▸ the year you arrived
1974
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Your generation
Gen X
1974 belonged to
Elton John
3 year-end chart hits
Top 10 of 1974
- 1

The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand
- 2

Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
- 3

Love's Theme
The Love Unlimited Orchestra
- 4

Come and Get Your Love
Redbone
- 5

Dancing Machine
Jackson 5
- 6

The Loco-Motion
Grand Funk Railroad
- 7
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TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) [feat. The Three Degrees]
MFSB
- 8

The Streak
Ray Stevens
- 9

Bennie and the Jets (2014 Remaster)
Elton John
- 10

One Hell of a Woman
Mac Davis
The world you were born into
Top AlbumsSteely Dan — Pretzel Logic
Eric Clapton — 461 Ocean Boulevard
Joni Mitchell — Court and Spark
At the MoviesThe Godfather Part II
Chinatown
Blazing Saddles
On TVHappy Days
Little House on the Prairie
Good Times
In the HeadlinesNixon resigns
Rubik's Cube invented
Hank Aaron breaks the home-run record
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