BEST SONGS OF 1974

1. Helen Reddy - Angie Baby
2. John Denver - Annie's Song
3. Cat Stevens - Another Saturday Night
4. John Denver - Back Home Again
5. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
6. First Class - Beach Baby
7. Elton John - Bennie and the Jets
8. Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods / Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be a Hero
9. Elton John - Candle in the Wind
10. Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love
11. Gordon Lightfoot - Carefree Highway
12. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle
13. Redbone - Come and Get Your Love
14. Cher - Dark Lady
15. Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
16. Elton John - Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
17. Carl Carlton - Everlasting Love
18. Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
19. Slade - Far Far Away
20. Johnny Bristol - Hang On In There Baby
21. Paul Anka with Odia Coates - (You're) Having My Baby
22. Showaddywaddy - Hey Rock and Roll
23. ABBA / Sweet Dreams - Honey Honey
24. Blue Swede - Hooked on a Feeling
25. Billy Swan - I Can Help
26. Olivia Newton-John - I Honestly Love You
27. Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sheriff
28. Carpenters - I Won't Last a Day Without You
29. Terry Jacks - If You Go Away
30. Olivia Newton-John - If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
31. Jim Croce - I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song
32. Albert Hammond - I'm a Train
33. Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
34. Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet
35. Dolly Parton - Jolene
36. The Rubettes - Jukebox Jive
37. Kool and the Gang - Jungle Boogie
38. Paul McCartney & Wings - Junior's Farm
39. Queen - Killer Queen
40. The Drifters - Kissin' in the Back Row
41. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting
42. Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain
43. Bachman–Turner Overdrive - Let It Ride
44. Mud - Lonely This Christmas
45. Neil Diamond - Long Fellow Serenade
46. The Osmonds - Love Me for a Reason
47. The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme
48. Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
49. Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle
50. Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis
51. Bee Gees - Mr. Natural
52. Gloria Gaynor - Never Can Say Goodbye
53. Billy Preston - Nothing from Nothing
54. Cat Stevens - Oh Very Young
55. Billy Joel - Piano Man
56. Golden Earring - Radar Love
57. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
58. Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number
59. The Righteous Brothers - Rock and Roll Heaven
60. Andy Kim - Rock Me Gently
61. The Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat
62. George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
63. Sweet Sensation - Sad Sweet Dreamer
64. Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun
65. Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye
66. Bay City Rollers - Shang-a-Lang
67. Charles Aznavour - She
68. Al Wilson - Show and Tell
69. Blue Magic - Sideshow
70. Ralph McTell - Streets of London
71. The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
72. Bay City Rollers - Summerlove Sensation
73. Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown
74. John Denver - Sunshine on My Shoulders
75. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
76. The Sweet - Teenage Rampage
77. The Hollies - The Air That I Breathe
78. Slade - The Bangin' Man
79. Elton John - The Bitch Is Back
80. Mud - The Cat Crept In
81. Billy Joel - The Entertainer
82. Steve Miller Band - The Joker
83. Grand Funk - The Loco-Motion
84. Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died
85. Leo Sayer / Three Dog Night - The Show Must Go On
86. The Sweet - The Sixteens
87. Dionne Warwick & The Spinners - Then Came You
88. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
89. Mud - Tiger Feet
90. America - Tin Man
91. The Rubettes - Tonight
92. MFSB - TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)
93. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
94. Aretha Franklin - Until You Come Back to Me
95. ABBA - Waterloo
96. Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again
97. Bachman–Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
98. Stevie Wonder - You Haven't Done Nothin'
99. The Stylistics - You Make Me Feel Brand New
100. Barry White - You're the First, The Last, My Everything

Based on the charts of the US and Europe.
The songs are in alphabetical order.
Song snippets are kept short due to copyright reasons.

[somerandomguy_music]

The original video, uploaded last June, was blocked due to copyright infringement, because it featured 7 seconds of Golden Earring's 'Radar Love'.
In this video, I had to mute the audio to Gordon Lightfoot's 'Sundown', again due to copyright issues.

[rickyarme]

No wonder I've loved music so much. I was born in 74 so I was carried around listening to this for 9 months. Thanks mom and dad.😎

[trinaq]

I see ABBA and Billy Joel, and I instantly click! Elton John is also a huge bonus! 😍💖

[JohnLee-ptjz]

I was so lucky to grow up in the seventies, I tell people it was the best decade for music.

[courtneyhaubert]

I was born in 74, but when I got older I remember all of these songs over the years and I love them all.❤

[eydie]

It's the diversity that I love about the 70s. Country, R and B, straight ahead rock, pop, soft rock, disco and everything in between sharing a chart together. You don't see that anymore.

[lucasvonbraun]

For eleven minutes and thirty two seconds, I forgot it was 2022 .. Thanks, great list

[m.susandenton]

The 1970's was so diverse.The music back then could be enjoyed by everyone in their own way. That is one thing that I miss about the 1970's. I miss that time in my life. It' like will never happen again.

[erikskifte]

ABBA FOR ME, THE GREATEST MUSICAL GIFT TO THE WORLD😘😘😘😘

[bigorange]

The 70s were the best time to be alive. Change my mind.

[lindavirgilio]

Annie’s Song, Back Home Again, and Sunshine on my Shoulder by John Denver. Wonderful! We lost him far too soon.

[jasnapanic]

I was only 9 years old and just started listen to the music...it was wonderful period of my life😊 Thank you for these great memories🤩

[barbiepatterson]

I grew up listening to this great music.

[pequeuxdarleux]

Songs are fantastic: a single note and you're back 50 years in 1 second at a specific moment in your life.

[grandbabiesnana]

The music was so diverse in the 70’s, something for everyone to enjoy. Loved it!

[sammytheface]

About 74 percent of these songs GET JNTO MY SOUL, and never leave...
Make the memories FRESH.

[WrenFaithBridger]

I was 9/10 at the time, and was into my paint-by-numbers phase. Some of these songs, when I hear them, I can still smell the oil paints.

[JB-kkvg]

How lucky was I to be 12 years old in 1974 and just getting into pop music? So many classics, so many different styles....and punk just over the horizon.

[june-babyjane]

Ahhhh the memories. 💚. This was my era, had just started my first job and discovered disco’s. Sweet 16.

[josephobrien]

This was a magical time in my life. I was 12 years old and heading into Junior HS. What a great time to be a kid!