Top Country Songs of 1974 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1973 <-1974-> 1975
Top songs: #1: Annie's Song by John Denver - #2: The Streak by Ray Stevens - #3: I Can Help by Billy Swan - #4: I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You by Donny and Marie Osmond - #5: I Honestly Love You by Olivia Newton-John
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Annie's Song
#1
06/1974

Annie's Song
John Denver

from Back Home Again   Back Home Again
442 pts
1
US
1
AC
9
ctry
1
UK
[RCA Victor 0295]
written by John Denver
#2
04/1974

The Streak
Ray Stevens

from Boogity - Boogity   
431 pts
1
US
12
AC
3
ctry
1
UK
[Barnaby 600]
written by Harold Ragsdale
I Can Help
#3
09/1974

I Can Help
Billy Swan

from I Can Help   
356 pts
1
US
6
AC
1
ctry
6
UK
[Monument 8621]
written by Billy Swan
I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You
#4
07/1974

I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You
Donny and Marie Osmond

from I'm Leaving It All Up to You   
345 pts
4
US
1
AC
17
ctry
2
UK
[MGM/Kolob 14735]
written by Dewey Terry & Donald Harris
I Honestly Love You
#5
08/1974

I Honestly Love You
Olivia Newton-John

from If You Love Me, Let Me Know   
290 pts
1
US
1
AC
6
ctry
22
UK
Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1975
[MCA 40280]
written by Jeff Barry & Peter Allen
Sundown
#6
04/1974

Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot

from Sundown   Sundown
267 pts
1
US
1
AC
13
ctry
33
UK
[Reprise 1194]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
Sunshine on My Shoulders
#7
01/1974

Sunshine on My Shoulders
John Denver

from John Denver’s Greatest Hits   John Denver’s Greatest Hits
237 pts
1
US
1
AC
42
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0213]
written by John Denver, Dick Kniss & Mike Taylor
#8
11/1974

My Boy
Elvis Presley

from Good Times   Good Times
206 pts
20
US
1
AC
14
ctry
5
UK
[RCA 10191]
written by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Claude François, Bill Martin & Phil Coulter
Back Home Again
#9
09/1974

Back Home Again
John Denver

from Back Home Again   Back Home Again
178 pts
5
US
1
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor 10065]
written by John Denver
Promised Land
#10
10/1974

Promised Land
Elvis Presley

from Promised Land   Promised Land
173 pts
14
US
8
AC
9
ctry
9
UK
charted as It's Midnight / Promised Land in US AC charts
[RCA 10074]
written by Chuck Berry
If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
#11
04/1974

If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
Olivia Newton-John

from If You Love Me, Let Me Know   
172 pts
5
US
2
AC
2
ctry


[MCA 40209]
written by John Rostill
#12
01/1974

The Americans
Byron MacGregor

147 pts
4
US
26
AC
59
ctry


[spoken] [background music: America the Beautiful]
[Westbound 222]
written by Gordon Sinclair
A Very Special Love Song
#13
02/1974

A Very Special Love Song
Charlie Rich

from Very Special Love Songs   
141 pts
11
US
1
AC
1
ctry
52
UK
[Epic 11091]
written by Norro Wilson & Billy Sherrill
My Girl Bill
#14
04/1974

My Girl Bill
Jim Stafford

from Jim Stafford   Jim Stafford
134 pts
12
US
9
AC
64
ctry
20
UK
[novelty]
[MGM 14718]
written by Jim Stafford
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
#15
03/1974

I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
Jim Croce

from I Got a Name   I Got a Name
132 pts
9
US
1
AC
68
ctry
52
UK
[ABC 11424]
written by Jim Croce
Stop and Smell the Roses
#16
08/1974

Stop and Smell the Roses
Mac Davis

from Stop and Smell the Roses   
119 pts
9
US
1
AC
40
ctry


[Columbia 10018]
written by Mac Davis & Doc Severinsen
Wildwood Weed
#17
07/1974

Wildwood Weed
Jim Stafford

from Jim Stafford   Jim Stafford
112 pts
7
US
29
AC
57
ctry


[novelty]
[MGM 14737]
written by Don Bowman & Jim Stafford
Carefree Highway
#18
08/1974

