Top Songs of 1974
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Song▼ Genres▼
1
184
 Kraftwerk Autobahn Progressive Electronic
2
332
 Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama Southern Rock
3
487
 Big Star September Gurls Power Pop
4
641
 David Bowie Rebel Rebel Glam Rock
5
680
 Sparks This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us Art Rock, Glam Rock
6
832
 Labelle Lady Marmalade Disco, Funk, Soul
7
915
 Elis Regina & Tom Jobim Águas de Março Bossa Nova
8
978
 Robert Wyatt Sea Song Art Rock, Canterbury Scene, Singer/Songwriter
9
980
 Joni Mitchell Help Me Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
10
987
 Al Green Take Me to the River Southern Soul
11
1041
 Queen Killer Queen Glam Rock, Pop Rock
12
1106
 ABBA Waterloo Europop
13
1159
 Bachman-Turner Overdrive You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Power Pop
14
1172
 George McCrae Rock Your Baby Disco, Pop Soul
15
1237
 Leonard Cohen Chelsea Hotel #2 Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
16
1241
 Joni Mitchell Free Man in Paris Folk Pop, Singer/Songwriter
17
1448
 Steely Dan Rikki Don't Lose That Number Pop Rock
18
1507
 Dolly Parton I Will Always Love You Nashville Sound
19
1523
 Augustus Pablo King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown Dub
20
1529
 Gram Parsons Return of the Grievous Angel Country, Singer/Songwriter
21
1608
 Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson The Bottle Jazz-Funk, Soul
22
1759
 Tom Waits (Looking For) The Heart of Saturday Night Singer/Songwriter
23
1794
 Bob Dylan Forever Young Country Rock, Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
24
1887
 Stevie Wonder You Haven't Done Nothin' Funk, Soul
25
1969
 Linda Ronstadt You're No Good Country Rock
26
2027
 Brian Eno Baby's on Fire Art Rock, Experimental Rock, Glam Rock
27
2040
 Neil Young On the Beach Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock, Singer/Songwriter
28
2064
 Average White Band Pick Up the Pieces Funk
29
2096
 Eric Clapton I Shot the Sheriff Pop Reggae, Pop Rock
30
2113
 Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Progressive Rock, Rock Opera
31
2149
 Patti Smith Piss Factory Art Rock, Proto-Punk
32
2186
 The Rolling Stones It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
33
2370
 Brian Eno Needles in the Camel's Eye Art Rock, Glam Rock, Proto-Punk
34
2450
 Shirley and Co. Shame, Shame, Shame Disco
35
2548
 Gloria Gaynor Never Can Say Goodbye Disco, Soul
36
2769
 Randy Newman Louisiana 1927 Baroque Pop, Singer/Songwriter
37
2803
 Jackson Browne Late for the Sky Singer/Songwriter
38
3007
 Bad Company Can't Get Enough Blues Rock, Hard Rock
39
3058
 Richard and Linda Thompson I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight British Folk Rock
40
3280
 Rufus Tell Me Something Good Funk, Soul
41
3333
 Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting Disco
42
3353
 The Doobie Brothers Black Water Folk Rock, Roots Rock
43
3371
 The Three Degrees When Will I See You Again Philly Soul
44
3534
 Neil Young Ambulance Blues Contemporary Folk, Country Rock, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
45
3568
 William DeVaughn Be Thankful for What You Got Funk, Soul
46
3591
 Raspberries Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) Power Pop
47
3623
 George Jones The Grand Tour Country
48
3778
 Gordon Lightfoot Sundown Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock
49
3780
 John Lennon #9 Dream Baroque Pop, Soft Rock
50
3806
 Harry Chapin Cat's in the Cradle Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
51
3888
 Status Quo Down Down Boogie Rock, Hard Rock
52
3912
 Billy Swan I Can Help Pop
53
3915
 Barry White You're the First, the Last, My Everything Disco, Soul
54
3947
 Barry White Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe Smooth Soul
55
3978
