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List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1974.

David Bowie in 1974
Count Basie in 1974

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

January–April

May–December

unknown date

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Notes
2 Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis Presley Compilation
Wild Tales Graham Nash -
3 The Phosphorescent Rat Hot Tuna -
4 Manhole Grace Slick -
6 Energized Foghat -
10 Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners Rod Stewart / Faces Live
11 Hotcakes Carly Simon -
Lookin' for a Love Again Bobby Womack -
17 Planet Waves Bob Dylan -
Court and Spark Joni Mitchell -
30 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand -
- Blue Magic Blue Magic -
Different Drum Linda Ronstadt Compilation
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons -
Musik von Harmonia Harmonia -
Rhapsody in White The Love Unlimited Orchestra -
Sundown Gordon Lightfoot -

February

Day Album Artist Notes
1 It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison Live
What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits The Doobie Brothers -
8 Here Come the Warm Jets Brian Eno [17]
Jolene Dolly Parton -
The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage Peter Hammill -
13 That's a Plenty Pointer Sisters -
14 Valentine Roy Harper -
15 Burn Deep Purple -
Old New Borrowed and Blue Slade -
18 Kiss Kiss -Debut
20 Phaedra Tangerine Dream -
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan -
25 Let Me in Your Life Aretha Franklin -
26 Lady of the Night Donna Summer Netherlands-only release
- Badfinger Badfinger -
Call of the Wild Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes -
If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard -
Living and Dying in 3/4 Time Jimmy Buffett -
Love Song Anne Murray -
A New Life Marshall Tucker Band -
Pure Music Chase -
Radio City Big Star -
Rock 'n' Roll Animal Lou Reed Live
Saints & Sinners Johnny Winter -
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead Grateful Dead Compilation
Slaughter on 10th Avenue Mick Ronson -
Thunderbox Humble Pie -
Todd Todd Rundgren -
Twin Peaks Mountain Live
Unborn Child Seals and Crofts -

March

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Mirage Camel -
Shinin' On Grand Funk Railroad -
Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow T.Rex -
4 Waterloo ABBA -
6 Hard Labor Three Dog Night -
8 Queen II Queen -
Kansas Kansas Debut
11 Chicago VII Chicago -
15 Get Your Wings Aerosmith -
Pure Smokey Smokey Robinson -
18 Rush Rush Debut/Canada
20 Good Times Elvis Presley -
21 Buddha and the Chocolate Box Cat Stevens -
22 On the Border Eagles -
Apostrophe Frank Zappa -
24 Mysterious Traveller Weather Report -
25 Open Our Eyes Earth, Wind & Fire -
28 The Golden Scarab Ray Manzarek -
29 The Hoople Mott the Hoople -
Starless and Bible Black King Crimson -
- Somethin's Happening Peter Frampton -
Alive & Kicking The Delfonics -
Buffy Buffy Sainte-Marie -
Hang In There Girl Freddie Hart -
Hollies The Hollies -
Mighty Love The Spinners -
Now We Are Six Steeleye Span -
Queen of the Night Maggie Bell -
Seven Bob Seger -
Slow Dancer Boz Scaggs -

April

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Meet The Residents The Residents -
3 Live European Tour Billy Preston Live
5 Ragged Old Flag Johnny Cash -
Secret Treaties Blue Öyster Cult -
8 Desitively Bonnaroo Dr. John -
12 Do It Good KC and the Sunshine Band -
Seven Poco -
13 Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon [18]
15 Second Helping Lynyrd Skynyrd -
19 Big Fun Miles Davis -
Caravan and the New Symphonia Caravan Live
Son of Dracula Harry Nilsson Soundtrack
20 Bridge of Sighs Robin Trower -
24 On Stage Loggins and Messina Live
26 Sweet Fanny Adams Sweet -
Rampant Nazareth -
30 Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) Glen Campbell -
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Richard and Linda Thompson -
Okie J.J. Cale -
- Carolina County Ball Elf UK
Positive Vibrations Ten Years After -
Exotic Birds and Fruit Procol Harum -
Fall into Spring Rita Coolidge -
Gracias a la Vida Joan Baez Spanish language
Home, Home on the Road New Riders of the Purple Sage Live
Live 'n' Kickin' West, Bruce and Laing Live
Meeting of the Minds Four Tops -
Midnight Mushrumps Gryphon -
Road Food The Guess Who -
Skin Tight Ohio Players -
Tilt - Immagini Per Un Orecchio Arti e Mestieri -
Unconditionally Guaranteed Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band -
Zephyr National Tom Fogerty -

