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Overview of the events of 1974 in music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1974.
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Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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6 | Can't Get Enough | Barry White | - |
9 | Feats Don't Fail Me Now | Little Feat | - |
Perfect Angel | Minnie Riperton | - | |
13 | Live at the Opera House | Pointer Sisters | Live |
19 | Pussy Cats | Harry Nilsson | - |
So Far | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Compilation | |
20 | Do It Baby | The Miracles | - |
Live It Up | The Isley Brothers | - | |
22 | Paper Lace | Paper Lace | US |
30 | Hergest Ridge | Mike Oldfield | [23] |
New Skin for the Old Ceremony | Leonard Cohen | [24] | |
- | Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends... Ladies and Gentlemen | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Live |
Greatest Hits | Alice Cooper | Compilation | |
AWB | Average White Band | - | |
Country | Anne Murray | Compilation | |
Light of Love | T.Rex | US only; compilation plus new material | |
Verities & Balderdash | Harry Chapin | - | |
Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album | Merle Haggard | - | |
Not Fragile | Bachman–Turner Overdrive | - | |
Slow Flux | Steppenwolf | - | |
We Had It All | Scott Walker | - | |
Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
5 | Rufusized | Rufus | - |
6 | The Magic of the Blue | Blue Magic | - |
9 | Dark Horse | George Harrison | - |
14 | So What | Joe Walsh | - |
30 | A1A | Jimmy Buffett | - |
- | All the Girls in the World Beware!!! | Grand Funk Railroad | - |
Breakaway | Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge | - | |
House of Exile | Jimmy Cliff | - | |
New and Improved | The Spinners | - | |
Red Queen to Gryphon Three | Gryphon | - | |
Sun Secrets | The Eric Burdon Band | - |
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1974.
# | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart entries |
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1 | Carl Douglas | Kung Fu Fighting | 1974 | UK 1 – Aug 1974, US BB 1 – Nov 1974, Canada 1 – Nov 1974, Netherlands 1 – Oct 1974, France 1 – Sep 1974, Austria 1 – Dec 1974, Germany 1 – Jan 1975, Ireland 1 – Oct 1974, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Jul 1975, Switzerland 2 – Nov 1974, South Africa 2 of 1974, Norway 3 – Oct 1974, US BB 5 of 1974, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1974, Sweden 8 – Aug 1998, POP 9 of 1974, Italy 10 of 1975, US CashBox 11 of 1975, Scrobulate 12 of disco, Australia 22 of 1974, Germany 27 of the 1970s, RYM 84 of 1974, OzNet 842 | |
2 | Mud | Tiger Feet | 1974 | UK 1 – Jan 1974 | |
3 | ABBA | Waterloo | 1974 | UK 1 – Apr 1974, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1974, Norway 1 – Apr 1974, Germany 1 – May 1974, Ireland 1 – Apr 1974, Netherlands 2 – Apr 1974, Austria 2 – May 1974, Canada 3 – Jun 1974, France 5 – Apr 1974, US BB 6 – Jun 1974, Scrobulate 6 of Swedish, Australia Goset 10 – Jul 1974, South Africa 14 of 1974, POP 23 of 1974, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1974, RYM 33 of 1974, Germany 49 of the 1970s, Italy 51 of 1974, Europe 55 of the 1970s, US CashBox 84 of 1974, OzNet 413, Acclaimed 1016 | |
4 | Steve Miller Band | The Joker | 1974 | UK 1 – Aug 1990, US BB 1 – Nov 1973, Netherlands 1 – Oct 1973, Ireland 1 – Sep 1990, Canada 2 – Dec 1973, Norway 2 – Nov 1990, Switzerland 5 – Oct 1990, Austria 6 – Oct 1990, Germany 7 – Jan 1991, Australia Goset 7 – Feb 1974, France 8 – Dec 1973, US CashBox 10 of 1974, Poland 11 – Sep 1990, DDD 13 of 1973, US BB 21 of 1974, POP 33 of 1974, RYM 61 of 1973, Scrobulate 62 of 70s, Virgin 84, TheQ 297, Germany 399 of the 1990s, OzNet 561, Acclaimed 1721 | |
5 | George McCrae | Rock Your Baby | 1974 | UK 1 – Jun 1974, US BB 1 – Jun 1974, Netherlands 1 – Aug 1974, Austria 1 – Oct 1974, Switzerland 1 – Aug 1974, Norway 1 – Sep 1974, Germany 1 – Jan 1975, Canada 2 – Jun 1974, France 4 – Aug 1974, Germany 7 of the 1970s, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1974, Italy 11 of 1974, Australia 20 of 1974, Australia Goset 37 – Aug 1974, RYM 39 of 1974, US CashBox 40 of 1974, Acclaimed 807 |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | US | UK | Highest chart position | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | The Rolling Stones | October 1970 | 17 | n/a | 11 (France) | 14 (Canada) - 15 (US Cash Box Charts) - 23 (US Record World magazine) |
"The Air That I Breathe" | The Hollies | January 1974 | 6 | 2 | 1 (Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa) | See chart performance entry |
"Already Gone" | Eagles | April 1974 | 32 | n/a | 12 (Canada) | n/a |
"Always Yours" | Gary Glitter | June 1974 | n/a | 1 | 1 (Ireland, United Kingdom) | 11 (Australia) - 14 (Germany) - 25 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40]) |
"Amateur Hour" | Sparks | July 1974 | n/a | 7 | 7 (United Kingdom) | 12 (Germany) - 19 (Ireland) |
"Annie's Song" | John Denver | June 1974 | 1 | 1 | 1 (Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States) | See chart performance entry |
"Another Saturday Night" | Cat Stevens | July 1974 | 6 | 19 | 1 (Canada) | See chart performance entry |
Song title | Artist(s) | Release date(s) | Other Chart Performance(s) |
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"Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" | AC/DC | July 1974 | 50 (Australia) |
"Hey Joe" / "Piss Factory" | Patti Smith | November 1974 | n/a |
"September Gurls" | Big Star | May 1974 | n/a |
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