Carefree Highway
Gordon Lightfoot

from Sundown   Sundown
110 pts
10
US
1
AC
81
ctry


[Reprise 1309]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
Sweet Surrender
#19
12/1974

Sweet Surrender
John Denver

from Back Home Again   Back Home Again
109 pts
13
US
1
AC
7
ctry


[RCA Victor 10148]
written by John Denver
If You Talk in Your Sleep
#20
06/1974

If You Talk in Your Sleep
Elvis Presley

from Promised Land   Promised Land
104 pts
17
US
6
AC
6
ctry
40
UK
[RCA APBO 0280]
written by Red West & Johnny Christopher
I Love My Friend
#21
08/1974

I Love My Friend
Charlie Rich

from The Silver Fox   
92 pts
24
US
1
AC
1
ctry


[Epic 20006]
written by Norro Wilson & Billy Sherrill
Rub It in
#22
06/1974

Rub It in
Billy Crash Craddock

from Rub It in   
91 pts
16
US
15
AC
1
ctry


[ABC 11437]
written by Layng Martine
#23
12/1974

Rock 'n Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)
Mac Davis

from All the Love in the World   
87 pts
15
US
4
AC
29
ctry


[Columbia 10070]
written by Kevin Johnson
Fairytale
#24
07/1974

Fairytale
The Pointer Sisters

from Live at the Opera House   Live at the Opera House
82 pts
13
US
13
AC
37
ctry


[ABC/Blue Thumb 254]
written by Anita Pointer & Bonnie Pointer
#25
08/1974

Hello Summertime
Bobby Goldsboro

from Hello Summertime   
76 pts


8
AC
79
ctry
14
UK
[United Artists 529]
written by Bill Backer, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis], Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
Sally G
#26
12/1974

Sally G
Paul McCartney

72 pts
17
US
7
AC
51
ctry


as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1875]
written by Paul McCartney
I've Got a Thing About You Baby
#27
02/1974

I've Got a Thing About You Baby
Elvis Presley

from Good Times   Good Times
66 pts
39
US
27
AC
4
ctry
33
UK
charted as Take Good Care of Her / I've Got a Thing About You Baby
[RCA Victor APBO-0196]
written by Tony Joe White
#28
10/1974

Ride 'em Cowboy
Paul Davis

from Ride 'em Cowboy   
65 pts
23
US
4
AC
47
ctry


[Bang 712]
written by Paul Davis
Tell Me a Lie
#29
02/1974

Tell Me a Lie
Sami Jo

from It Could Have Been Me   It Could Have Been Me
58 pts
21
US
14
AC
52
ctry


[MGM South 7029]
written by Charles Michael Buckins & Barbara Wyrick
#30
11/1974

Ruby, Baby
Billy Crash Craddock

from Rub It in   
54 pts
33
US
23
AC
1
ctry


[ABC 12036]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Come Monday
#31
05/1974

Come Monday
Jimmy Buffett

from Living and Dying in 3/4 Time   Living and Dying in 3/4 Time
53 pts
30
US
3
AC
58
ctry


[Dunhill/ABC 4385]
written by Jimmy Buffett
I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore
#32
05/1974

I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore
Charlie Rich

from There Won't Be Anymore   
50 pts
47
US
9
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0260]
written by Bennie Benjamin & George David Weiss
#33
06/1974

You Can't Be a Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine)
Donna Fargo

from Miss Donna   Miss Donna
44 pts
57
US
14
AC
1
ctry


[Dot 17506]
written by Martin Cooper [songwriter]
#34
03/1974

No Charge
Melba Montgomery

from No Charge   
43 pts
39
US


1
ctry


[Elektra 45883]
written by Harland Howard
#35
09/1974

She Called Me Baby
Charlie Rich

from She Called Me Baby   
41 pts
47
US
41
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor PB-10062]
written by Harlan Howard
Take Good Care of Her
#36
02/1974

