Saturday, 27 June 2026

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (6th July 1974)

UK Singles Chart 6th July 1974

  • 01 (01) Charles Aznavour - She
  • 02 (08) The Drifters - Kissin’ in The Back Row
  • 03 (02) Gary Glitter - Always Yours
  • 04 (ne) Slade - Bangin’ Man
  • 05 (04) Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock and Roll
  • 06 (07) Lobo - I’d Love You to Want Me
  • 07 (03) Ray Stevens - The Streak
  • 08 (06) Leo Sayer - One Man Band
  • 09 (21) Gary Puckett & The Union Gap - Young Girl
  • 10 (13) Pearls - Guilty
  • 11 (19) 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle
  • 12 (24) Wombles - Banana Rock
  • 13 (09) Arrows - A Touch Too Much
  • 14 (11) Scaffold - Liverpool Lou
  • 15 (45) George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
  • 16 (14) Roy Wood - Going Down the Road
  • 17 (05) R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House
  • 18 (16) Elton John - Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  • 19 (12) Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen
  • 20 (10) Alan Price - Jarrow Song

It’s a second week at number one for Charles Aznavour with “She”, meanwhile Slade go straight into the charts at number 4 with “Bangin’ Man”. Three singles move into the top 20 this week, “Young Girl” by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, which is number 9, “Banana Rock” by the Wombles, at number 12 and “Rock Your Baby” by George McCrae, who is number 15.

The biggest climbers this week are 10CC with “Wall Street Shuffle”, which climbs 8 places to number 11.

 

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (29th June 1974)

UK Singles Chart 29th June 1974

  • 01 (11) Charles Aznavour - She
  • 02 (01) Gary Glitter - Always Yours
  • 03 (02) Ray Stevens - The Streak
  • 04 (03) Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock and Roll
  • 05 (04) R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House
  • 06 (13) Leo Sayer - One Man Band
  • 07 (10) Lobo - I’d Love You to Want Me
  • 08 (14) The Drifters - Kissin’ in The Back Row
  • 09 (08) Arrows - A Touch Too Much
  • 10 (06) Alan Price - Jarrow Song
  • 11 (07) Scaffold - Liverpool Lou
  • 12 (05) Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen
  • 13 (18) Pearls - Guilty
  • 14 (21) Roy Wood - Going Down the Road
  • 15 (23) Bad Company - Can’t Get Enough
  • 16 (17) Elton John - Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  • 17 (16) The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
  • 18 (20) Cozy Powell - The Man in Black
  • 19 (28) 10CC - Wall Street Shuffle
  • 20 (30) Scotland World Cup Squad - Easy Easy
After 1 week Gary Glitter drops down to number 2 and is replaced by this week’s biggest mover on the Chart, Charles Aznavour, who moves up from number 10 to number 1, with “she”. Four singles move into the top 20 this week, “Going Down the Road” by Roy Wood, which is at number 14, “Can’t Get Enough” by Bad Company, who are at number 15, “Wall Street Shuffle” by 10CC, which is number 19 and “Easy Easy” by the Scotland World Cup Squad, who are at number 20.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (22nd June 1974)

 UK Singles Chart 22nd June 1974

  • 01 (05) Gary Glitter - Always Yours
  • 02 (01) Ray Stevens - The Streak
  • 03 (02) Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock and Roll
  • 04 (03) R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House
  • 05 (07) Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen
  • 06 (08) Alan Price - Jarrow Song
  • 07 (18) Scaffold - Liverpool Lou
  • 08 (09) Arrows - A Touch Too Much
  • 09 (04) Sparks - This Town Ain’t Big Enough for The Both of Us
  • 10 (24) Lobo - I’d Love You to Want Me
  • 11 (ne) Charles Aznavour - She
  • 12 (06) Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
  • 13 (25) Leo Sayer - One Man Band
  • 14 (39) The Drifters - Kissin’ in The Back Row
  • 15 (10) Mouth and Macneal - I See a Star
  • 16 (17) The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
  • 17 (16) Elton John - Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  • 18 (22) Pearls - Guilty
  • 19 (14) Bryan Ferry - The ‘In’ Crowd
  • 20 (19) Cozy Powell - The Man in Black
After entering the charts at number 5 last week, Gary Glitter climbs to number 1 with “Always Yours” and it is this week’s biggest climber. Charles Aznavour goes straight into the charts at number 11 this week with “She”. Four records move into the top 20 this week, “I’d Love You to Want Me” by Lobo, who are at number 10, “One Man Band” by Leo Sayer, which is number 13, “Kissin’ in The Back Row” by The Drifters, at number 14 and “Guilty” by Pearl, which is at number 18.

UK Singles Chart 1972-1989 (15th June 1974)

UK Singles Chart 15th June 1974

  • 01 (04) Ray Stevens - The Streak
  • 02 (03) Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock and Roll
  • 03 (05) R. Dean Taylor - There’s A Ghost in My House
  • 04 (02) Sparks - This Town Ain’t Big Enough for The Both of Us
  • 05 (ne) Gary Glitter - Always Yours
  • 06 (01) Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
  • 07 (07) Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen
  • 08 (18) Alan Price - Jarrow Song
  • 09 (16) Arrows - A Touch Too Much
  • 10 (08) Mouth and Macneal - I See a Star
  • 11 (12) Gigliola Cinquetti - Go (Before You Break My Heart)
  • 12 (06) Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died
  • 13 (15) Cliff Richard - (You Keep Me) Hanging On
  • 14 (13) Bryan Ferry - The ‘In’ Crowd
  • 15 (09) David Cassidy - If I Didn’t Care
  • 16 (24) Elton John - Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
  • 17 (21) The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
  • 18 (22) The Scaffold - Liverpool Lou
  • 19 (26) Cozy Powell - The Man in Black
  • 20 (11) Peter and Lee - Don’t Stay Away Too Long

Ray Stevens hit’s the number one spot with “The Streak”, moving up from number four, as Gary Glitter goes straight into the charts at number 5, with “Always Yours”.

Four singles move into this week’s top 20, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by Elton John, which is at number 16, “Summer Breeze” by The Isley Brothers, who are at number 17, “Liverpool Lou” by Scaffold, which is number 18 and “The Man in Black” by Cozy Powell, which is at number 19.

Alan Price is this week’s biggest mover, climbing 10 places to number 8, with “Jarrow Song”.