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The Year in Music

1974

The songs, the screens, the headlines

The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand — cover art

1974 in music: “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand topped the year-end chart; Elton John owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1974

The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand — cover art
The Way We Were
Barbra Streisand
1973
Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks — cover art
Seasons in the Sun
Terry Jacks
1974
Love's Theme by The Love Unlimited Orchestra — cover art
Love's Theme
The Love Unlimited Orchestra
1974
Come and Get Your Love by Redbone — cover art
Come and Get Your Love
Redbone
1973
Dancing Machine by Jackson 5 — cover art
Dancing Machine
Jackson 5
1974
The Loco-Motion by Grand Funk Railroad — cover art
The Loco-Motion
Grand Funk Railroad
1974
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) [feat. The Three Degrees] by MFSB — cover art
TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) [feat. The Three Degrees]
MFSB
1974
The Streak by Ray Stevens — cover art
The Streak
Ray Stevens
1974
Bennie and the Jets by Elton John — cover art
Bennie and the Jets
Elton John
1974
One Hell of a Woman by Mac Davis — cover art
One Hell of a Woman
Mac Davis
1974
Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) by Aretha Franklin — cover art
Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Aretha Franklin
1960
Jungle Boogie by Kool & the Gang — cover art
Jungle Boogie
Kool & the Gang
1973

At the movies

  • The Godfather Part II
  • Chinatown
  • Blazing Saddles

On TV

  • Happy Days
  • Little House on the Prairie
  • Good Times

Headlines

  • Nixon resigns
  • Rubik's Cube invented
  • Hank Aaron breaks the home-run record
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