May

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Kimono My House Sparks -
3 Journey to the Centre of the Earth Rick Wakeman [19]
Quo Status Quo -
5 The Kids & Me Billy Preston -
8 Preservation Act 2 The Kinks -
Sweet Exorcist Curtis Mayfield -
10 Too Much Too Soon New York Dolls -
15 Live at Caesars Palace Diana Ross Live
Monkey Grip Bill Wyman -
17 In for the Kill Budgie -
Phenomenon UFO -
24 Diamond Dogs David Bowie -
Bad Company Bad Company Debut
27 Unrest Henry Cow -
28 If You Love Me, Let Me Know Olivia Newton-John -
Sheet Music 10cc -
30 The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach Electric Light Orchestra Live
- Hamburger Concerto Focus -
Mr. Natural Bee Gees [20]
Back to Oakland Tower of Power -
Body Heat Quincy Jones -
Boogity Boogity Ray Stevens -
The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories Kevin Ayers -
Dark Lady Cher -
Hot Sox Sha Na Na -
Lotus Santana Live
More Than Before The Persuasions Live and studio
Rags to Rufus Rufus -
Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics Man -
School Punks Brownsville Station -
Shock Treatment Edgar Winter -
Slapp Happy Slapp Happy -
Spooky Lady's Sideshow Kris Kristofferson -
Super Taylor Johnnie Taylor -
Tough Guys Isaac Hayes Soundtrack
Winter in America Gil Scott-Heron -

June

Day Album Artist Notes
2 The Psychomodo Cockney Rebel -
6 Tales of the Great Rum Runners Robert Hunter -
7 In My Life Cilla Black -
8 Paradise and Lunch Ry Cooder -
14 Everyone Is Everybody Else Barclay James Harvest -
15 Back Home Again John Denver -
19 Marvin Gaye Live! Marvin Gaye Live
20 Before the Flood Bob Dylan & The Band Live
24 Endless Summer The Beach Boys Compilation
Long Live Love Olivia Newton-John Second Year Album
26 Holiday America -
27 From the Mars Hotel Grateful Dead -
Aqua Edgar Froese -
28 Caribou Elton John -
Hell James Brown -
June 1, 1974 Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico -
- Walking Man James Taylor -
Wonderworld Uriah Heep -
And Other Bits of Material Paper Lace -
Axe Victim Be-Bop Deluxe -
Compliments Jerry Garcia -
I Wanna Be Selfish Ashford & Simpson -
Land's End Jimmy Webb -
Only Want You For Your Body Buffalo -
Remember Me This Way Gary Glitter Live
Stars & Stripes Forever Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Live
Stop All That Jazz Leon Russell -
Street Party Black Oak Arkansas -
Music Maker Jimmy Cliff -
Toby The Chi-Lites -

July

Day Album Artist Notes
3 Up for the Down Stroke Parliament -
5 Another Time, Another Place Bryan Ferry -
19 On the Beach Neil Young -
22 Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder -
Machine Gun Commodores -
26 Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt -
- Irish Tour '74 Rory Gallagher Live[21]
Turn of the Cards Renaissance [22]
461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton -
Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Elvis Presley Live
Avalanche Mountain -
I'm Leaving It All Up to You Donny and Marie Osmond -
Close Up the Honky Tonks Flying Burrito Brothers Compilation
Greatest Hits Johnny Paycheck Compilation
Learn to Love It Jesse Winchester -
Lydia Cold Blood -
Miami James Gang -
Mirror Image Blood, Sweat & Tears -
Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow -
Rejuvenation The Meters -
Small Talk Sly & the Family Stone -
Some Nice Things I've Missed Frank Sinatra -
Truck Turner Isaac Hayes Soundtrack

