The Top 100 Songs From 1974

    The Year 1974 was a good (if not great) year in the rock era.  As published in my Top 5000 Songs for the Rock Era in 2000, here are the Top 100 Songs of 1974 (Keep in mind that these are how the songs ranked in 2000, not in 1974):



    1.   "Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
    2.   "Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John
    3.   "I Honestly Love You" by Olivia Newton-John
    4.   "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks
    5.   "Sunshine On My Shoulders" by John Denver
    6.   "Best of My Love" by the Eagles
    7.   "Annie's Song" by John Denver
    8.   "Sundown" by Gordon Lightfoot
    9.    "Rock Your Baby" by George McCrae
    10.  "Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings
    11.  "Black Water" by the Doobie Brothers



    12.  "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
    13.  "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
    14.  "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" by Elton John
    15.  "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" by Chicago
    16.  "Takin' Care of Business" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
    17.  "The Loco-Motion" by Grand Funk
    18.  "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
    19.  "You're No Good" by Linda Ronstadt
    20.  "I Shot the Sheriff" by Eric Clapton



    21.  "Nothing From Nothing" by Billy Preston
    22.  "Wishing You Were Here" by Chicago
    23.  "Feel Like Making Love" by Roberta Flack
    24.  "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka
    25.  "You Make Me Feel Brand New" by Stylistics
    26.  "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB
    27.  "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
    28.  "Rock Me Gently" by Andy Kim



    29.  "Radar Love" by Golden Earring
    30.  "Mandy" by Barry Manilow
    31.  "Lady" by Styx
    32.  "I Can Help" by Billy Swan
    33.  "The Bitch is Back" by Elton John



    34.  "When Will I See You Again" by the Three Degrees
    35.  "Tin Man" by America
    36.  "Having My Baby" by Paul Anka
    37.  "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace
    38.  "My Eyes Adored You" by Frankie Valli
    39.  "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Suede
    40.  "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" by Elton John
    41.  "Can't Get Enough" by Bad Company
    42.  "Please Come to Boston" by Dave Loggins
    43.  "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by Steely Dan
    44.  "You Haven't Done Nothin'" by Stevie Wonder
    45.  "Then Came You" by Dionne Warwick & the Spinners
    46.  "Rock the Boat" by the Hues Corporation
    47.  "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" by Olivia Newton-John



    48.  "Tell Me Something Good" by Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
    49.  "Please Mr. Postman" by the Carpenters
    50.  "Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy
    51.  "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White
    52.  "The Air That I Breathe" by the Hollies
    53.  "The Show Must Go On" by Three Dog Night
    54.  "Lonely People" by America
    55.  "Some Kind of Wonderful" by Grand Funk
    56.  "Jet" by Paul McCartney & Wings
    57.  "Waterloo" by Abba



    58.  "Eres Tu" by Mocedades
    59.  "Carefree Highway" by Gordon Lightfoot
    60.  "Life is a Rock" by Reunion
    61.  "Rock and Roll Heaven" by the Righteous Brothers
    62.  "Already Gone" by the Eagles
    63.  "Help Me" by Joni Mitchell
    64.  "Let It Ride" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
    65.  "Oh Very Young" by Cat Stevens"



    66.  "Beach Baby" by First Class
    67.  "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" by John Lennon
    68.  "Jazzman" by Carole King
    69.  "Boogie Down" by Eddie Kendricks
    70.  "The Entertainer" by Marvin Hamlisch
    71.  "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me" by Gladys Knight & the Pips
    72.  "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
    73.  "My Melody of Love" by Bobby Vinton
    74.  "Pick Up the Pieces" by Average White Band
    75.  "Mockingbird" by Carly Simon & James Taylor
    76.  "Dancing Machine" by Jackson 5
    77.  "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone
    78.  "Dark Lady" by Cher
    79.  "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White
    80.  "Boogie On, Reggae Woman" by Stevie Wonder
    81.  "I Won't Last a Day Without You" by the Carpenters
    82.  "I'll Have To Say I Love You in a Song" by Jim Croce
    83.  "Another Saturday Night" by Cat Stevens



    84.  "The Lord's Prayer" by Sister Janet Mead
    85.  "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield
    86.  "Can't Get It Out of My Head" by Electric Light Orchestra
    87.  "Sideshow" by Blue Magic
    88.  "Everlasting Love" by Carl Carlton
    89.  "Longfellow Serenade" by Neil Diamond
    90.  "#9 Dream" by John Lennon
    91.  "Junior's Farm" by Paul McCartney & Wings
    92.  "Wildwood Weed" by Jim Stafford
    93.  "Midnight at the Oasis" by Maria Muldaur



    94.  "Hang On In There Baby" by Johnny Bristol
    95.  "Clap for the Wolfman" by Guess Who
    96.  "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder
    97.  "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" by Carly Simon
    98.  "Come Monday" by Jimmy Buffett
    99.  "Back Home Again" by John Denver
    100.  "Last Time I Saw Him" by Diana Ross       Source URL: http://acsblogrock.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-100-songs-from-1974.html
    Visit You Tube Music Blog for Daily Updated Hairstyles Collection

Blog Archive