For this survey—as we at Best Classic Bands have traditionally done each year—we’ve turned back the clock 50 years and compiled a timeline of 1974 top events (including album releases) in rock and related music. Then we’ve listed the bands that formed during that year, and those that called it quits. Finally, we’ve compiled a list of the year’s top singles. Looking at it all now, we have to admit that we were all very lucky to have this music in our lives—and we still are!

(Editor’s Note: If you feel that we’ve missed something important that took place in 1974, please let us know what it was, what day it happened and your source, and we’ll be happy to add it.)

Jan. 2—Graham Nash’s Wild Tales is released

Jan. 3—Bob Dylan and the Band begin a 40-date tour (Dylan’s first since 1966) in Chicago; Hot Tuna releases The Phosphorescent Rat

Jan. 4—Grace Slick releases Manhole, her first solo album

Jan. 6—Foghat releases Energized

Jan. 10—Rod Stewart and Faces release Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners

Jan. 11—Carly Simon releases Hotcakes

Jan. 17—Joni Mitchell releases Court and Spark; Bob Dylan releases Planet Waves

Jan. 30—Barbra Streisand releases The Way We Were

Also released in January—Gram Parsons’ Grievous Angel; Gordon Lightfoot’s Sundown

Feb. 1—Van Morrison releases It’s Too Late to Stop Now; the Doobie Brothers release What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits; T. Rex releases Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow

Feb. 8—Brian Eno releases Here Come the Warm Jets; Dolly Parton releases Jolene

Feb. 12—The Bottom Line, a new club showcasing rock and other styles, opens in New York City

Related: When Bruce Springsteen took over the Bottom Line

Listen to Little Feat’s Bottom Line performance from September 17, 1974

Feb. 13—The Pointer Sisters release That’s a Plenty

Feb. 14—Roy Harper releases Valentine

Feb. 15—Deep Purple releases Burn; Slade releases Old New Borrowed and Blue

Feb. 18—Kiss releases their self-titled debut album

Feb. 19—The first American Music Awards are broadcast

Feb. 20—Cher files for divorce from Sonny Bono; Steely Dan releases Pretzel Logic; Tangerine Dream releases Phaedra

Related: Our Album Rewind for Pretzel Logic

Feb. 25—Aretha Franklin releases Let Me in Your Life

Also released in February—Badfinger’s self-titled sixth album; Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes’ Call of the Wild; Merle Haggard’s If We Make It Through December; Jimmy Buffett’s Living and Dying in 3/4 Time; Marshall Tucker Band’s A New Life; Big Star’s Radio City; Lou Reed’s Rock ’n’ Roll Animal; Johnny Winter’s Saints & Sinners; Mick Ronson’s Slaughter on 10th Avenue; Humble Pie’s Thunderbox; Todd Rundrgren’s Todd; Mountain’s Twin Peaks; Seals and Crofts’ Unborn Child

Related:Behind the Scenes for Lou Reed’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal

March 1—Grand Funk Railroad releases Shinin’ On; Camel releases Mirage

March 2—In the 16th annual Grammy Awards, Stevie Wonder‘s Innervisions wins Album of the Year, Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song” wins both Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and Bette Midler wins Best New Artist

March 4—ABBA’s Waterloo album is released

Watch ABBA perform the title track “Waterloo” on the Eurovision broadcast of 1974

March 6—Three Dog Night’s Hard Labor is released

March 8—Queen releases Queen II; Kansas releases their self-titled debut

March 11—Chicago VII is released

March 12—John Lennon and Harry Nilsson are ejected from the Troubadour in Los Angeles after causing a disturbance

March 15—Aerosmith releases Get Your Wings, Smokey Robinson’s Pure Smokey is released

March 16—Opryland USA opens in Nashville, becoming the new home of the Grand Ole Opry

March 18—Rush releases their self-titled debut album

Listen to “Working Man” from Rush’s debut

March 20—Elvis Presley releases Good Times

March 21—Cat Stevens releases Buddha and the Chocolate Box

March 22—Eagles release On the Border; Frank Zappa releases Apostrophe (‘)

