| TW | LW | | ARTIST | TITLE | WKS | NOTES |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Cher | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | Imagine | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | | Les Crane | Desiderata | 6 | Not nearly as funny as National Lampoon’s “Deteriorata” |
| 2 | 4 | | Isaac Hayes | Theme From Shaft | | |
| 6 | 5 | | Rod Stewart | Maggie May | 3 | |
| 9 | 6 | | The Osmonds | Yo-Yo | | |
| 5 | 7 | | Paul Anka | Do I Love You | 7 | |
| 8 | 8 | | Freddie Hart | Easy Loving | 5 | |
| 16 | 9 | | Layng Martine | Rub It In | 6 | |
| 14 | 10 | | The Free Movement | I've Found Someone Of My Own | | |
| 12 | 11 | | Coven | One Tin Soldier (The Legend Of Billy Jack) | 7 | The Original Caste charted the song in ‘70 |
| 7 | 12 | | The Lettermen | Love | 6 | John Lennon song |
| 10 | 13 | | Yes | Your Move | 5 | Likely without “I’ve Seen All Good People” |
| 19 | 14 | | Carpenters | Superstar | 10 | Chart movement: 4-9-14-19; Leon Russell-Bonnie Bramlett song |
| 26 | 15 | | The 5th Dimension | Never My Love | 9 | |
| 22 | 17 | | Kris Kristofferson | Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) | | |
| 18 | 18 | | Chicago | Questions 67 & 68 | 6 | |
| 27 | 19 | | Tommy James | I'm Comin' Home | | |
| 17 | 20 | | Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando | What Are You Doing Sunday | 5 | |
| 21 | 21 | | Delaney & Bonnie | Only You Know And I Know | 6 | Originally released as a single by Dave Mason, who wrote it |
| 11 | 22 | | Bread | Baby I'm - A Want You | 4 | |
| 13 | 23 | | Sonny & Cher | All I Ever Need Is You | 3 | |
| 20 | 25 | | The Grass Roots | Two Divided By Love | 5 | |
| 25 | 28 | | Five Man Electrical Band | Absolutely Right | 4 | |
| 28 | 29 | | Denise LaSalle | Trapped By A Thing Called Love | 4 | |
| 15 | 30 | | David Cassidy | Cherish | 2 | |
| 23 | 31 | | Peter Nero | Theme From "Summer Of '42" | 3 | |
| 30 | 33 | | Lou Rawls | A Natural Man | 3 | |
| 24 | 34 | | Mickey Newbury | An American Trilogy | 3 | |
| 31 | 36 | | Freddie North | She's All I Got | 3 | |
| 29 | 37 | | Michael Jackson | Got To Be There | 2 | |
| 32 | 38 | | Aretha Franklin | Rock Steady | 3 | |
| 34 | 39 | | Van Morrison | Wild Night | 2 | |
| 33 | 40 | | Santana | Everybody's Everything | 2 | |
| HB | | | Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band | Scorpio | | |
| HB | | | Jonathan Edwards | Sunshine | | |
| HB | | | Lee Michaels | Can I Get A Witness | | |
| 37 | HB | | Bullet | White Lies, Blue Eyes | 1 | |
| 35 | HB | | Three Dog Night | An Old Fashioned Love Song | 1 | |
| 38 | HB | | Neil Diamond | Stones | 1 | |
| 39 | -- | | Sly & The Family Stone | Family Affair | 1 | |
| 40 | -- | | B.J. Thomas | Long Ago Tomorrow | 1 | |
| 36 | -- | | The Chi-Lites | Have You Seen Her | 1 | |