 Bobby Bland Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City Deep Soul
56
3990
 Ken Boothe Everything I Own Pop Reggae
57
4068
 Freddy Fender Wasted Days and Wasted Nights Country Rock, Rhythm & Blues
58
4095
 Gram Parsons $1000 Wedding Country, Singer/Songwriter
59
4135
 Christophe Les Mots bleus Art Pop, Chanson, French Pop
60
4239
 Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris Love Hurts Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
61
4248
 Genesis Carpet Crawlers Progressive Rock
62
4261
 Stevie Wonder Boogie On Reggae Woman Funk, Soul
63
4262
 Bonnie Raitt Angel from Montgomery Folk Pop, Soft Rock
64
4383
 Barry Manilow Mandy Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening
65
4407
 Ace How Long Soft Rock
66
4471
 Kool & The Gang Summer Madness Funk
67
4627
 Elton John The Bitch Is Back Piano Rock
68
4844
 The J. Geils Band Must of Got Lost Blues Rock, Pop Rock
69
4894
 Lou Reed Sweet Jane (Live) Art Rock, Glam Rock
70
4920
 Ohio Players Fire Funk
71
4943
 John Cale Fear Is a Man's Best Friend Piano Rock
72
5061
 Kiss Black Diamond Hard Rock
73
5133
 Sweet Fox on the Run Glam Rock, Power Pop
74
5171
 Minnie Riperton Lovin' You Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
75
5189
 The Jackson 5 Dancing Machine Funk
76
5221
 Grand Funk Railroad Bad Time Pop Rock
77
5286
 Nazareth Love Hurts AOR, Hard Rock, Soft Rock
78
5302
 Parliament Up for the Down Stroke P-Funk
79
5522
 Don Covay It's Better to Have (And Don't Need) Rhythm & Blues
80
5523
 Leonard Cohen Who by Fire Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
81
5538
 Eagles Best of My Love Country Rock, Soft Rock
82
5562
 Shuggie Otis Inspiration Information Funk, Psychedelic Soul
83
5582
 King Crimson Starless Art Rock, Progressive Rock
84
5682
 David Bowie Diamond Dogs Glam Rock
85
5784
 John Lennon Whatever Gets You Thru the Night Pop Rock
86
5903
 Bad Company Ready For Love Blues Rock
87
6067
 Supertramp Dreamer Progressive Pop
88
6283
 David Bowie All the Young Dudes Glam Rock
89
6324
 Sparks Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Glam Rock
90
6372
 Eagles Already Gone Country Rock, Pop Rock
91
6444
 Joe Cocker You Are So Beautiful Adult Contemporary, Blue Eyed Soul, Soft Rock
92
6453
 Supertramp Bloody Well Right Progressive Rock
93
6551
 Billy Preston Nothing From Nothing Pop Soul, Rhythm & Blues
94
6582
 Freddy Fender Before the Next Teardrop Falls Country Pop
95
6587
 Jackson Browne Fountain of Sorrow Singer/Songwriter
96
6603
 Suzi Quatro Devil Gate Drive Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
97
6604
 Elton John Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me Piano Rock, Soft Rock
98
6734
 Queen Now I'm Here Hard Rock
99
6940
 The Hollies The Air That I Breathe Baroque Pop, Pop Rock
100
7176
 James Brown Papa Don't Take No Mess Funk
101
7239
 UFO Doctor Doctor Hard Rock
102
7400
 Mott the Hoople The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll Glam Rock
103
7483
 Funkadelic Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Funk Rock, P-Funk
104
7701
 Andy Kim Rock Me Gently Pop Rock
105
7761
 Richard and Linda Thompson The Calvary Cross British Folk Rock
106
7873
 Bad Company Bad Company Blues Rock
107
7876
 Dionne Warwicke and Spinners Then Came You Philly Soul, Pop Soul
108
8167
 Rod Stewart & Faces You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything Soft Rock
109
8194
 The Ozark Mountain Daredevils Jackie Blue Country Rock, Soft Rock
110
8221
 Mott the Hoople Saturday Gigs Glam Rock, Pop Rock
111
8294
 Paul McCartney and Wings Junior's Farm Pop Rock
112
8342
 The Rolling Stones Time Waits for No One Rock
113
8423
 Carol Douglas Doctor's Orders Disco, Pop Soul
114
8435
 Dr. Feelgood Roxette Pub Rock
115
8440
 Commodores Machine Gun Funk
116
8490
 Helen Reddy Angie Baby Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock
117
8510