Take Good Care of Her
Elvis Presley

from Good Times   Good Times
41 pts
39
US
27
AC
4
ctry


US B-side to I've Got a Thing About You Baby ; charted as Take Good Care of Her / I've Got a Thing About You Baby
[RCA Victor APBO-0196]
written by Arthur Kent & Ed Warren
#37
01/1974

Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
Tanya Tucker

from Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)   
39 pts
46
US


1
ctry


[Columbia 4-45991]
written by David Allan Coe
#38
04/1974

Room Full of Roses
Mickey Gilley

from Room Full of Roses   
38 pts
50
US


1
ctry


[Playboy 50056]
written by Tim Spencer
#39
11/1974

Devil in the Bottle
T. G. Sheppard

from T.G. Sheppard   
36 pts
54
US


1
ctry


[Melodyland 6002]
written by Bobby David
That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
#40
06/1974

That Song Is Driving Me Crazy
Tom T. Hall

from Country is   
36 pts
63
US
24
AC
2
ctry


[Mercury 73488]
written by Tom T. Hall
You Can Have Her
#41
09/1974

You Can Have Her
Sam Neely

from Down Home   
36 pts
34
US
15
AC
49
ctry


[A&M 1612]
written by Bill Cook
I'm a Ramblin' Man
#42
08/1974

I'm a Ramblin' Man
Waylon Jennings

from The Ramblin' Man   The Ramblin' Man
31 pts
75
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor 10020]
written by Ray Pennington
#43
04/1974

One Day at a Time
Marilyn Sellars

from One Day at a Time   
29 pts
37
US


19
ctry


[Mega 1205]
written by Kris Kristofferson & Marijohn Wilkin
#44
08/1974

Love Is Like a Butterfly
Dolly Parton

from Love Is Like a Butterfly   
28 pts
105
US
38
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor 10031]
written by Dolly Parton
Wolf Creek Pass
#45
12/1974

Wolf Creek Pass
C.W. McCall

from Wolf Creek Pass   
28 pts
40
US


12
ctry


[MGM 14764]
written by Bill Fries & Chip Davis
#46
10/1974

What a Man My Man Is
Lynn Anderson

from What a Man My Man Is   
28 pts
93
US


1
ctry


[Columbia 3-10041]
written by Glenn Sutton
#47
07/1974

Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends
Ronnie Milsap

from Pure Love   
27 pts
95
US


1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0313]
written by Kris Kristofferson
#48
03/1974

When the Morning Comes
Hoyt Axton

from Life Machine   
27 pts
54
US
31
AC
10
ctry


with Linda Rondstadt
[A&M 1497]
written by Hoyt Axton
Mississippi Cotton Pickin' Delta Town
#49
08/1974

Mississippi Cotton Pickin' Delta Town
Charley Pride

from Pride of America   
26 pts
70
US


3
ctry


[RCA Victor 10030]
written by Harold Dorman & George Gann
#50
02/1974

Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)
Glen Campbell

from Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)   
25 pts
68
US
13
AC
20
ctry


[Capitol 3808]
written by David Paich
It's Midnight
#51
10/1974

It's Midnight
Elvis Presley

from Promised Land   Promised Land
22 pts


8
AC
9
ctry


charted as It's Midnight / Promised Land in US AC charts
[RCA Victor PB-10074]
written by Billy Edd Wheeler & Jerry Chesnut
It Could Have Been Me
#52
06/1974

It Could Have Been Me
Sami Jo

from It Could Have Been Me   It Could Have Been Me
22 pts
46
US
31
AC
61
ctry


[MGM South 7034]
written by Harry Lloyd & Gloria Sklerov
#53
06/1974

The Grand Tour
George Jones

from The Grand Tour   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Epic 11122]
written by Norro Wilson, Carmol Taylor & George Richey
#54
08/1974

I Overlooked an Orchid
Mickey Gilley

from Room Full of Roses   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Playboy 6004]
written by Carl Smith, Carl Story & Shirly Lyn
He Thinks I Still Care
#55
04/1974

