Which 1974 song is memorable to you and why? 1974: The Top 100 Soul/Funk/Disco Singles. Of all the love songs in 1974, this is the one featuring a new sound, which would soon become known as Disco, and departs slightly from the typical Barry White love-making sound to … Barry White’s second 1974 love song on our list, this one topped the Billboard Top 40 at the #1 spot. US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 5th January, 1974 TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date) 1 1 TIME IN A BOTTLE –•– Jim Croce (ABC)-8 (2 weeks at #1) (1) 2 4 THE JOKER –•– The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)-12 (2) Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Rolling Stones. the top pop songs of 1974 in order: 1974 Number One Pop Song Calendar. [CDATA[ Costa Cordalis. // ]]> 076 – Eric Clapton – I Shot The Sheriff 077 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Jet 078 – Elton John – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me 079 – Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells 080 – Anne Murray – Love Song 081 – Donny & Marie Osmond – I’m Leaving It All Up To You 082 – Todd Rundgren – Hello, It’s Me 083 – Tom T Hall – I Love 084 – Guess Who – Clap For The Wolfman 085 – Jim Croce – I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song 086 – Sister Janet Mead – The Lord’s Prayer 087 – Lamont Dozier – Trying To Hold On To My Woman 088 – Stevie Wonder – Don’t You Worry ’bout A Thing 089 – Charlie Rich – A Very Special Love Song 090 – Jim Stafford – My Girl Bill 091 – Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye – My Mistake 092 – Paul McCartney & Wings – Helen Wheels 093 – Jim Stafford – Wildwood Weed 094 – First Class – Beach Baby 095 – War – Me And Baby Brother 096 – Stylistics – Rockin’ Roll Baby 097 – Olivia Newton-John – I Honestly Love You 098 – Chicago – Call On Me 099 – Fancy – Wild Thing 100 – Spinners – Mighty Love (Part 1). Get list of 100 top song hits of 1974 for your collection or iPod and mp3 playlist. Greatest Hits 1974-1978 collects the majority of Steve Miller's biggest hits -- "The Joker," "Take the Money and Run," "Rock 'n Me," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Jet Airliner," "Jungle Love," "Swingtown" -- plus seven album tracks that received a fair amount of airplay on album rock radio. //