The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies ...

Only a handful of No. 1 hits have arrived in the chart's top spot. But holding that position for a second week is even rarer.

These three hit tracks knocked other hit tracks from the No. 1 spot in 1974. Any of these tunes might just be your favorites.

For some truly unexplainable reason, these three iconic hit country songs never made it to No. 1 on the charts.