 Gene Clark No Other Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock
118
8524
 Millie Jackson If Loving You Is Wrong (I Don’t Want To Be Right) Deep Soul, Smooth Soul
119
8585
 Patti Smith Hey Joe (Version) Art Rock, Proto-Punk
120
8610
 Neil Young Walk On Country Rock
121
8788
 John Denver Annie's Song Baroque Pop, Country Pop, Soft Rock
122
8797
 Junior Byles Curley Locks Roots Reggae
123
8814
 Linda Ronstadt When Will I Be Loved Country Rock
124
8836
 Eric Clapton Let It Grow Blues Rock
125
8858
 Tangerine Dream Sequent C Ambient, Berlin School
126
8863
 Beau Dommage La Complainte du Phoque En Alaska Chanson, Folk Pop, Folk Rock
127
8870
 Shuggie Otis Aht Uh Mi Hed Funk
128
9029
 Deep Purple Burn Hard Rock
129
9036
 David Bowie Sweet Thing Art Rock, Glam Rock
130
9042
 Morris Albert Feelings Easy Listening
131
9246
 Electric Light Orchestra Can't Get It Out of My Head Art Rock, Pop Rock, Symphonic Rock
132
9310
 Dan Fogelberg Part of the Plan Yacht Rock
133
9312
 Jeanette Porque te vas Canción melódica, Pop
134
9520
 Latimore Let's Straighten It Out Smooth Soul
135
9655
 Daniel Guichard Mon vieux Chanson
136
9708
 Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods Billy Don't Be a Hero Pop
137
9709
 Neil Sedaka Laughter in the Rain Adult Contemporary
138
9722
 Jackson Browne Before the Deluge Singer/Songwriter
139
9760
 Stevie Wright Evie Hard Rock
140
9797
 Frankie Valli My Eyes Adored You Adult Contemporary

Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000:
Roxy Music All I Want Is You Art Rock, Glam Rock, Hard Rock, Power Pop
Olivia Newton-John I Honestly Love You Adult Contemporary
Roger Glover Love Is All Pop Rock
B.T. Express Express Disco, Funk
Dalida Il venait d'avoir 18 ans Chanson, French Pop
Eric Clapton Motherless Children Blues Rock
Brian Eno Cindy Tells Me Art Rock, Glam Rock
Sparks Amateur Hour Art Rock, Glam Rock
Cher Dark Lady Folk Pop
Supertramp School Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Olivia Newton-John If You Love Me (Let Me Know) Country Pop
New York Dolls Chatterbox Glam Rock, Proto-Punk
Randy Newman Rednecks Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Ray Stevens The Streak Country Pop, Novelty
Paper Lace The Night Chicago Died Power Pop
Jethro Tull Bungle in the Jungle Progressive Rock
Frank Zappa Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Art Rock, Comedy Rock, Hard Rock
Sparks Something for the Girl with Everything Art Pop, Glam Rock
Geraldo Pino and The Heart Beats Heavy, Heavy, Heavy Afro-Funk, Afrobeat
Pierre Perret Le Zizi (ou l'éducation sexuelle à l'école) Chanson, Psychedelic Pop
Neil Young Revolution Blues Blues Rock
Blue Magic Sideshow Philly Soul, Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
Ron Wood I Can Feel the Fire Rock
Bob Marley and The Wailers Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) Roots Reggae
Slade Far Far Away Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Gene Clark Lady of the North Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Queen Seven Seas of Rhye Hard Rock
Art Ensemble of Chicago Barnyard Scuffel Shuffel Avant-Garde Jazz
Robin Trower Bridge of Sighs Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Richard and Linda Thompson When I Get to the Border British Folk Rock
The Rubettes Sugar Baby Love Bubblegum, Glam Rock
Cat Stevens Oh Very Young Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Tom Waits San Diego Serenade Singer/Songwriter, Vocal Jazz
Bob Dylan Dirge Piano Blues, Singer/Songwriter
Orleans Dance with Me Soft Rock, Yacht Rock
Bob James Nautilus Jazz Fusion
Supertramp Hide in Your Shell Art Rock, Progressive Pop, Progressive Rock
Roberta Flack Feel Like Makin' Love Smooth Soul
B.T. Express Do It ('Til You're Satisfied) Funk
Brinsley Schwarz (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding Power Pop, Pub Rock