He Thinks I Still Care
Anne Murray

from Country   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Capitol 3867]
written by Dickey Lee & Steve Duffy
#56
09/1974

Trouble in Paradise
Loretta Lynn

from They Don't Make 'Em Like My Daddy   
22 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 40283]
written by Kenny O'Dell
Marie Laveau
#57
05/1974

Marie Laveau
Bobby Bare

from Lullabyes, Legends and Lies   
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0261]
written by Baxter Taylor III & Shel Silverstein
#58
08/1974

I See the Want to in Your Eyes
Conway Twitty

from I'm Not Through Loving You Yet   
22 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 40282]
written by Mischa Scorer & Wayne Carson
#59
01/1974

There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)
Conway Twitty

from Honky Tonk Angel   
22 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 40173]
written by Troy Seals & Denny Rice
#60
03/1974

Pure Love
Ronnie Milsap

from Pure Love   
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0237]
written by Eddie Rabbitt
#61
12/1974

It's Time to Pay the Fiddler
Cal Smith

from It's Time to Pay the Fiddler   
22 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 40335]
written by Don Wayne & Walter Haynes
#62
07/1974

I Wouldn't Want to Live If You Didn't Love Me
Don Williams

from Don Williams Vol. 3   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Dot DOA-17516]
written by Al Turney
I Will Always Love You
#63
04/1974

I Will Always Love You
Dolly Parton

from Jolene   Jolene
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0234]
written by Dolly Parton
#64
11/1974

Kentucky Gambler
Merle Haggard

from Keep Movin' On   
22 pts




1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 3974]
written by Dolly Parton
#65
03/1974

Is It Wrong (For Loving You)
Sonny James

from When the Snow Is on the Roses   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Columbia 4-46003]
written by Warner MacPherson
#66
09/1974

Country Is
Tom T. Hall

from Country is   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Mercury 73617]
written by Tom T. Hall
#67
06/1974

As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

from Country Partners   
22 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 40251]
written by Conway Twitty
#68
03/1974

Things Aren't Funny Anymore
Merle Haggard

from Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album   
22 pts




1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 3830]
written by Merle Haggard
#69
10/1974

The Door
George Jones

from The Best   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Epic 50038]
written by Billy Sherrill & Norro Wilson
#70
08/1974

Please Don't Stop Loving Me
Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton

from Porter 'n' Dolly   
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor 10010]
written by Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner
#71
06/1974

Old Man from the Mountain
Merle Haggard

from Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album   
22 pts




1
ctry


as Merle Haggard & the Strangers
[Capitol 3900]
written by Merle Haggard
#72
12/1974

I Care
Tom T. Hall

from Songs of Fox Hollow   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Mercury 73641]
written by Tom T. Hall
#73
02/1974

Hello Love
Hank Snow

from Hello Love   
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0215]
written by Aileen Mnich & Betty Jean Robinson
Country Bumpkin
#74
03/1974

Country Bumpkin
Cal Smith

from Country Bumpkin   
22 pts




1
ctry


[MCA 40191]
written by Don Wayne
(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
#75
11/1974

(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
Ronnie Milsap

from A Legend in My Time   
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor 10112]
written by Don Gibson
This Time
#76
04/1974

This Time
Waylon Jennings

from This Time   
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor APB0-0251]
written by Waylon Jennings
#77
12/1974

Then Who Am I?
Charley Pride

from Pride of America   
22 pts




1
ctry


[RCA Victor 10126]
written by Dallas Frazier & A.L. Owens
#78
12/1974

City Lights
Mickey Gilley

from City Lights   
22 pts




1
ctry


[Playboy 6015]
written by Bill Anderson
#79
06/1974

The Man That Turned My Mama On
Tanya Tucker

from Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)   
22 pts
86
US


4
ctry


[Columbia 4-46047]
written by Ed Bruce
#80
12/1974

Hoppy, Gene and Me
Roy Rogers

from Happy Trails to You   
22 pts
65
US
33
AC
15
ctry


[novelty]
[20th Century 2154]
written by Snuff Garrett, Steve Dorff & Milton Brown
#81
04/1974

