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Music History Events: Charts

December 28, 1974 Helen Reddy lands her third #1 hit in America when "Angie Baby" goes to the top.

December 7, 1974 Carl Douglas' "Kung Fu Fighting" hits #1 in America for the first of two weeks.

November 9, 1974 Carole King's album Wrap Around Joy, featuring the hit "Jazzman," goes to #1 in America.

November 2, 1974 Stevie Wonder's "You Haven't Done Nothin'," a dig on President Richard Nixon, hits #1 in America.

November 2, 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's greatest hits album So Far goes to #1 in America. The group hasn't released a studio album since 1970 but has reunited for a tour and plans to start recording again. Unfortunately, longstanding squabbles resurface and the new album doesn't materialize.

October 26, 1974 "Then Came You," a duet between The Spinners and Dionne Warwick, goes to #1 in America. It's the only chart-topper for either act.

October 26, 1974 Barry White's album Can't Get Enough hits #1 in America.

October 19, 1974 Billy Preston's "Nothing From Nothing" hits #1.

October 19, 1974 Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit #1 in America with the album Not Fragile, the title a play on the Yes album Fragile. Hits from the set include "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and "Roll On Down the Highway."

October 12, 1974 "Rollermania" takes hold as the Bay City Rollers' debut album, Rollin', hits #1 in the UK.

October 12, 1974 Olivia Newton-John's LP If You Love Me, Let Me Know hits #1.

October 5, 1974 The Beach Boys' LP Endless Summer hits #1.

October 5, 1974 Olivia Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You" hits #1 for the first of two weeks, making it her first chart-topper in the US.

September 28, 1974 Andy Kim's "Rock Me Gently" hits #1 in America.

September 28, 1974 Bad Company's self-titled album hits #1 in America.

September 21, 1974 Barry White hits #1 in America with "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe."

August 17, 1974 Paper Lace's "The Night Chicago Died" hits #1, where it will stay for one week.

August 17, 1974 Eric Clapton's album 461 Ocean Boulevard hits #1 in America.

August 10, 1974 Roberta Flack's "Feel Like Makin' Love" hits #1 in America, becoming the first song produced solo by a woman to top the chart. Flack produced it herself under the name Rubina Flake.

August 10, 1974 John Denver's album Back Home Again hits #1 in America.

August 3, 1974 Bad Company's Bad Company LP hits #1.

July 27, 1974 John Denver's "Annie's Song" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

July 13, 1974 George McRae's "Rock Your Baby" hits #1 for the first of two weeks.

June 29, 1974 Gordon Lightfoot's "Sundown" hits #1 in America. He's the second Canadian artist to top the US chart in 1974, following Terry Jacks with "Seasons In The Sun."

June 8, 1974 Paul McCartney & Wings' "Band On The Run" hits #1.

April 13, 1974 "Bennie And The Jets," Elton John's song about a glam-rock goddess who wears electric boots and a mohair suit, hits #1 in America.

April 13, 1974 Paul McCartney & Wings' album Band On The Run hits #1.

April 6, 1974 Blue Swede's "Hooked On A Feeling" hits #1.

March 30, 1974 John Denver's "Sunshine On My Shoulders" hits #1 in the US. The song first appeared on his 1971 album Poems, Prayers & Promises; it came to prominence after featuring in the made-for-TV movie Sunshine in 1973.

February 9, 1974 "Love's Theme," a groovy instrumental composed by Barry White for his Love Unlimited Orchestra, hits #1 in the US.