Richard and Linda Thompson The End of the Rainbow British Folk Rock
Steely Dan Any Major Dude Will Tell You Soft Rock
Los Tigres del Norte Contrabando y traición Corrido, Norteño
Genesis Counting Out Time Progressive Rock
Harmonium Pour un instant Folk Rock, Progressive Folk
Toots and The Maytals Time Tough Roots Reggae
Gregory Isaacs Love Is Overdue Roots Reggae
Randy Newman Guilty Baroque Pop, New Orleans R&B, Singer/Songwriter
Joe Pass Cherokee Bebop
Rahsaan Roland Kirk Talk (Bright Moments) Modal Jazz, Spiritual Jazz
Robin Trower Day of the Eagle Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Tangerine Dream Phaedra Berlin School
Queen The March of the Black Queen Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Brian Eno On Some Faraway Beach Art Pop, Art Rock
Robert Wyatt I'm a Believer Pop Rock
Fabrizio De André Amico fragile Canzone d'autore
David Bowie We Are the Dead Art Rock, Pop Rock
Francesco Guccini Canzone delle osterie di fuori porta Canzone d'autore
Fox Only You Can Europop, Pop Rock
Yves Simon J'ai rêvé New-York Chanson, Pop Rock
Betty Davis He Was a Big Freak Funk
Pilot Magic Pop Rock
Van Morrison You Don't Pull No Punches But You Don't Push the River Contemporary Folk, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter
The Chi-Lites That's How Long Smooth Soul
Michel Jonasz Super Nana Chanson
Cecilia Un ramito de violetas Canción melódica, Singer/Songwriter
Lynyrd Skynyrd The Ballad of Curtis Loew Country Rock, Roots Rock, Southern Rock
Robert Wyatt Alife Art Rock, Canterbury Scene, Experimental Rock
Bob Marley and The Wailers Natty Dread Roots Reggae, Singer/Songwriter
Aerosmith Seasons of Wither Blues Rock, Hard Rock
Slade How Does It Feel? Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Jean-Michel Caradec Ma petite fille de rêve Chanson
Big Star Back of a Car Power Pop
Gram Parsons In My Hour of Darkness Country, Country Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Big Star I'm in Love with a Girl Folk Pop
Joe Cocker The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Pop Rock
Alain Souchon J'ai dix ans (T'are ta gueule à la récré) Chanson, French Pop
Rufus feat. Chaka Khan Once You Get Started Funk, Soul
Gram Parsons Hickory Wind Country Rock
Cockney Rebel Mr. Soft Art Pop, Glam Rock
Randy Newman Birmingham Singer/Songwriter
Linda Ronstadt Dark End of the Street Soft Rock
Elvis Presley Promised Land Rock & Roll
The Glitter Band Angel Face Glam Rock
James Brown My Thang Funk
France Gall La déclaration d'amour Chanson, Pop Rock
Billy Preston You Are So Beautiful Soul
Supertramp Crime of the Century Art Rock, Progressive Pop, Progressive Rock
Cluster Hollywood Electronic
Johnny Bristol Hang On in There Baby Disco, Pop Soul, Smooth Soul
Kiss Deuce Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Aerosmith Same Old Song and Dance Hard Rock
Steely Dan Pretzel Logic Blues Rock, Yacht Rock
Blue Öyster Cult Astronomy Hard Rock
Frank Zappa Cosmik Debris Jazz-Rock
Bob Marley and The Wailers Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block) Roots Reggae, Singer/Songwriter
Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco Quimbara Guaracha, Salsa Dura
Johnny Clarke None Shall Escape the Judgement Roots Reggae
Rush Working Man Hard Rock
Cockney Rebel Judy Teen Glam Rock
Todd Rundgren A Dream Goes On Forever Pop Rock, Psychedelic Pop
Queen Brighton Rock Glam Rock, Hard Rock
10cc The Wall Street Shuffle Pop Rock, Progressive Pop
Roxy Music The Thrill of It All Art Rock, Glam Rock
Joni Mitchell Car on a Hill Jazz Pop, Progressive Pop
Grateful Dead Scarlet Begonias Folk Rock
King Crimson Red Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock
Kiss Strutter Glam Rock, Hard Rock
Dollar Brand Mannenberg Cape Jazz
King Crimson The Night Watch Art Rock, Progressive Rock
The Meters Just Kissed My Baby Funk, Soul
Deep Purple Stormbringer Hard Rock
Skyhooks Horror Movie Glam Rock