Every year I put together these lists and I’m shocked to see the names on this list. I may be getting old, but the music stays fresh and vibrant.
I’m listing my favorite 25 albums on the year, and then my list of top songs across all genres that were released during 1974.
Albums (These are not in any ranking)
Crime of the Century, Supertramp
Walls and Bridges, John Lennon
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll, The Rolling Stones
Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell
Eldorado, Electric Light Orchestra
On the Border, Eagles
Diamond Dogs, David Bowie
Second Helping, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bad Company, Bad Company
461 Ocean Boulevard, Eric Clapton
Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan
What Once Were Vices Are Now Habits, The Doobie Brothers
Good Old Boys, Randy Newman
Late for the Sky, Jackson Browne
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Genesis
Homecoming, America
Chicago VII, Chicago
Apostrophe (‘), Frank Zappa
Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt
Mother Lode, Loggins & Messina
So What?, Joe Walsh
Turn of the Cards, Renaissance
Natty Dread, Bob Marley & the Wailers
Bridge of Sighs, Robin Trower
On the Beach, Neil Young
Honorable Mention Albums:
Borboletta, Santana
Relayer, Yes
The Heart of Saturday Night, Tom Waits
Feats Don’t Fail Me Now, Little Feat
Up for the Down Stroke, Parliament
Autobahn, Kraftwerk
Fire, Ohio Players
Ice Water, Leo Kottke
Welcome Back My Friends, to the Show that Never Ends, Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Hit Songs:
“Lady Marmalade”, Labelle
“The Air That I Breathe”, The Hollies
“Pick Up The Pieces”, AWB
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”, Bachman Turner Overdrive
“Never Can Say Goodbye”, Gloria Gaynor
“Ride the Tiger”, Jefferson Starship
“Jackie Blue”, Ozark Mountain Daredevils
“Sweet Jane”, Lou Reed
“Killer Queen”, Queen
“How Long”, Ace
“Sundown”, Gordon Lightfoot
“You Are So Beautiful”, Joe Cocker
“Jolene”, Dolly Parton
“Lovin’ You”, Minnie Riperton
“(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right”, Millie Jackson
“Poetry Man”, Phoebe Snow
“Cat’s in the Cradle”, Harry Chapin
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, Elton John
“The Bitch is Back”, Elton John
“Feel Like Makin’ Love”, Roberta Flack
“Annie’s Song”, John Denver
“Bungle In the Jungle”, Jethro Tull
“Love Hurts”, Nazareth
“The South’s Gonna Do It Again”, Charlie Daniels
“Magic”, Pilot
“Come Monday”, Jimmy Buffett
“I Honestly Love You”, Olivia Newton John
“Must of Got Lost”, J. Geils Band
“Kung Fu Fighting”, Carl Douglas
“I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song”, Jim Croce
“You Make Me Feel Brand New”, The Stylistics
“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”, Aretha Franklin
“Tell Me Something Good”, Rufus
“Rock the Boat”, The Hues Corporation
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