TW                       SUPER SINGLES:                        LW
  1. The Most Beautiful Girl - Charlie Rich (Epic) *3 weeks #1*  1
  2. Time In a Bottle - Jim Croce (ABC)                          5
  3. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (MCA)                3
  4. Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - Helen Reddy (Capitol)     7
  5. The Joker - The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)                 9
  6. Top of the World - The Carpenters (A&M)                     2
  7. I've Got to Use My Imagination -                             
                              Gladys Knight & the Pips (Buddah) 12
  8. Hello It's Me - Todd Rundgren (Bearsville)                  6
  9. Smokin' in the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station (Big Tree) 22
 10. You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr (Apple)                       28
 11. Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up - Barry White (20th Century) 13
 12. Love's Theme - The Love Unlimited Orchestra (20th Century) 11
 13. Show and Tell - Al Wilson (Rocky Road)                     20
 14. Living For the City - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)                15
                                                                  
                             SINGLES:                             
 15. Just You 'n' Me - Chicago (Columbia)                        4
 17. Helen Wheels - Paul McCartney & Wings (Apple)              23
 18. The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand (Columbia)              --
 22. Me and Baby Brother - War (United Artists)                 26
 41. I Shall Sing - Garfunkel (Columbia)                        HP
                                                                  
                          ACTION ALBUMS:                          
     Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John (MCA)                 
     The Joker - The Steve Miller Band (Capitol)                  
     Ringo - Ringo Starr (Apple)                                  
     The Singles 1969-1973 - The Carpenters (A&M)                 
                                                                  


SPECIAL NOTES:  Due to the New Year holiday, this week's survey 
debut date is Thursday, 3 January 1974.

"Americans" by Byron MacGregor (Westbound), a spoken-word 
recording, debuts this week at #22 on WXLO and WWDJ, and at #31 on 
WNBC.  This record peaked at #2 on WNBC, #3 on WPIX-FM and WXLO, 
and #4 on WWDJ.  It was never played on WABC.