May 4, 1974

----- DROPOUTS -----
Eres Tu (Touch The Wind) - Mocedades ----- 9 (2) / 11
Jet - Paul McCartney & Wings ----- 7 / 10
Piano Man - Billy Joel ----- 25 / 4
Outside Woman - Bloodstone ----- 34 / 4


27 40 --- Touch A Hand, Make A Friend - The Staple Singers
 39 --- My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford (56)
37 38 --- Thanks For Saving My Life - Billy Paul
31 37 --- I'm A Train - Albert Hammond
 36 --- I'm In Love - Aretha Franklin (46)
40 35 --- Mighty Mighty - Earth, Wind & Fire
28 34 --- Tell Me A Lie - Sami Jo
26 33 --- Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor
 32 --- For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays (45)
25 31 --- A Very Special Love Song - Charlie Rich

32 30 --- The Payback - Part I - James Brown
23 29 --- Let It Ride - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
24 28 --- Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks      
33 27 --- Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder
15 26 --- Keep On Singing - Helen Reddy
17 25 --- The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
30 24 --- Oh Very Young - Cat Stevens
29 23 --- Help Me - Joni Mitchell
 22 --- Band On The Run - Paul McCartney & Wings (41)
35 21 --- I Won't Last A Day Without You - Carpenters

14 20 --- Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver    
20 19 --- My Mistake (Was To Love You) - Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
10 18 --- Lookin' For A Love - Bobby Womack
21 17 --- You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
09 16 --- I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
22 15 --- Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
07 14 --- Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
05 13 --- Oh My My - Ringo Starr
16 12 --- (i've Been) Searchin' So Long - Chicago
18 11 --- The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch / "The Sting"

11 10 --- Just Don't Want To Be Lonely - The Main Ingredient
13 09 --- The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
12 08 --- Tubular Bells - Mike Oldfield
06 07 --- Hooked On A Feeling - Blue Swede    
19 06 --- The Streak - Ray Stevens
08 05 --- Dancing Machine - Jackson 5
03 04 --- Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me - Gladys Knight & The Pips
02 03 --- Bennie And The Jets - Elton John    
01 02 --- TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) - MFSB feat. The Three Degrees    
04 01 --- The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk    

R1 SINGLES CHART - 4-10 May 1974

01 02 WATERLOO ABBA *
02 03 THE CAT CREPT IN Mud
03 01 SEASONS IN THE SUN Terry Jacks ****
04 04 REMEMBER YOU'RE A WOMBLE The Wombles
05 09 HOMELY GIRL The Chi-Lites
06 10 A WALKIN' MIRACLE Limmie and the Family Cookin'
07 08 DOCTOR'S ORDERS Sunny
08 06 YOU ARE EVERYTHING Diana Ross + Marvin Gaye
09 26 ROCK & ROLL WINTER Wizzard
10 05 ANGEL FACE The Glitter Band

11 19 DON'T STAY AWAY TOO LONG Peters & Lee
12 35 SHANG-A-LANG Bay City Rollers
13 07 EVERYDAY Slade
14 18 LONG-LEGGED WOMAN, DRESSED IN BLACK Mungo Jerry
15 11 I'M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR Little Jimmy Osmond
16 28 YEAR OF DECISION The Three Degrees
17 20 HE'S MISSTRA KNOW-IT-ALL Stevie Wonder
18 14 EMMA Hot Chocolate
19 13 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley and his Comets
20 12 REMEMBER ME THIS WAY Gary Glitter

21 27 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Charlie Rich
22 16 THE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK & ROLL Mott The Hoople
23 23 ROCK & ROLL SUICIDE David Bowie
24 31 I CAN'T STOP The Osmonds
25 25 THE ENTERTAINER Marvin Hamlisch
26 21 I KNOW WHAT I LIKE (IN YOUR WARDROBE) Genesis
27 -- SUGAR BABY LOVE The Rubettes
28 -- SPIDERS & SNAKES Jim Stafford
29 -- THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA M.F.S.B.
30 29 THE WOMBLING SONG The Wombles

31 15 BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO Paper Lace ***
32 38 SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
33 39 I'LL ALWAYS LOVE MY MAMA The Intruders
34 24 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL Charlie Rich
35 30 JAMBALAYA The Carpenters
36 17 SEVEN SEAS OF RHYE Queen
37 37 THE STING The Ragtimers
38 -- BREAK THE RULES Status Quo
39 -- THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED Paper Lace
40 36 THE WAY WE WERE Barbra Streisand

-- 22 LONG LIVE LOVE Olivia Newton-John
-- 32 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE The Hollies
-- 33 I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU The New Seekers
-- 34 YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr
-- 40 JET Paul McCartney and Wings


Debuts here from The Rubettes, Jim Stafford, and M.F.S.B.