Listen to “Already Gone” from Eagles’ On the Border

March 25—Earth, Wind and Fire’s Open Our Eyes is released

March 28—Ray Manzarek releases The Golden Scarab

March 29—Mott the Hoople’s The Hoople is released; King Crimson’s Starless and Bible Black is released

March 30—The Ramones play their first concert in New York City

Also released in March—Weather Report’s Mysterious Traveller; Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin’; Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Buffy; the Hollies’ Hollies; the Spinners’ Mighty Love; Steeleye Span’s Now We Are Six; Bob Seger’s Seven; Boz Scaggs’ Slow Dancer; Peter Frampton’s Somethin’s Happening

Related: Let’s roll it back a year: 1973 in music

April 1—The Residents’ Meet the Residents is released

April 3—Billy Preston releases Live European Tour

April 5—Van Halen plays their first concert in Hollywood; Blue Öyster Cult releases Secret Treaties; Johnny Cash releases Ragged Old Flag

April 6—The California Jam takes place in Ontario, Calif., featuring Eagles, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and others. On the same date, ABBA wins the Eurovision contest, starting their rise to success.

April 8—Dr. John releases Desitively Bonnaroo

April 12—Poco releases Seven

April 14—Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones, a concert film featuring footage from the band’s 1972 American tour, premieres in New York

Watch “Brown Sugar” from Ladies and Gentlemen…

April 15—Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Second Helping is released

April 16—Queen plays their first North American concert, opening for Mott the Hoople in Denver

April 19—Harry Nilsson releases Son of Dracula; Caravan’s Caravan and the New Symphonia is released

April 20—Robin Trower releases Bridge of Sighs

April 25—Pamela Morrison, widow of Jim, is found dead in Hollywood

April 26—Nazareth releases Rampant

April 29—Funkadelic releases Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

April 30—Richard and Linda Thompson release I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight; J.J. Cale releases Okie

Also released in April—Procol Harum’s Exotic Birds and Fruit; Rita Coolidge’s Fall Into Spring; Joan Baez’s Gracias a la Vida;  New Riders of the Purple Sage’s Home, Home on the Road; West, Bruce & Laing’s Live ‘n’ Kickin’; Glen Campbell’s Houston (I’m Comin’ to See You); Focus’ Hamburger Concerto; Loggins and Messina’s On Stage; Ten Years After’s Positive Vibrations; the Guess Who’s Road Food; Tom Fogerty’s Zephyr National; Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band’s Unconditionally Guaranteed; Ohio Players’ Skin Tight; Sweet’s Sweet Fanny Adams

May 1—Sparks releases Kimono My House

May 3—Rick Wakeman releases Journey to the Centre of the Earth; Status Quo releases Quo

May 7—Led Zeppelin launches Swan Song Records

May 8—The Kinks releases Preservation Act 2

May 10—The New York Dolls release Too Much Too Soon

May 15—Bill Wyman releases Monkey Grip

May 17—Budgie’s In for the Kill is released

May 24—David Bowie releases Diamond Dogs; Bad Company releases their self-titled debut LP; Robert Hunter’s Tales of the Great Rum Runners is released

Related: Our Album Rewind of Bad Company’s 1974 debut

May 28—Olivia Newton-John’s If You Love Me, Let Me Know is released

May 30—Electric Light Orchestra’s The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach is released

Also released in May—The Bee Gees’ Mr. Natural; Tower of Power’s Back to Oakland; Quincy Jones’ Body Heat; Cher’s Dark Lady; Billy Preston’s The Kids & Me; Kevin Ayers’ The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories; Diana Ross’ Live at Caesars Palace; Santana’s Lotus; Ry Cooder’s Paradise and Lunch; UFO’s Phenomenon; Rufus’ Rags to Rufus; Man’s Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics; Brownsville Station’s School Punks; Edgar Winter’s Shock Treatment; 10cc’s Sheet Music; Kris Kristofferson’s Spooky Lady’s Sideshow; Gil Scott-Heron’s Winter in America

Listen to “Squib Cakes” from Tower of Power’s Back to Oakland

June 2—Cockney Rebel’s The Psychomodo is released

June 5—Sly Stone marries model Kathy Silva during a sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden. On the same date, Patti Smith records a cover of “Hey Joe,” her first single.

