MUSIC YEAR 1974
Top Songs
- “The Way We Were” - Barbra Streisand
- “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” - Barry White
- “Bennie and the Jets” - Elton John
- “Dancing Machine” - The Jackson 5
- “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” - The Temptations
Popular Albums
- “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” - Elton John
- “Planet Waves” - Bob Dylan
- “Dark Side of the Moon” - Pink Floyd
- “Hotter than Hell” - Kiss
- “Back to the World” - Curtis Mayfield
Notable Events
- The first American Music Awards were held.
- Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" topped the charts.
- ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo.”
- Rolling Stone magazine celebrates its seventh anniversary.
Births
- January 15 - Jim Chappell
- March 20 - David Foster
- April 16 - Janet Jackson
- May 26 - John Clayton
- November 30 - Ben Stiller
Deaths
- April 18 - Paul Desmond
- July 3 - Jim Croce
- September 29 - Janis Joplin
- October 22 - Richard Avedon
Station 1