Eras · The 1970s

1974 in music

Who ruled 1974? Elton John was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and The Wombles on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1974, the biggest songs and the top artists.

Billboard Hot 100

Artist of the Year 1974

Elton John

3 crowns · 15 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 111

Top artists of 1974
#	Artist	Era Power	Crowns	Top-five weeks
1	Elton John	111	3	15
2	Gladys Knight And The Pips	94	0	7
3	John Denver	90	3	11
4	Paul McCartney And Wings	85	1	4
5	Olivia Newton-John	83	2	7
6	Stevie Wonder	83	2	6
7	Helen Reddy	77	1	5
8	Jim Stafford	75	0	5
9	Chicago	67	0	1
10	Bachman-Turner Overdrive	66	1	3

Every #1 song of 197436 songs reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
First week at #1	Song	Artist	Weeks at #1
Jan 5, 1974	Time In A Bottle	Jim Croce	1
Jan 12, 1974	The Joker	The Steve Miller Band	1
Jan 19, 1974	Show And Tell	Al Wilson	1
Jan 26, 1974	You're Sixteen	Ringo Starr	1
Feb 2, 1974	The Way We Were	Barbra Streisand	3
Feb 9, 1974	Love's Theme	Love Unlimited Orchestra	1
Mar 2, 1974	Seasons In The Sun	Terry Jacks	3
Mar 23, 1974	Dark Lady	Cher	1
Mar 30, 1974	Sunshine On My Shoulders	John Denver	1
Apr 6, 1974	Hooked On A Feeling	Blue Swede	1
Apr 13, 1974	Bennie And The Jets	Elton John	1
Apr 20, 1974	TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)	MFSB feat. The Three Degrees	2
May 4, 1974	The Loco-Motion	Grand Funk	2
May 18, 1974	The Streak	Ray Stevens	3
Jun 8, 1974	Band On The Run	Paul McCartney And Wings	1
Jun 15, 1974	Billy, Don't Be A Hero	Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods	2
Jun 29, 1974	Sundown	Gordon Lightfoot	1
Jul 6, 1974	Rock The Boat	The Hues Corporation	1
Jul 13, 1974	Rock Your Baby	George McCrae	2
Jul 27, 1974	ANNIE's SONG	John Denver	2
Aug 10, 1974	Feel Like Makin' Love	Roberta Flack	1
Aug 17, 1974	The Night Chicago Died	Paper Lace	1
Aug 24, 1974	(You're) Having My Baby	Paul Anka & Odia Coates	3
Sep 14, 1974	I Shot The Sheriff	Eric Clapton	1
Sep 21, 1974	Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe	Barry White	1
Sep 28, 1974	Rock Me Gently	Andy Kim	1
Oct 5, 1974	I Honestly Love You	Olivia Newton-John	2
Oct 19, 1974	Nothing From Nothing	Billy Preston	1
Oct 26, 1974	Then Came You	Dionne Warwicke & Spinners	1
Nov 2, 1974	You Haven't Done Nothin	Stevie Wonder	1
Nov 9, 1974	You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet/Free Wheelin	Bachman-Turner Overdrive	1
Nov 16, 1974	Whatever Gets You Thru The Night	John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band	1
Nov 23, 1974	I Can Help	Billy Swan	2
Dec 7, 1974	Kung Fu Fighting	Carl Douglas	2
Dec 21, 1974	Cat's In The Cradle	Harry Chapin	1
Dec 28, 1974	Angie Baby	Helen Reddy	1

Biggest songs of 1974Songs that entered the chart in 1974, by Record Power
#	Song	Artist	Peak	Weeks	Record Power
1	Dancing Machine	Jackson 5	#2	22	42.5
2	Bennie And The Jets	Elton John	#1	18	41.5
3	Seasons In The Sun	Terry Jacks	#1	21	40.0
4	You Make Me Feel Brand New	The Stylistics	#2	25	38.8
5	Come And Get Your Love	Redbone	#5	23	38.3
6	Then Came You	Dionne Warwicke & Spinners	#1	19	37.8
7	Laughter In The Rain	Neil Sedaka	#1	20	37.1
8	You Haven't Done Nothin	Stevie Wonder	#1	19	37.0
9	The Streak	Ray Stevens	#1	17	36.4
10	TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)	MFSB feat. The Three Degrees	#1	18	36.2

UK Singles Chart

Artist of the Year 1974

The Wombles

5 crowns · 11 weeks among the top five artists · Era Power 107

Top artists of 1974
#	Artist	Era Power	Crowns	Top-five weeks
1	The Wombles	107	5	11
2	Alvin Stardust	91	5	7
3	Bay City Rollers	86	0	9
4	Mud	86	7	13
5	Gary Glitter	72	1	9
6	Paper Lace	70	1	8
7	Barry White	68	1	7
8	The Rubettes	67	3	10
9	The Stylistics	66	0	5
10	Slade	63	1	10

Every #1 song of 197422 songs reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart
First week at #1	Song	Artist	Weeks at #1
Jan 6, 1974	Merry Xmas Everybody	Slade	1
Jan 13, 1974	You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me ft. Lyn Paul	The New Seekers	1
Jan 20, 1974	Tiger Feet	Mud	4
Feb 17, 1974	Devil Gate Drive	Suzi Quatro	2
Mar 3, 1974	Jealous Mind	Alvin Stardust	1
Mar 10, 1974	Billy - Don't Be A Hero	Paper Lace	3
Mar 31, 1974	Seasons In The Sun	Terry Jacks	4
Apr 28, 1974	Waterloo	ABBA	2
May 12, 1974	Sugar Baby Love	The Rubettes	4
Jun 9, 1974	The Streak	Ray Stevens	1
Jun 16, 1974	Always Yours	Gary Glitter	1
Jun 23, 1974	She	Charles Aznavour	4
Jul 21, 1974	Rock Your Baby	George McCrae	3
Aug 11, 1974	When Will I See You Again	The Three Degrees	2
Aug 25, 1974	Love Me For A Reason	The Osmonds	3
Sep 15, 1974	Kung Fu Fighting	Carl Douglas	3
Oct 6, 1974	ANNIE's SONG	John Denver	1
Oct 13, 1974	Sad Sweet Dreamer	Sweet Sensation	1
Oct 20, 1974	Everything I Own	Ken Boothe	3
Nov 10, 1974	Gonna Make You a Star	David Essex	3
Dec 1, 1974	You're The First, The Last, My Everything	Barry White	2
Dec 15, 1974	Lonely This Christmas	Mud	3

Biggest songs of 1974Songs that entered the chart in 1974, by Record Power
#	Song	Artist	Peak	Weeks	Record Power
1	Y Viva Espana	Sylvia	#4	28	40.9
2	Gonna Make You a Star	David Essex	#1	17	38.2
3	Wombling Song	The Wombles	#4	23	37.8
4	When Will I See You Again	The Three Degrees	#1	16	36.9
5	Remember You're a Womble	The Wombles	#3	21	36.8
6	Lonely This Christmas	Mud	#1	40	36.6
7	ANNIE's SONG	John Denver	#1	17	34.6
8	Rock Your Baby	George McCrae	#1	14	33.6
9	You're The First, The Last, My Everything	Barry White	#1	14	33.3
10	Billy - Don't Be A Hero	Paper Lace	#1	14	31.5

Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works