Watch Sly’s big public wedding

June 14—David Bowie, who had announced the retirement of his Ziggy Stardust character a year earlier, launches his Diamond Dogs tour; Barclay James Harvest releases Everyone is Everybody Else

June 15—John Denver releases Back Home Again

June 19—Marvin Gaye Live! is released

June 20—Bob Dylan and the Band’s Before the Flood is released

June 24—The Beach Boys’ Endless Summer is released; Olivia Newton-John’s Long Live Love is released

June 27—The Grateful Dead’s From the Mars Hotel is released

June 28—Elton John releases Caribou; Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico release the live album June 1, 1974; James Brown’s Hell is released

Also released in June—James Taylor’s Walking Man; Uriah Heep’s Wonderworld;  Be-Bop Deluxe’s Axe Victim; Jerry Garcia’s Compliments; Jimmy Webb’s Land’s End; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Stars & Stripes Forever; Leon Russell’s Stop All That Jazz; Black Oak Arkansas’ Street Party; Jimmy Cliff’s Music Maker

July 1—Rory Gallagher releases Irish Tour ’74

July 3—Parliament releases Up for the Down Stroke

July 5—Bryan Ferry releases Another Time, Another Place

July 16—Neil Young’s On the Beach is released

July 20—The first Knebworth Festival takes place in England, starring the Allman Brothers Band

July 20—Stevie Wonder’s Fulfillingness ‘ First Finale is released; the Commodores’ Machine Gun is released

July 26—Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom is released

July 29—Mama Cass Elliot dies in London

Also released in July—Eric Clapton’s 461 Ocean Boulevard; Elvis Presley’s Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis; Mountain’s Avalanche; Renaissance’s Turn of the Cards; the Flying Burrito Brothers’ Close Up the Honky Tonks; Jesse Winchester’s Learn to Love It;  Cold Blood’s Lydia; James Gang’s Miami; Blood, Sweat & Tears’ Mirror Image; Phoebe Snow’s self-titled debut; the Meters’ Rejuvenation; and Sly and the Family Stone’s Small Talk

Aug. 7—J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf marries actress Faye Dunaway

Aug. 9—Feats Don’t Fail Me Now is released by Little Feat

Aug. 13—The Pointer Sisters release Live at the Opera House

Aug. 16—The Ramones make their first appearance at the club CBGB in New York

Aug. 19—Harry Nilsson releases Pussy Cats; Crosby Stills, Nash and Young release So Far; Emerson, Lake and Palmer release Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends… Ladies and Gentlemen

Aug. 20—The Isley Brothers release Live It Up

Aug. 30—Leonard Cohen releases New Skin for the Old Ceremony

Also released in August—Average White Band’s AWB; T. Rex’s Light of Love; Harry Chapin’s Verities & Balderdash; Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s Not Fragile; Steppenwolf’s Slow Flux; Tina Turner’s Tina Turns the Country On!; Scott Walker’s We Had it All

Sept. 2—Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge is released

Sept. 5—Jackson Five’s Dancing Machine is released

Sept. 6—Hawkwind’s Hall of the Mountain Grill is released, as are Judas Priest’s Rocka Rolla and Herbie Hancock’s Thrust

Sept. 9—John Sebastian’s Tarzana Kid is released

Sept. 10—Randy Newman’s Good Old Boys is released; Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention release Roxy & Elsewhere

Sept. 13—Fleetwood Mac releases Heroes Are Hard to Find; Ronnie Wood releases I’ve Got My Own Album to Do; Jackson Browne releases Late for the Sky; Tim Buckley releases Look at the Fool; Labelle releases Nightbirds

Sept. 16—Raspberries release Starting Over; Dolly Parton releases Love is Like a Butterfly