August

Day Album Artist Notes
6 Can't Get Enough Barry White -
9 Feats Don't Fail Me Now Little Feat -
Perfect Angel Minnie Riperton -
13 Live at the Opera House Pointer Sisters Live
19 Pussy Cats Harry Nilsson -
So Far Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Compilation
20 Do It Baby The Miracles -
Live It Up The Isley Brothers -
22 Paper Lace Paper Lace US
30 Hergest Ridge Mike Oldfield [23]
New Skin for the Old Ceremony Leonard Cohen [24]
- Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends... Ladies and Gentlemen Emerson, Lake & Palmer Live
Greatest Hits Alice Cooper Compilation
AWB Average White Band -
Country Anne Murray Compilation
Light of Love T.Rex US only; compilation plus new material
Verities & Balderdash Harry Chapin -
Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album Merle Haggard -
Not Fragile Bachman–Turner Overdrive -
Slow Flux Steppenwolf -
We Had It All Scott Walker -

September

Day Album Artist Notes
2 No Other Gene Clark -
5 Dancing Machine The Jackson 5 -
6 Hall of the Mountain Grill Hawkwind -
Rocka Rolla Judas Priest Debut
Rollin' Bay City Rollers -
Thrust Herbie Hancock -
9 Tarzana Kid John Sebastian -
10 Good Old Boys Randy Newman -
Roxy & Elsewhere Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention Live
13 Heroes Are Hard to Find Fleetwood Mac -
I've Got My Own Album to Do Ronnie Wood Solo Debut
Late for the Sky Jackson Browne -
Look at the Fool Tim Buckley -
Nightbirds Labelle -
16 Starting Over Raspberries -
Love Is Like a Butterfly Dolly Parton -
20 Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes Redbone -
25 Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle The J. Geils Band -
27 Serenade Neil Diamond -
- Eldorado Electric Light Orchestra -
The Power and the Glory Gentle Giant -
Sally Can't Dance Lou Reed -
1969: The Velvet Underground Live The Velvet Underground Live
Dragon Fly Grace Slick / Paul Kantner / Jefferson Starship -
Tina Turns the Country On! Tina Turner -
Slipstream Sherbet -
Felix Cavaliere Felix Cavaliere -
Good Things Happening Brotherhood of Man -
Hard Core Poetry Tavares -
I Can Stand a Little Rain Joe Cocker -
Ladies Love Outlaws Tom Rush -
Light of Worlds Kool & The Gang -
Peace on You Roger McGuinn -
The Ramblin' Man Waylon Jennings -
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley Robert Palmer Solo Debut
Streetlights Bonnie Raitt -
Tooth Fang & Claw Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes -
When the Eagle Flies Traffic -
Wrap Around Joy Carole King -

October

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Red King Crimson [25]
Fear John Cale -
Barry Manilow II Barry Manilow -
ButterFly Barbra Streisand -
2 Al Green Explores Your Mind Al Green -
4 From the Album of the Same Name Pilot -
The Impossible Dream The Sensational Alex Harvey Band -
Odds & Sods The Who Outtakes and rarities compilation
Smiler Rod Stewart -
Todd Rundgren's Utopia Utopia -
Walls and Bridges John Lennon -
5 Veedon Fleece Van Morrison -
7 Living in the 70's Skyhooks -
11 Lost in a Dream REO Speedwagon -
Paper Money Montrose -
Rock and Roll Outlaws Foghat -
Streetlife Serenade Billy Joel -
14 War Child Jethro Tull -
15 The Heart of Saturday Night Tom Waits -
18 It's Only Rock 'n Roll The Rolling Stones -
19 War Babies Hall & Oates -
22 Hotter Than Hell Kiss -
25 Crime of the Century Supertramp -
Natty Dread Bob Marley -
This Is The Moody Blues The Moody Blues compilation[26]
29 David Live David Bowie Live
- Borboletta Santana -
Climax Ohio Players -
Homeless Brother Don McLean -
Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis -
It'll Shine When It Shines Ozark Mountain Daredevils -
Just a Boy Leo Sayer -
The Mirror Spooky Tooth -
Mother Lode Loggins and Messina -
Not Just Another Bunch of Pretty Faces If -
Quatro Suzi Quatro -
Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb Glen Campbell -
Slow Motion Man -
Souvenirs Dan Fogelberg -
Waitress in a Donut Shop Maria Muldaur -

