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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z OtherTop 1000

Top Songs of 1974


1973 <-1974-> 1975

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Band on the Run1.04/1974
Band on the Run by Paul McCartney 

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from Band on the Run   Band on the Run

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273
US ✫1
UK 3
US AC 22
as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1873]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet2.09/1974
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by Bachman-Turner Overdrive 

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from Not Fragile   Not Fragile

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268
US ✫1
UK 2
written by Randy Bachman
3.02/1974
The Air That I Breathe by The Hollies 

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from Hollies   

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239
US 6
UK 2
US AC 3
[Epic 11100]
written by Albert Hammond & Mike Hazlewood
I Shot the Sheriff4.07/1974
I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton 

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from 461 Ocean Boulevard   461 Ocean Boulevard

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217
US ✫1
UK 9
US R&B 33
[RSO 409]
written by Bob Marley
Sundown5.04/1974
Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot 

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from Sundown   Sundown

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204
US ✫1
UK 33
US AC ✫1
US country 13
[Reprise 1194]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me6.06/1974
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Elton John 

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from Caribou   Caribou

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190
US 2
UK 16
US AC 3
[MCA 40259]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Killer Queen7.10/1974
Killer Queen by Queen 

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from Sheer Heart Attack   Sheer Heart Attack

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185
US 12
UK 2
[Elektra 45226]
written by Freddie Mercury
8.11/1974
Best of My Love by Eagles 

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from On the Border   On the Border

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180
US ✫1
US AC ✫1
written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey & J.D. Souther
Bennie and the Jets9.02/1974
Bennie and the Jets by Elton John 

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from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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177
US ✫1
US R&B 15
[only released in the US]
[MCA 40198]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
10.09/1974
Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) by Leo Sayer 

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from Just a Boy   Just a Boy

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175
US 9
UK 4
[Warner 8043]
written by Leo Sayer & David Courtney
11.10/1974
Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin 

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from Verities & Balderdash   Verities & Balderdash

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168
US ✫1
US AC 6
[Elektra 45203]
written by Harry Chapin & Sandra Chapin
The Loco-Motion12.03/1974
The Loco-Motion by Grand Funk Railroad 

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from Shinin' On   Shinin' On

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165
US ✫1as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3840]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
Jet13.02/1974
Jet by Paul McCartney 

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from Band on the Run   Band on the Run

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164
US 7
UK 7
as Paul McCartney & Wings
[Apple 1871]
written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
14.02/1974
Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede 

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from Hooked on a Feeling   

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164
US ✫1
US AC 31
[EMI 3627]
written by Mark James
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night15.09/1974
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night by John Lennon 

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from Walls and Bridges   Walls and Bridges

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162
US ✫1
UK 36
as John Lennon with The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band featuring Elton John
[Apple 1874]
written by John Lennon
16.12/1974
Black Water by The Doobie Brothers 

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from What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits   What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

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160
US ✫1
US AC 38
originally b-side of "another park…"
[Warner 7795]
written by Patrick Simmons
The Bitch Is Back17.09/1974
The Bitch Is Back by Elton John 

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from Caribou   Caribou

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160
US 4
UK 15
[MCA 40297]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
You're No Good18.12/1974
You're No Good by Linda Ronstadt 

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from Heart Like a Wheel   Heart Like a Wheel

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157
US ✫1
US AC 10
written by Clint Ballard Jr.
19.02/1974
Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur 

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from Maria Muldaur   Maria Muldaur

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155
US 6
UK 21
US AC 7
[Reprise 1183]
written by David Nichtern
Can't Get Enough20.06/1974
Can't Get Enough by Bad Company 

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from Bad Company   Bad Company

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153
US 5
UK 15
[Swan Song 70015]
written by Mick Ralphs
Jazzman21.08/1974
Jazzman by Carole King 

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from Wrap Around Joy   Wrap Around Joy

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147
US 2
US AC 4
[Ode 66101]
written by Carole King & Dave Palmer
22.08/1974
Another Saturday Night by Cat Stevens 