Sept. 20—Gentle Giant releases The Power and the Glory

Sept. 26—The J. Geils Band releases Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle

Sept. 27—Neil Diamond releases Serenade

Also released in September—Electric Light Orchestra’s Eldorado; the Velvet Underground’s 1969: The Velvet Underground Live; Grace Slick/Paul Kantner/Jefferson Starship’s Dragon Fly; Felix Cavaliere’s self-titled solo debut; Joe Cocker’s I Can Stand a Little Rain; Tom Rush’s Ladies Love Outlaws; Kool & the Gang’s Light of Worlds; Gene Clark’s No Other; Roger McGuinn’s Peace on You; Waylon Jennings’ The Ramblin’ Man; Lou Reed’s Sally Can’t Dance; Robert Palmer’s Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley; Bonnie Raitt’s Streetlights; Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes’ Tooth Fang & Claw; Traffic’s When the Eagle Flies; Carole King’s Wrap Around Joy

Oct. 1—John Cale releases Fear; King Crimson’s Red is released; Barry Manilow II and Barbra Streisand’s Butterfly are also released

Oct. 4—The Who release Odds & Sods; Rod Stewart releases Smiler; John Lennon releases Walls and Bridges

Listen to “#9 Dream” from Walls and Bridges

Oct. 5—AC/DC performs their first official concert with singer Bon Scott

Oct. 11—Billy Joel’s Streetlife Serenade is released; Montrose releases Paper Money

Oct. 14—Jethro Tull’s War Child is released

Oct. 15—Tom Waits releases The Heart of Saturday Night

Oct. 16—The Rolling Stones release It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll

Oct. 18—R&B singer Al Green is scalded and seriously injured by a girlfriend when he refuses her marriage proposal

Oct. 22—Kiss releases Hotter Than Hell

Oct. 25—Supertramp’s Crime of the Century is released; Bob Marley and the Wailers release Natty Dread

Oct. 29—David Bowie’s David Live is released

Also released in October—Daryl Hall and John Oates’ War Babies; Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece; Al Green’s Al Green Explores Your Mind; Redbone ‘s Beaded Dreams Through Turquoise Eyes; Santana’s Borboletta; Ohio Players’ Climax; Pilot’s From the Album of the Same Name; Don McLean’s Homeless Brother; the Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s The Impossible Dream; Shuggie Otis’ Inspiration Information; Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ It’ll Shine When It Shines; Leo Sayer’s Just a Boy; REO Speedwagon’s Lost in a Dream; Spooky Tooth’s The Mirror; Loggins and Messina’s Mother Lode; If’s Not Just Another Bunch of Pretty Faces; Suzi Quatro’s Quatro; Glen Campbell’s Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb; Foghat’s Rock and Roll Outlaws; Bay City Rollers’ Rollin’; Man’s Slow Motion; Dan Fogelberg’s Souvenirs; Todd Rundgren’s Utopia; Maria Muldaur’s Waitress in a Donut Shop

Related: Our Album Rewind of Dan Fogelberg’s Souvenirs

Nov. 1—Kraftwerk releases Autobahn; the Pretty Things release Silk Torpedo; Scorpions release Fly to the Rainbow; Poco releases Cantamos

Nov. 2—George Harrison becomes the first ex-Beatle to launch a full-scale solo tour when he performs in Vancouver

Related: Read more about Harrison’s 1974 American tour

Nov. 8—Queen releases Sheer Heart Attack; Thin Lizzy releases Nightlife; Cat Stevens releases Saturnight; Deep Purple releases Stormbringer; Styx releases Man of Miracles

Watch Queen perform “Killer Queen,” from Sheer Heart Attack

Nov. 11—Sparks releases Propaganda

Nov. 15—Roxy Music releases Country Life; Ringo Starr releases Goodnight Vienna; Badfinger releases Wish You Were Here

Nov. 18—Roger Glover releases The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast

Nov. 22—Genesis releases The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

Nov. 25—Johnny Winter’s John Dawson Winter III is released

Nov. 28—John Lennon joins Elton John onstage at Madison Square Garden for three songs

