List of number-one singles in 1974 (New Zealand)

This is a list of number-one hit singles in 1974 in New Zealand, starting with the first chart dated, 25 January 1974.

Chart

Key

 ‡  – Single of New Zealand origin

Week	Artist	Title
4 January 1974	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
11 January 1974	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
18 January 1974	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart
25 January 1974	David Bowie	"Sorrow"
1 February 1974
8 February 1974
15 February 1974	Elton John	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
22 February 1974	Ringo Starr	"You're Sixteen"
1 March 1974
8 March 1974	George Baker Selection	"Baby Blue"
15 March 1974
21 March 1974
28 March 1974
3 April 1974
12 April 1974	The Hollies	"The Air That I Breathe"
19 April 1974
26 April 1974
3 May 1974
10 May 1974
17 May 1974
24 May 1974	Terry Jacks	"Seasons In The Sun"
31 May 1974
7 June 1974
14 June 1974	Ray Stevens	"The Streak"
21 June 1974
28 June 1974
5 July 1974
12 July 1974
19 July 1974
26 July 1974	Paul McCartney & Wings	"Band On The Run"
3 August 1974
10 August 1974
17 August 1974
23 August 1974	Paper Lace	"The Night Chicago Died"
30 August 1974
6 September 1974
13 September 1974
20 September 1974
27 September 1974	The Drifters	"Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies"
4 October 1974
11 October 1974
18 October 1974	Eric Clapton	"I Shot the Sheriff"
25 October 1974
1 November 1974	The Drifters	"Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies"
8 November 1974	Space Waltz	"Out on the Street"‡
15 November 1974
22 November 1974	Carl Douglas	"Kung Fu Fighting"
29 November 1974
6 December 1974
13 December 1974
20 December 1974	Bachman–Turner Overdrive	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
27 December 1974	Summer break - no chart	Summer break - no chart

External links

• The Official NZ Music Chart, RIANZ website