November

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Autobahn Kraftwerk -
Cantamos Poco -
Fly to the Rainbow Scorpions -
Silk Torpedo The Pretty Things -
8 Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John Compilation
Encore: Live in Concert Argent Live
Man of Miracles Styx -
Nightlife Thin Lizzy -
Saturnight Cat Stevens Japan; Live
Sheer Heart Attack Queen -
Stormbringer Deep Purple [27]
11 Propaganda Sparks -
15 Country Life Roxy Music -
Desolation Boulevard Sweet -
Goodnight Vienna Ringo Starr -
Wish You Were Here Badfinger -
18 The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast Roger Glover -
19 Heart Like a Wheel Linda Ronstadt -
22 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis -
Get Up with It Miles Davis -
25 John Dawson Winter III Johnny Winter -
Woman to Woman Tammy Wynette -
29 Bluejeans & Moonbeams Captain Beefheart -
Fire on the Mountain Charlie Daniels Band -
Relayer Yes -
Slade in Flame Slade -
- 7-Tease Donovan -
Brujo New Riders of the Purple Sage -
Country Heart 'N Soul Freddie Hart -
Fire Ohio Players -
Got to Find a Way Curtis Mayfield -
Highly Prized Possession Anne Murray -
Kung-Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs Carl Douglas -
Live Mott the Hoople Live
Miles of Aisles Joni Mitchell Live
Myopia Tom Fogerty -
Out of the Storm Jack Bruce -
Sedaka's Back Neil Sedaka Compilation
Soon Over Babaluma Can -
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) Brian Eno -
There's the Rub Wishbone Ash -
Where We All Belong Marshall Tucker Band Double LP; half studio, half live

December

Day Album Artist Notes
5 Rufusized Rufus -
6 The Magic of the Blue Blue Magic -
9 Dark Horse George Harrison -
14 So What Joe Walsh -
30 A1A Jimmy Buffett -
- All the Girls in the World Beware!!! Grand Funk Railroad -
Breakaway Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge -
House of Exile Jimmy Cliff -
New and Improved The Spinners -
Red Queen to Gryphon Three Gryphon -
Sun Secrets The Eric Burdon Band -

Release date unknown

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 Jamaica UK 1 – Aug 1974, US BB 1 – Nov 1974, Canada 1 – Nov 1974, Netherlands 1 – Oct 1974, France 1 – Sep 1974, Austria 1 – Dec 1974, Germany 1 – Jan 1975, Ireland 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 Mud Tiger Feet 1974 United Kingdom UK 1 – Jan 1974
3 ABBA Waterloo 1974 Sweden UK 1 – Apr 1974, Switzerland 1 – Apr 1974, Norway 1 – Apr 1974, Germany 1 – May 1974, Ireland 1 – Apr 1974, Netherlands 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, Netherlands 1 – Oct 1973, Ireland 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, Netherlands 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

Top 40 Chart hit singles

Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) US UK Highest chart position Other Chart Performance(s)
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" The Rolling Stones October 1970 17 n/a 11 (France) 14 (Canada) - 15 (US Cash Box Charts) - 23 (US Record World magazine)
"The Air That I Breathe" The Hollies January 1974 6 2 1 (Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa) See chart performance entry
"Already Gone" Eagles April 1974 32 n/a 12 (Canada) n/a
"Always Yours" Gary Glitter June 1974 n/a 1 1 (Ireland, United Kingdom) 11 (Australia) - 14 (Germany) - 25 (Netherlands [Dutch Top 40])
"Amateur Hour" Sparks July 1974 n/a 7 7 (United Kingdom) 12 (Germany) - 19 (Ireland)
"Annie's Song" John Denver June 1974 1 1 1 (Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States) See chart performance entry
"Another Saturday Night" Cat Stevens July 1974 6 19 1 (Canada) See chart performance entry

