| Cover | | Date   | Title • Artist
Album | Points
| Charts Peaks | Comment |
|---|
![Seasons in the Sun [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_40821.jpg "Seasons in the Sun [article]") | 1. | 01/1974 | | 356
 | US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1 | written by Jacques Brel & Rod McKuen |
![Annie's Song [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22566.jpg "Annie's Song [article]") | 2. | 06/1974 | | 341
| US ✫1
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US country 9 | written by John Denver |
| 3. | 07/1974 | | 323
| US 2
UK ✫1
US AC ✫1
US R&B 4 | written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff |
| 4. | 03/1974 | | 300
| US 2
UK 2
US AC 6
US R&B 5 | written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed
[Avco 4634] |
![Please Mr. Postman [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_41813.jpg "Please Mr. Postman [article]") | 5. | 11/1974 | | 295
| US ✫1
UK 2
US AC ✫1 | written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Freddie Gorman |
| 6. | 10/1974 | | 281
| US ✫1
UK 5
US AC ✫1 | |
| 7. | 11/1974 | | 278
| US ✫1
UK 5
US AC 2 | |
| 8. | 07/1974 | | 266
| US 4
UK 2
US AC ✫1
US country 17 | |
![TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_26966.jpg "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) [article]") | 9. | 03/1974 | | 241
| US ✫1
UK 22
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | featuring The Three Degrees |
| 10. | 02/1974 | | 241
| US 6
UK 2
US AC 3 | written by Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood |
![Love Me for a Reason [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_44136.jpg "Love Me for a Reason [article]") | 11. | 08/1974 | | 237
| US 10
UK ✫1
US AC 2 | written by Wade Brown, David Jones Jr., Johnny Bristol |
![Mandy [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_3860.jpg "Mandy [article]") | 12. | 11/1974 | | 231
| US ✫1
UK 11
US AC ✫1 | formerly charted by scott english as "brandy" |
| 13. | 06/1974 | | 230
| US ✫1
UK 15
US AC ✫1 | |
![I Honestly Love You [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31155.jpg "I Honestly Love You [article]") | 14. | 08/1974 | | 221
| US ✫1
UK 22
US AC ✫1
US country 6 | written by Jeff Barry, Peter Allen |
| 15. | 06/1974 | | 217
| US ✫1
UK 34
US AC ✫1
US R&B ✫1 | written by Eugene McDaniels |
| 16. | 04/1974 | | 205
| US ✫1
UK 33
US AC ✫1
US country 13 | |
| 17. | 11/1974 | | 194
| US 8
UK 5
US AC ✫1 | written by Larry Lawrence Stock, Dick Manning |
![Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_14068.jpg "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me [article]") | 18. | 06/1974 | | 192
| US 2
UK 16
US AC 3 | written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin
[MCA 40259] |
![Sunshine on My Shoulders [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22565.jpg "Sunshine on My Shoulders [article]") | 19. | 01/1974 | | 189
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1
US country 42 | written by John Denver, Dick Kniss, Mike Taylor |
| 20. | 03/1974 | | 182
| US 3
UK 25
US AC ✫1 | written by Scott Joplin
written by Scott Joplin |
| 21. | 11/1974 | | 182
| US ✫1
US AC ✫1 | written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther |
![Cat's in the Cradle [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_18795.jpg "Cat's in the Cradle [article]") | 22. | 10/1974 | | 169
| US ✫1
US AC 6 | written by Harry Chapin, Sandra Chapin |
![Back Home Again [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_22567.jpg "Back Home Again [article]") | 23. | 09/1974 | | 163
| US 5
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | written by John Denver |
| 24. | 11/1974 | | 159
| US 20
UK 5
US AC ✫1
US country 14 | |
![You're No Good [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_25808.jpg "You're No Good [article]") | 25. | 12/1974 | | 159
| US ✫1
US AC 10 | written by Clint Ballard Jr. |
![Jazzman [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_7912.jpg "Jazzman [article]") | 26. | 08/1974 | | 148
| US 2
US AC 4 | written by Carole King, Dave Palmer |
![If You Love Me (Let Me Know) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_31154.jpg "If You Love Me (Let Me Know) [article]") | 27. | 04/1974 | | 148
| US 5
US AC 2
US country 2 | |
| 28. | 09/1974 | | 144
| US 3
US AC ✫1 | |
| 29. | 08/1974 | | 142
| US 6
UK 19
US AC 13 | written by Sam Cooke |
![Only You (And You Alone) [article]](./wp/cache/img/JMGSong_35126.jpg "Only You (And You Alone) [article]") | 30. | 11/1974 | | 139
| US 6
UK 28
US AC ✫1 | written by Buck Ram, Ande Rand |
| 31. | 08/1974 | | 136
| US 4
US AC ✫1 | produced by George Martin |
| 32. | 12/1974 | | 131
| US 5
US AC ✫1 | produced by George Martin |
| 33. | 06/1974 | | 127
| US 5
US AC ✫1 | written by Dave Loggins
[Epic 5-11115] |
| 34. | 10/1974 | | 123
| US 5
US AC ✫1 | written by Neil Diamond |
| 35. | 06/1974 | | 121
| US 9
US AC ✫1 | |
| 36. | 06/1974 | | 116
| US 6
US AC ✫1 | written by Lee Loughnane |
| 37. | 03/1974 | | 112
| US 7
US AC ✫1 | [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #282]
written by Joni Mitchell
[Asylum 11034] |
| 38. | 04/1974 | | 105
| US 8
US AC ✫1 | written by John Lennon, Paul McCartney |
| 39. | 02/1974 | | 104
| US 11
US AC ✫1
US country ✫1 | |
| 40. | 08/1974 | | 102
| US 7
US AC 4 | as Tony Orlando & Dawn |
