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#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Elton John
2. Gladys Knight & The Pips
3. Charlie Rich

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 3-WAY TIE: Gladys Knight & Pips/Charlie Rich/James Brown (5)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 30.5 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Jim Croce – Time in a Bottle (December ’73, 2 wks)
2. Steve Miller Band – The Joker (January, 1 wk)
3. Al Wilson – Show and Tell (January, 1 wk)
4. Ringo Starr – You’re Sixteen (January, 1 wk)
5. Barbra Streisand – The Way We Were (February, 3 wks)
6. Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme (February, 1 wk)
7. Terry Jacks – Seasons in the Sun (March, 3 wks)
8. Cher – Dark Lady (March, 1 wk)
9. John Denver – Sunshine on My Shoulders (March, 1 wk)
10. Blue Swede – Hooked on a Feeling (April, 1 wk)
11. Elton John – Bennie and the Jets (April, 1 wk)
12. MFSB feat. The Three Degrees – TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) (April, 2 wks)
13. Grand Funk – The Loco-Motion (May, 2 wks)
14. Ray Stevens – The Streak (May, 3 wks)
15. Paul McCartney & Wings – Band on the Run (June, 1 wk)
16. Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods – Billy, Don’t Be a Hero (June, 2 wks)
17. Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown (June, 1 wk)
18. The Hues Corporation – Rock the Boat (July, 1 wk)
19. George McCrae – Rock Your Baby (July, 2 wks)
20. John Denver – Annie’s Song (July, 2 wks)
21. Roberta Flack – Feel like Makin’ Love (August, 1 wk)
22. Paper Lace – The Night Chicago Died (August, 1 wk)
23. Paul Anka with Odia Coates – (You’re) Having My Baby (August, 3 wks)
24. Eric Clapton – I Shot the Sheriff (September, 1 wk)
25. Barry White – Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (September, 1 wk)
26. Andy Kim – Rock Me Gently (September, 1 wk)
27. Olivia Newton-John – I Honestly Love You (October, 2 wks)
28. Billy Preston – Nothing from Nothing (October, 1 wk)
29. Dionne Warwicke & The Spinners – Then Came You (October, 1 wk)
30. Stevie Wonder – You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (November, 1 wk)
31. Bachman-Turner Overdrive – You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet (November, 1 wk)
32. John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band – Whatever Gets You Thru the Night (November, 1 wk)
33. Billy Swan – I Can Help (November, 2 wks)
34. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting (December, 2 wks)
35. Harry Chapin – Cat’s in the Cradle (December, 1 wk)
36. Helen Reddy – Angie Baby (December, 1 wk)