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*[[August 17]] Ramones play their first concert at CBGB's. The venue would help establish their place at the forefront of punk.
*[[August 17]] Ramones play their first concert at CBGB's. The venue would help establish their place at the forefront of punk.
*[[Patti Smith]] releases her debut recording, "[[Hey Joe]]", which many consider to be the first [[punk rock]] single.
*[[Patti Smith]] releases her debut recording, "[[Hey Joe]]", which many consider to be the first [[punk rock]] single.
*[[Lord Jesus]]'s ''Endless Vibrations'' is the first [[Soca music|soca]] LP and the first major soca hit worldwide.
*[[Lord Shorty]]'s ''Endless Vibrations'' is the first [[Soca music|soca]] LP and the first major soca hit worldwide.
*[[Peter Gabriel]] leaves [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and begins solo career.
*[[Peter Gabriel]] leaves [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and begins solo career.
*[[Grover Cleveland]] claims to have been visited in a dream by a deceased friend near Warmun, [[Australia]] and receives the Krill Krill song cycle.
*[[Rover Thomas]] claims to have been visited in a dream by a deceased friend near Warmun, [[Australia]] and receives the Krill Krill song cycle.
*[[Diedre Martin, Jr.|Dino Martin]], singer and son of [[Dean Martin]], is arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of two machine guns.
*[[Dean Martin, Jr.|Dino Martin]], singer and son of [[Dean Martin]], is arrested on suspicion of possession and sale of two machine guns.
*[[Journey (band)|Journey]] signs to [[Columbia Records]].
*[[Journey (band)|Journey]] signs to [[Columbia Records]].
*[[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] forms.
*[[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] forms.

Revision as of 03:24, 14 June 2008

List of years in music (table)
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Events

Bands formed

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1974.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting 1974 United Kingdom UK 1 - Aug 1974, US BB 1 - Nov 1974, Canada 1 - Nov 1974, Holland 1 - Oct 1974, France 1 - Sep 1974, Austria 1 - Dec 1974, Germany 1 - Jan 1975, Éire 1 - Oct 1974, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Jul 1975, Switzerland 2 - Nov 1974, South Africa 2 of 1974, Norway 3 - Oct 1974, US BB 5 of 1974, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1974, Sweden 8 - Aug 1998, POP 9 of 1974, Italy 10 of 1975, US CashBox 11 of 1975, Scrobulate 12 of disco, Australia 22 of 1974, Germany 27 of the 1970s, RYM 84 of 1974, OzNet 842
2 Terry Jacks Seasons in the Sun 1974 Canada UK 1 - Mar 1974, US BB 1 - Feb 1974, Canada 1 - Nov 1973, France 1 - May 1974, Austria 1 - Apr 1974, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1974, Norway 1 - Apr 1974, Germany 1 - Mar 1974, Éire 1 - Apr 1974, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Nov 1974, Australia Goset 1 - Apr 1974, Australia 5 of 1974, Holland 6 - Mar 1974, South Africa 6 of 1974, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1974, US CashBox 9 of 1974, POP 19 of 1974, Germany 33 of the 1970s, US BB 38 of 1974, RYM 38 of 1973, DDD 65 of 1973
3 ABBA Waterloo 1974 Sweden UK 1 - Apr 1974, Switzerland 1 - Apr 1974, Norway 1 - Apr 1974, Germany 1 - May 1974, Éire 1 - Apr 1974, Holland 2 - Apr 1974, Austria 2 - May 1974, Canada 3 - Jun 1974, France 5 - Apr 1974, US BB 6 - Jun 1974, Scrobulate 6 of Swedish, Australia Goset 10 - Jul 1974, South Africa 14 of 1974, POP 23 of 1974, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1974, RYM 33 of 1974, Germany 49 of the 1970s, Italy 51 of 1974, Europe 55 of the 1970s, US CashBox 84 of 1974, OzNet 413, Acclaimed 1016
4 Steve Miller Band The Joker 1974 United States UK 1 - Aug 1990, US BB 1 - Nov 1973, Holland 1 - Oct 1973, Éire 1 - Sep 1990, Canada 2 - Dec 1973, Norway 2 - Nov 1990, Switzerland 5 - Oct 1990, Austria 6 - Oct 1990, Germany 7 - Jan 1991, Australia Goset 7 - Feb 1974, France 8 - Dec 1973, US CashBox 10 of 1974, Poland 11 - Sep 1990, DDD 13 of 1973, US BB 21 of 1974, POP 33 of 1974, RYM 61 of 1973, Scrobulate 62 of 70s, Virgin 84, TheQ 297, Germany 399 of the 1990s, OzNet 561, Acclaimed 1721
5 George McCrae Rock Your Baby 1974 United States UK 1 - Jun 1974, US BB 1 - Jun 1974, Holland 1 - Aug 1974, Austria 1 - Oct 1974, Switzerland 1 - Aug 1974, Norway 1 - Sep 1974, Germany 1 - Jan 1975, Canada 2 - Jun 1974, France 4 - Aug 1974, Germany 7 of the 1970s, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1974, Italy 11 of 1974, Australia 20 of 1974, Australia Goset 37 - Aug 1974, RYM 39 of 1974, US CashBox 40 of 1974, Acclaimed 807

Other Hit Singles

Published popular music

Classical music

Opera

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Country Music Association Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

See also

  • 1974
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