A month in a life – Dec 1974

All tracks released in November/December 1974 unless otherwise indicated

* : new entry Record Retailer chart

NR Title Artist/Group Chart
Releases November 22 & 29
1 Christmas presents Andy Williams
2 In the bleak mid-winter Bert Jansch
3 Christmas dream Maynard Williams
4 Without a song Gary Shearston
5 Get dancing (10/74) Disco Tex & Sex-o-lettes *
6 Zing went the strings of my heart (RR – 1972) Trammps *
7 Undecided love Chequers
8 Sound your funky horn (04/74) KC & Sunshine band *
9 Hey mister Christmas Showaddywaddy *
10 Gonna make you a star (09/74) David Essex # 1
11 Tonight Lindisfarne
12 Friday on my mind Earth quake
13 Tell me why Alvin Stardust *
14 Only you Ringo Starr *
15 Ire feelings (Skanga) Rupie Edwards *
16 Oh yes! you're beautiful Gary Glitter *
17 You got the love Rufus
18 Life of the party Jackson 5
19 Under my thumb (RR – 1966) Wayne Gibson *
20 So long ABBA
21 The three bells Nana Mouskouri
22 Lucy in the sky with diamonds Elton John *
23 Roxette Dr. Feelgood
24 Dance the kung fu Carl Douglas *
25 What a wonderful thing we have Ralfi Pagan
26 Don't let it die Jimmy Cliff
27 Don't worry baby California music
28 The Zoo (Human zoo) Commodores *
29 Cheri Babe Hot Chocolate *
30 Lonely woman Horace Andy
31 The man with the golden gun [James Bond] Lulu
32 Lonely this Christmas Mud # 1
Releases December 6 & 13
33 Is it only love Pretty things
34 You can make me dance, sing or anything (11/74) Rod Stewart & Faces *
35 Ali shuffle Georgie Fame
36 Crying over you Ken Boothe *
37 Everybody plays the fool Chosen few
38 My melody of love Bobby Vinton
39 If we make it through December Merle Haggard
40 Christmas dream Perry Como
41 Morning side of the mountain (11/74) Donny & Marie Osmond *
42 Christmas song (11/74) Gilbert O'Sullivan *
43 Having a party H.B. Barnum
44 Are you ready to rock Wizzard *
45 Down Down (11/74) Status Quo *
46 The bump (10/74) Kenny *
47 The In Betweenies (11/74) Goodies *
48 Je t'aime… moi non plus (RR – 1969) Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg *
49 Help me make it through the night John Holt *
50 Never can say goodbye (10/74) Gloria Gaynor *
51 Doctor's orders Carol Douglas
52 You're the first, the last, my everything (10/74) Barry White # 1
53 You can have it all (11/74) George McCrae *
54 Stardust (11/74) David Essex *
55 Ms Grace (11/74) Tymes *
56 Wombling Merry Christmas (11/74) Wombles *
57 I can help (11/74) Billy Swan *
58 Streets of London (11/74) Ralph McTell *
59 Ding Dong George Harrison *