Nov. 29—Yes releases Relayer; Slade releases Slade in Flame; Charlie Daniels Band releases Fire on the Mountain

Also released in November—Donovan’s 7-Tease; Captain Beefheart’s Bluejeans & Moonbeams; New Riders of the Purple Sage’s Brujo; Sweet’s Desolation Boulevard; Ohio Players’ Fire; Curtis Mayfield’s Got to Find a Way; Linda Ronstadt’s Heart Like a Wheel; Anne Murray’s Highly Prized Possession; Carl Douglas’ Kung-Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs; Mott the Hoople’s Live; Joni Mitchell’s Miles of Aisles; Tom Fogerty’s Myopia; Jack Bruce’s Out of the Storm; Can’s Soon Over; Babaluma; Brian Eno’s Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy); Wishbone Ash’s There’s the Rub; Marshall Tucker Band’s Where We All Belong

Dec. 9—George Harrison releases Dark Horse

Dec. 12—Guitarist Mick Taylor leaves the Rolling Stones

Dec. 31—Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks join Fleetwood Mac

Also released in December—Joe Walsh’s So What; Jimmy Buffett’s A1A; Grand Funk Railroad’s All the Girls in the World Beware!!!; Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge’s Breakaway; Argent’s Encore: Live in Concert; Jimmy Cliff’s House of Exile; Blue Magic’s The Magic of the Blue; the Spinners’ New and Improved; Gryphon’s Red Queen to Gryphon Three; the Eric Burdon Band’s Sun Secrets

Unknown dates:

The former Vincent Furnier launches a solo career as Alice Cooper after the group of the same name disbands

Journey signs with Columbia Records

These albums were also released in 1974, release dates unknown
Baker Gurvitz Army’s Baker Gurvitz Army; David Cassidy’s Cassidy Live!; Mahogany Rush’s Child of the Novelty; Horslips’ Dancehall Sweethearts; David Essex’s David Essex; Ace’s Five-A-Side; Jade Warrior’s Floating World; Gregg Allman’s Gregg Allman Tour; Elvis Presley’s Having Fun with Elvis on Stage; Trapeze’s Hot Wire; Ann Peebles’ I Can’t Stand the Rain;   Wizzard’s Introducing Eddy and the Falcons; Albert King’s I Wanna Get Funky; Colin Blunstone’s Journey; Link Wray’s The Link Wray Rumble; Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)’s L’isola di niente; April Wine’s Live!; Frank Sinatra’s The Main Event; Vivian Stanshall’s Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead; Taj Mahal’s Mo’ Roots; Orleans’ Orleans II; Willie Nelson’s Phases and Stages; Burning Spear’s Rocking Time; Chilliwack’s Riding High; the Groundhogs’ Solid; Good Rats’ Tasty; Betty Davis’ They Say I’m Different; Melvin van Peebles’ What the….You Mean I Can’t Sing?!; Return to Forever’s Where Have I Known You Before; Ray Manzarek’s The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It’s Out of Control; Charlie Daniels’ Way Down Yonder; Jon Lord and Eberhard Schoener’s Windows; Ricky Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band’s Windfall; Cluster’s Zuckerzeit

Related: The #1 albums of 1974

Bands Formed in 1974 (alphabetical)
Baker Gurvitz Army
Blondie
Cameo
Cheap Trick
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Firefall
Japan
Jefferson Starship
Mannheim Steamroller
Mink DeVille
Ramones
The Saints
Salsoul Orchestra
Shoes
Silver Convention
Spyro Gyra
Squeeze
Michael Stanley Band
The Stranglers
The Undertones
Y&T

Listen to a 1974 demo of Blondie’s “The Disco Song,” which later evolved into “Heart of Glass”

Bands That Disbanded
The Moody Blues
The Stooges
King Crimson

And finally, a selection of the year’s notable U.S./U.K. hit singles and popular songs (alphabetical by song title)…

“Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” – The Rolling Stones
“The Air That I Breathe” – The Hollies
“All Of My Life” – Diana Ross
“Already Gone” – Eagles
“Annie’s Song” – John Denver
“Another Saturday Night” –  Cat Stevens
“Band on the Run” – Paul McCartney & Wings
“The Bangin’ Man” – Slade
“Beach Baby” – First Class
“Bennie and the Jets” – Elton John
“Best of My Love” – Eagles
“Billy Don’t Be a Hero” – Paper Lace

Related: Cliff Fish, of Paper Lace, died in 2023

“Billy Don’t Be a Hero” – Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
“The Bitch Is Back” – Elton John
“Black Water” – The Doobie Brothers

“Boogie Down” – Eddie Kendricks
“Break the Rules” – Status Quo
“The Bump” – The Commodores
“Bungle in the Jungle” – Jethro Tull
“Can’t Get Enough” – Bad Company
“Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” – Barry White
“Can’t Get It Out of My Head” – Electric Light Orchestra
“Carefree Highway” – Gordon Lightfoot

Related: Gordon Lightfoot died in 2023

“Clap for the Wolfman” – The Guess Who
“Come and Get Your Love” – Redbone

“Dancing Machine” – Jackson 5
“Dark Horse” – George Harrison
“Dark Lady” – Cher
“Devil Gate Drive” – Suzi Quatro
“Diamond Dogs” – David Bowie
“Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)” – B. T. Express
“Do It Baby” – The Miracles
“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” – Elton John

“Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing” – Stevie Wonder
“Down Down” – Status Quo
“Dreamer” – Supertramp
“Emma” – Hot Chocolate
“The Entertainer” – Marvin Hamlisch
“Enter the Dragon (OST Song)” – Lalo Schifrin

“Everyday” – Slade
“Everlasting Love” – Carl Carlton
“Eviva España” – Sylvia
“Far Far Away” – Slade
“Feel Like Makin’ Love” – Roberta Flack
“For the Love of Money” – The O’Jays
“Funky President” – James Brown
“Get Dancin'” – Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes
“Gonna Make You a Star” – David Essex
“Hang On in There Baby” – Johnny Bristol
“Hasta Mañana” – ABBA
“Haven’t Got Time for the Pain” – Carly Simon

“He’s Misstra Know-It-All” – Stevie Wonder
“Help Me” – Joni Mitchell
“He Thinks I Still Care” – Anne Murray
“Hollywood Swinging” – Kool & the Gang
“Homely Girl” – The Chi-Lites
“Honey, Honey” – ABBA
“Honey Bee”- Gloria Gaynor
“Hooked on a Feeling” – Blue Swede

“How Come” – Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance
“How Long” – Ace
“I Can Help” – Billy Swan
“I Can’t Stop” – The Osmonds
“I Honestly Love You” – Olivia Newton-John
“I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” – Genesis
“I Shot the Sheriff” – Eric Clapton
“I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song” – Jim Croce
“I’m a Train” – Albert Hammond
“I’m in Love” – Aretha Franklin
“I’m Leaving It All Up to You – Donny and Marie Osmond
“If You Love Me (Let Me Know)” – Olivia Newton-John
“It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)” – The Rolling Stones
“I’ve Got to Use My Imagination” – Gladys Knight & the Pips
“Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” – The Carpenters
“Jazzman” – Carole King
“Jealous Mind” – Alvin Stardust
“Jet” – Paul McCartney & Wings
“The Joker” – Steve Miller Band
“Jolene”- Dolly Parton
“Judy Teen” – Cockney Rebel
“Jungle Boogie” – Kool & the Gang
“Junior’s Farm” – Paul McCartney and Wings
“Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely” – The Main Ingredient
“Just One Look” – Anne Murray
“Killer Queen” – Queen
“Kung Fu” – Curtis Mayfield
“Kung Fu Fighting” – Carl Douglas

“Let Me Be There” – Olivia Newton-John
“Let’s Put It All Together” – The Stylistics
“Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)” – Reunion
“Light of Love” – T. Rex
“The Loco-Motion” – Grand Funk Railroad
“Lonely People” – America