I'd Fight the World
Jim Reeves

from I'd Fight the World   
20 pts




19
ctry
51
UK
with The Jordanaires
[RCA Victor APB0-0255]
written by Hank Cochran & Joe Allison
#82
06/1974

Old Home Filler-Up and Keep On-a-Truckin' Cafe
C.W. McCall

from Wolf Creek Pass   
20 pts
54
US


19
ctry


[MGM 14738]
written by Bill Fries & Chip Davis
Something
#83
03/1974

Something
Johnny Rodriguez

from My Third Album   
19 pts
85
US


6
ctry


[Mercury 73471]
written by George Harrison
In My Little Corner of the World
#84
06/1974

In My Little Corner of the World
Marie Osmond

from In My Little Corner of the World   
19 pts
102
US


33
ctry
55
UK
[MGM/Kolob 14694]
written by Bob Hilliard & Lee Pockriss
#85
01/1974

Midnight, Me and the Blues
Mel Tillis

from Stomp Them Grapes   
19 pts




2
ctry


as Mel Tillis and The Statesiders
[MGM 14689]
written by Jerry House
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
#86
12/1974

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
Linda Ronstadt

from Heart Like a Wheel   Heart Like a Wheel
19 pts




2
ctry


[Capitol 3990]
written by Hank Williams
#87
07/1974

Dance with Me (Just One More Time)
Johnny Rodriguez

from My Third Album   
19 pts




2
ctry


[Mercury 73493]
written by Johnny Rodriguez
#88
02/1974

Hang In There Girl
Freddie Hart

from Hang in there Girl   
19 pts




2
ctry


[Capitol 3827]
written by Freddie Hart
#89
06/1974

Makin' the Best of a Bad Situation
Dick Feller

from No Word on Me   
19 pts
85
US
33
AC
11
ctry


[novelty]
[Asylum 11037]
written by Dick Feller
#90
08/1974

Bonaparte's Retreat
Glen Campbell

from Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)   
19 pts


42
AC
3
ctry


[Capitol 3926]
written by Pee Wee King
#91
09/1974

Early Morning Love
Sammy Johns

from Sammy Johns   
19 pts
68
US
19
AC
79
ctry


[GRC 2021]
written by Sammy Johns
#92
04/1974

(I'm a) Yo Yo Man
Rick Cunha

17 pts
61
US
40
AC
49
ctry


[GRC 2016]
written by Rick Cunha & Martin Cooper [songwriter]
#93
10/1974

U.S. of A.
Donna Fargo

from Miss Donna   Miss Donna
16 pts
86
US


9
ctry


[ABC/Dot 17523]
written by Donna Fargo
I'm Not Through Loving You Yet
#94
05/1974

I'm Not Through Loving You Yet
Conway Twitty

from I'm Not Through Loving You Yet   
16 pts




3
ctry


[MCA 40224]
written by Conway Twitty & L. E. White
#95
09/1974

Get on My Love Train
LaCosta Tucker

from Get on My Love Train   
16 pts




3
ctry


[Capitol 3945]
written by Carmol Taylor & Norro Wilson
#96
02/1974

(Jeannie Marie) You Were a Lady
Tommy Overstreet

from Woman, Your Name Is My Song   
16 pts




3
ctry


[Dot DOA-17493]
written by Ricci Mareno & Charlie Black
#97
06/1974

The Want-To's
Freddie Hart

from Hang in there Girl   
16 pts




3
ctry


as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 3898]
written by Freddie Hart
#98
01/1974

Sweet Magnolia Blossom
Billy Crash Craddock

from Mr. Country Rock   
16 pts




3
ctry


[ABC 11412]
written by Rory Michael Bourke
#99
05/1974

Stomp Them Grapes
Mel Tillis

from Stomp Them Grapes   
16 pts




3
ctry


as Mel Tillis and The Statesiders
[MGM 14720]
written by Ronal McCown
#100
11/1974

My Woman's Man
Freddie Hart

from Country Heart 'N Soul   
16 pts




3
ctry


as Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats
[Capitol 3970]
written by George Richey & Ben Peters

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