Other Chart hit singles

Notable singles

Song title Artist(s) Release date(s) Other Chart Performance(s)
"Can I Sit Next to You, Girl" AC/DC July 1974 50 (Australia)
"Hey Joe" / "Piss Factory" Patti Smith November 1974 n/a
"September Gurls" Big Star May 1974 n/a

Other Notable singles

  • "Ake, Make, Pera ja mä" b/w "Perjantai on mielessäin" - Hector

Opera

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

References

  1. ^ George Clark, "Mr Feather Made a Life Peer: Mr Whitelaw Honoured". The Times (2 January 1974): 1.
  2. ^ Stephen Walsh, "ECO/Leppard", The Times (23 February 1974): 9.
  3. ^ Stanley Sadie, "Württemberg Chamber Orchestra", The Times (28 February 1974): 16.
  4. ^ Anon., "Royal Festival Hall" [classified ad], The Times (2 March 1974): 11; Bryce Morrison, "London Debuts", The Times (13 March 1974): 19.
  5. ^ William Mann, "Prey/Hokanson", The Times (5 March 1974): 10.
  6. ^ Stanley Sadie, "RPO/Vonk", The Times (11 March 1974): 11.
  7. ^ Agence France-Presse, "Violin by Guarnieri sold for $140,000", The Boston Globe (26 April 1974): 28.
  8. ^ Jerry Taylor, "R.I. Chief Confirms Motel Vandalism", The Boston Globe (16 May 1974): 3
  9. ^ Ken Hartnett, "Several Policemen from Boston Accused of R. I. Hotel Spree", The Boston Globe (14 May): 3; Ken Hartnett, "R. I. Spree Story Exaggerate, Policeman Says", The Boston Globe (15 May): 3; David B. Wilson, "Bagpipes Made Them Do It ...", The Boston Globe (20 May 1974): 17; Anon., "Patrolmen's Association Asked to Pay for Motel Damage", The Boston Globe (18 May 1974): 3.
  10. ^ Sunday Telegraph, 23 May 2004. Accessed 1 April 2013
  11. ^ Seton Gordon, "A Strange Tune Gains Silver Chanter", The Times (Saturday, 24 August 1974): 12. Andrew T. Lenz, Jr. "Andrew's Tips: Silver Chanter Winners", Andrew Lenz's Bagpipe Journey website, 2010 (Accessed 24 June 2014).
  12. ^ Hoge, Warren (July 19, 2001). "Bonkers for Music, Cheer and Glory; For Britons, It's Time for the Proms, That Exhilarating Feast". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  13. ^ As stated on Johnny Ramone's official Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyRamone/photos/a.10150703813846521.491576.43468756520/10153036882146521/?type=1&theater
  14. ^ Anon. "Uganda Leader Wants 2 Pipers". The Boston Globe (4 October 1974): 10.
  15. ^ Herb Cole, "Drum Corps Notes: 13 Units compete in Invitational", The Boston Globe (Sunday, 29 September): A 12.
  16. ^ Anon., "Names and Faces in the News", The Boston Globe (20 October 1974): 2.
  17. ^ Warwick, Neil; Jon Kutner; Tony Brown (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. p. 244. ISBN 1-84449-058-0.
  18. ^ Allmusic - Still Crazy After All These Years> Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
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  20. ^ "Mr. Natural - Bee Gees | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
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  22. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 684. ISBN 9780862415419.
  23. ^ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 603.
  24. ^ "BPI".
  25. ^ "DGM".
  26. ^ "BPI".
  27. ^ "Stormbringer certification".