“Lonely This Christmas” – Mud
“The Love I Lost” – Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
“Love Me for a Reason” – The Osmonds
“Love’s Theme” – The Love Unlimited Orchestra
“Ma-Ma-Ma Belle” – Electric Light Orchestra
“Machine Gun” – The Commodores
“Magic” – Pilot
“Mandy” – Barry Manilow
“The Man Who Sold the World” – Lulu
“Me and Baby Brother” – War
“Midnight at the Oasis” – Maria Muldaur
“Mockingbird” – Carly Simon (with James Taylor)
“Money” – Pink Floyd
“Ms. Grace” – The Tymes
“Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up” – Barry White
“The Night Chicago Died” – Paper Lace
“Nothing From Nothing” – Billy Preston
“Oh My My” – Ringo Starr
“On and On” – Gladys Knight and the Pips
“One Hell of a Woman” – Mac Davis
“One Man Band” – Leo Sayer
“Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)” – Raspberries
“The Payback” – James Brown
“The Pill”- Loretta Lynn
“Please Come to Boston” – Dave Loggins
“Queen of Clubs” – KC and the Sunshine Band
“Radar Love” – Golden Earring

“Rebel Rebel” – David Bowie
“Remember Me This Way” – Gary Glitter
“Remember You’re A Womble” – The Wombles
“Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” – Steely Dan
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Winter” – Wizzard
“Rock Me Gently” – Andy Kim
“Rock On” – David Essex
“Rock the Boat” – The Hues Corporation

“Rock Your Baby” –  George McCrae
“Rockin’ Soul” – The Hues Corporation
“Rockin’ Roll Baby” – The Stylistics
“Sad Sweet Dreamer” – Sweet Sensation
“Seasons in the Sun” – Terry Jacks
“Sebastian” – Cockney Rebel
“Shang-A-Lang” – Bay City Rollers
“Shinin’ on” – Grand Funk Railroad
“The Show Must Go On” – Three Dog Night
“Sideshow” – Blue Magic
“Smokin’ in the Boys Room” – Brownsville Station

Related: The story behind “Smokin’ in the Boys Room”

“Son of a Rotten Gambler” – Anne Murray
“Spiders & Snakes” – Jim Stafford
“Star” – Stealers Wheel
“Stop and Smell the Roses” – Mac Davis
“The Streak” – Ray Stevens

“Streets of London” – Ralph McTell
“Sugar Baby Love” – The Rubettes
“Summer Breeze” – The Isley Brothers
“Sundown” – Gordon Lightfoot

“Sunshine on My Shoulders” – John Denver
“Sure As I’m Sittin’ Here” – Three Dog Night
“Sweet Home Alabama” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
“TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” – MFSB (with vocals by The Three Degrees)
“Teenage Dream” – T. Rex
“Tell Me Something Good” – Rufus & Chaka Khan
“There’s a Ghost in My House” – R. Dean Taylor
“This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us” – Sparks
“Tin Man” – America
“Too Big” – Suzi Quatro
“Touch Too Much” – Arrows
“Trying to Hold on to My Woman” – Lamont Dozier
“Until You Come Back to Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)” – Aretha Franklin

“Walk Like a Man” – Grand Funk Railroad
“Waterloo” – ABBA
“The Way We Were” – Barbra Streisand
“The Wall Street Shuffle” – 10cc
“Whatever Gets You thru the Night” – John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band
“When Will I See You Again” – The Three Degrees
“Wild One” – Suzi Quatro
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” – Bachman–Turner Overdrive

Related: Our interview with Randy Bachman of BTO

“You Are Everything” – Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye
“You Haven’t Done Nothin'” – Stevie Wonder
“(You Keep Me) Hangin’ On” – Cliff Richard
“You Make Me Feel Brand New” – The Stylistics
“You Won’t See Me” – Anne Murray
“(You’re) Having My Baby” – Paul Anka & Odia Coates
“You’re Sixteen” – Ringo Starr
“You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me” – Gladys Knight & the Pips
“You’re the First, the Last, MyEverything” – Barry White