<Table> Key <Tr> <Td> The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1974 Year - End Chart of Pop Singles . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1974 Year - End Chart of Pop Singles . </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Issue Date </Th> <Th> Song </Th> <Th> Artist (s) </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 5 </Td> <Td> "Time in a Bottle" </Td> <Td> Jim Croce </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 12 </Td> <Td> "The Joker" </Td> <Td> Steve Miller Band </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 19 </Td> <Td> "Show and Tell" </Td> <Td> Al Wilson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 26 </Td> <Td> "You're Sixteen" </Td> <Td> Ringo Starr </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 2 </Td> <Td> "The Way We Were" </Td> <Td> Barbra Streisand </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 9 </Td> <Td> "Love's Theme" </Td> <Td> Love Unlimited Orchestra </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 16 </Td> <Td> "The Way We Were" </Td> <Td> Barbra Streisand </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 2 </Td> <Td> "Seasons in the Sun" </Td> <Td> Terry Jacks </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 23 </Td> <Td> "Dark Lady" </Td> <Td> Cher </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 30 </Td> <Td> "Sunshine on My Shoulders" </Td> <Td> John Denver </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 6 </Td> <Td> "Hooked on a Feeling" </Td> <Td> Blue Swede </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 13 </Td> <Td> "Bennie and the Jets" </Td> <Td> Elton John </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 20 </Td> <Td> "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" </Td> <Td> MFSB and The Three Degrees </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 27 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 4 </Td> <Td> "The Loco - Motion" </Td> <Td> Grand Funk </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 18 </Td> <Td> "The Streak" </Td> <Td> Ray Stevens </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 25 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 1 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 8 </Td> <Td> "Band on the Run" </Td> <Td> Paul McCartney & Wings </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 15 </Td> <Td> "Billy Don't Be a Hero" </Td> <Td> Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 29 </Td> <Td> "Sundown" </Td> <Td> Gordon Lightfoot </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 6 </Td> <Td> "Rock the Boat" </Td> <Td> The Hues Corporation </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 13 </Td> <Td> "Rock Your Baby" </Td> <Td> George McCrae </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 27 </Td> <Td> "Annie's Song" </Td> <Td> John Denver </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 3 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 10 </Td> <Td> "Feel Like Makin' Love" </Td> <Td> Roberta Flack </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 17 </Td> <Td> "The Night Chicago Died" </Td> <Td> Paper Lace </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 24 </Td> <Td> "(You're) Having My Baby" </Td> <Td> Paul Anka and Odia Coates </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> August 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 14 </Td> <Td> "I Shot the Sheriff" </Td> <Td> Eric Clapton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 21 </Td> <Td> "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" </Td> <Td> Barry White </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 28 </Td> <Td> "Rock Me Gently" </Td> <Td> Andy Kim </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 5 </Td> <Td> "I Honestly Love You" </Td> <Td> Olivia Newton - John </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 19 </Td> <Td> "Nothing From Nothing" </Td> <Td> Billy Preston </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> October 26 </Td> <Td> "Then Came You" </Td> <Td> Dionne Warwick and The Spinners </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 2 </Td> <Td> "You Haven't Done Nothin"' </Td> <Td> Stevie Wonder </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 9 </Td> <Td> "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" </Td> <Td> Bachman - Turner Overdrive </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 16 </Td> <Td> "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" </Td> <Td> John Lennon </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 23 </Td> <Td> "I Can Help" </Td> <Td> Billy Swan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> November 30 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 7 </Td> <Td> "Kung Fu Fighting" </Td> <Td> Carl Douglas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 21 </Td> <Td> "Cat's in the Cradle" </Td> <Td> Harry Chapin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 28 </Td> <Td> "Angie Baby" </Td> <Td> Helen Reddy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Issue Date </Th> <Th> Song </Th> <Th> Artist (s) </Th> <Th> Reference </Th> </Tr>

What was the number 1 song on july 3 1974