 --- Dark Lady - Cher
16 15 --- Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (heartbreaker) - The Rolling Stones
17 14 --- Last Time I Saw Him - Diana Ross
15 13 --- I Love - Tom T. Hall
06 12 --- Americans - Byron MacGregor
13 11 --- Put Your Hands Together - The O'Jays

07 10 --- Let Me Be There - Olivia Newton-John
03 09 --- You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr    
10 08 --- Rock On - David Essex
09 07 --- Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
08 06 --- Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang
02 05 --- Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra    
05 04 --- Spiders & Snakes - Jim Stafford
04 03 --- Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin
12 02 --- Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks
01 01 --- The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand        


Dickie Goodman returns to the Top 40 for the first time since 1957.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 23 February-1 March 1974

01 02 DEVIL GATE DRIVE Suzi Quatro *
02 01 TIGER FEET Mud ****
03 22 JEALOUS MIND Alvin Stardust
04 07 THE WOMBLING SONG The Wombles
05 03 THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD Lulu
06 -- REBEL REBEL David Bowie
07 05 SOLITAIRE Andy Williams
08 26 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies
09 09 ALL OF MY LIFE Diana Ross
10 19 LOVE'S THEME Love Unlimited Orchestra

11 04 TEENAGE RAMPAGE The Sweet
12 08 ROCKIN' ROLL BABY The Stylistics
13 16 MA, HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME Lena Zavaroni
14 21 NEVER NEVER GONNA GIVE YA UP Barry White
15 -- YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr
16 13 TEENAGE DREAM Marc Bolan and T-Rex
17 06 DANCE WITH THE DEVIL Cozy Powell
18 38 REMEMBER (SHA-LA-LA-LA) Bay City Rollers
19 15 LIVING FOR THE CITY Stevie Wonder
20 -- THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich

21 27 HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU Gilbert O'Sullivan
22 12 TEENAGE LAMENT '74 Alice Cooper
23 29 AFTER THE GOLD RUSH Prelude
24 23 THE LOVE I LOST Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
25 31 SLIP AND SLIDE Medicine Head
26 25 HIGHWAY OF MY LIFE The Isley Brothers
27 20 YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME The New Seekers *
28 24 MY COO-CA-CHOO Alvin Stardust
29 28 STAR Stealer's Wheel
30 -- BURN, BABY, BURN Hudson-Ford

31 10 THE SHOW MUST GO ON Leo Sayer
32 11 HOW COME? Ronnie Lane
33 14 LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP Robert Knight
34 35 A LITTLE LOVIN' Neil Sedaka
35 34 GALLOPING HOME London String Chorale
36 17 RADAR LOVE Golden Earring
37 36 BABY, WE CAN'T GO WRONG Cilla Black
38 -- BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO Paper Lace
39 -- IT'S YOU Freddie Starr
40 -- UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME Aretha Franklin

-- 18 FOREVER Roy Wood
-- 30 (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION Bubblerock
-- 32 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE Gary Glitter ****
-- 33 PAPER ROSES Marie Osmond
-- 37 SCULLERY Clifford T Ward
-- 39 FOR THE GOOD TIMES Perry Como
-- 40 LAMPLIGHT David Essex


Debuts here for Charlie Rich, Paper Lace, and a one-hit wonder from comedian Freddie Starr