| WAVZ LUCKY 13 (NEW HAVEN, CT.) NEW HAVEN'S TOP 100 SONGS OF 1974 (A*) *OPUS 74 (This countdown was actually a national production countdown by the Opus company and sold in syndication, WAVZ aired and printed this chart instead of compiling their own survey) 01. Season's In The Sun / Terry Jacks 02. I Honestly Love You / Olivia Newton John 03. Sundown / Gordon Lightfoot 04. Rock On / David Essex 05. I Shot the Sheriff / Eric Clapton 06. Sunshine On My Shoulder / John Denver 07. The Way We Were / Barbra Streisand 08. Bennie And The Jets / Elton John 09. You're Having My Baby / Paul Anka 10. The Night Chicago Died / Paper Lace 11. Billy Don't Be a Hero/ Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods 12. Rock The Boat / Hues Corporation 13. Hooked On A Feeling / Blue Swede 14. Annie's Song / John Denver 15. Rock Your Baby / George McCrae 16. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet / Bachman Turner Overdrive 17. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me / Elton John 18. Band On The Run / Wings 19. Locomotion / Grand Funk 20. The Air That I Breathe / Hollies 21. The Streak / Ray Stevens 22. The Show Must Go On / Three Dog Night 23. Dark Lady / Cher 24. Tell Me Something Good / Rufus 25. Nothing From Nothing / Billy Preston 26. Love's Theme / Love Unlimited Orchestra 27. Feel Like Makin' Love / Roberta Flack 28. Tin Man / America 29. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love / Barry White 30. You're Sixteen / Ringo Starr 31. Mockingbird / Carly Simon & James Taylor 32. Sweet Home Alabama / Lynard Skynard 33. Jazzman / Carole King 34. Dancing Machine / Jackson Five 35. TSOP / MFSB 36. Spiders And Snakes / Jim Stafford 37. Radar Love / Golden Earring 38. The Entertainer ( "Sting Theme") / Marvin Hamlisch 39. You Make Me Feel Brand New / Stylistics 40. I'm Leaving It all Up To You / Donnie & Marie Osmond 41. Can't Get Enough / Bad Company 42. Beach Baby / First Class 43. Show And Tell / Al Wilson 44. Be Thankful For What You Got/ William DeVaughn 45. Then Came You / Dionne Warwicke & The Spinners 46. If You Love Me Let Me Know / Olivia Newton John 47. Rock Me Gently / Andy Kim 48. I Can Help / Billy swan 49. The Joker / Steve Miller Band 50. Searchin' So Long / Chicago 51. Tubular Bells / Mike Oldfield 52. Cat's In The Cradle / Harry Chapin 53. Eres Tu / Mocedades 54. Let Me Be There / Olivia Newton John 55. Riki Don't Lose That Number / Steely Dan 56. For The Love Of Money / O' Jays 57. The Bitch Is Back / Elton John 58. The Lord's Prayer / Sister Janet Mead 59. The Best Thing That Ever Happened / Gladys Knight & The Pips 60. Love Me For A Reason / Osmonds 61. Time In A Bottle / Jim Croce 62. Midnight At The Oasis / Maria Muldaur 63. Jet / Paul McCartney & Wings 64. Last Time I Saw Him / Diana Ross 65. Wildwood Weed / Jim Stafford 66. Takin' Care Of Buisness / Bachman Turner Overdrive 67. The Americans / Byron MacGregor 68. Clap For The Wolfman / Guess Who 69. Smokin' In The Boy's Room / Brownsville Station 70. The Most Beautiful Girl / Charlie Rich 71. Boogie Down / Eddie Kendricks 72. You Haven't Done Nothing / Stevie Wonder 73. Come And Get Your love / Redbone 74. Life Is A Rock / Reunion 75. When Will I See You Again / Three Degrees 76. Waterloo / Abba 77. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song / Jim Croce 78. Help Me / Joni Mitchell 79. If You Wanna Get To Heaven / Ozark Moutain Daredevils 80. My Melody Of Love / Bobby Vinton 81. Back Home Again / John Denver 82. Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) / Helen Reddy 83. Living For The City / Stevie Wonder 84. Rock 'N Roll Hoochie Koo / Rick Derringer 85. Stop And Smell The Roses / Mac Davis 86. Rock 'N Roll Heaven / Righteous Brothers 87. Wild Thing / Fancy 88. Use My Imagination / Gladys Knight & The Pips 89. Please Come To Boston / Dave Loggins 90. Until You Come Back To Me / Aretha Franklin 91. Whatever Gets You Through The Night / John Lennon 92. I've Got The Music In Me / Kiki Dee Band 93. Everlasting Love / Carl Carlton 94. Longfellow Serenade / Neil Diamond 95. Kung Fu Fighting / Carl Douglas 96. Haven't Got Time For The Pain / Carly Simon 97. Oh My My / Ringo Starr 98. Hang On In There Baby / Johnny Bristol 99. Carefree Highway / Gordon Lightfoot 100. Another Saturday Night / Cat Stevens SEE 1974-B: For the Actual local basedTop 100 (Compiled from all 52 weekly WAVZ 1974 surveys). Note: #68 and #81 never appeared on the WAVZ surveys and were never played. |
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