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from Saturnight   

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142
US 6
UK 19
US AC 12
[A&M 1602]
written by Sam Cooke
23.10/1974
Promised Land by Elvis Presley 

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from Promised Land   Promised Land

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141
US 14
UK 9
US AC 8
US country 9
charted as It's Midnight / Promised Land in US AC charts
[RCA 10074]
written by Chuck Berry
Mockingbird24.02/1974
Mockingbird by Carly Simon & James Taylor 

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from Hotcakes   Hotcakes

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139
US 5
UK 34
US AC 10
[Elektra 45880]
written by Inez Foxx & Charlie Foxx
Only You (And You Alone)25.11/1974
Only You (And You Alone) by Ringo Starr 

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from Goodnight Vienna   Goodnight Vienna

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138
US 6
UK 28
US AC ✫1
[Apple 1876]
written by Buck Ram & Ande Rand
Tin Man26.08/1974
Tin Man by America 

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from Holiday   Holiday

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134
US 4
US AC ✫1
produced by George Martin
[Warner 7838]
written by Dewey Bunnell
27.12/1974
Lonely People by America 

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from Holiday   Holiday

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130
US 5
US AC ✫1
produced by George Martin
[Warner 8048]
written by Dan Peek
28.05/1974
Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Steely Dan 

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from Pretzel Logic   Pretzel Logic

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128
US 4
UK 58
US AC 15
[ABC 11439]
written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker
29.12/1974
Some Kind of Wonderful by Grand Funk Railroad 

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from All the Girls in the World Beware!!!   All the Girls in the World Beware!!!

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124
US 3
US R&B 85
as Grand Funk
[Capitol 4002]
written by John Ellison & Ernie Fields
30.01/1974
Come and Get Your Love by Redbone 

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from Wovoka   Wovoka

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123
US 5
US R&B 75
[Epic 5-11035]
written by Lolly Vegas
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us31.05/1974
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us by Sparks 

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from Kimono My House   Kimono My House

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121
UK 2written by Ron Mael
32.03/1974
The Show Must Go On by Three Dog Night 

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from Hard Labor   Hard Labor

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117
US 4[Dunhill 4382]
written by Leo Sayer & David Courtney
Tubular Bells33.02/1974
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield 

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from Tubular Bells   Tubular Bells

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117
US 7
UK 31
US AC 15
[instrumental]
[from the film The Exorcist]
[Virgin 55100]
written by Mike Oldfield
34.06/1974
Call on Me by Chicago 

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from Chicago VII   Chicago VII

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115
US 6
US AC ✫1
[Columbia 46062]
written by Lee Loughnane
35.03/1974
Help Me by Joni Mitchell 

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from Court and Spark   Court and Spark

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111
US 7
US AC ✫1
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #282]
[Asylum 11034]
written by Joni Mitchell
Everyday36.04/1974
Everyday by Slade 

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from Old, New, Borrowed and Blue   Old, New, Borrowed and Blue

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108
UK 3written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea
Oh My My37.03/1974
Oh My My by Ringo Starr 

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from Ringo   Ringo

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108
US 5
US AC 24
[Apple 1872]
written by Vini Poncia & Ringo Starr
38.08/1974
It's Only Rock & Roll (But I Like It) by The Rolling Stones 

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from It's Only Rock'n Roll   It's Only Rock'n Roll

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105
US 16
UK 10
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
#9 Dream39.12/1974
#9 Dream by John Lennon 

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from Walls and Bridges   Walls and Bridges

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102
US 9
UK 23
written by John Lennon
40.08/1974
Steppin' out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) by Dawn 

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from Dawn's New Ragtime Follies   Dawn's New Ragtime Follies

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101
US 7
US AC 4
as Tony Orlando & Dawn
written by Irwin Levine & L. Russell Brown
41.07/1974
Clap for the Wolfman by The Guess Who 

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from Road Food   Road Food

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100
US 6featuring Wolfman Jack
written by Burton Cummings, Bill Wallace & Kurt Winter
Rebel Rebel42.02/1974
Rebel Rebel by David Bowie 

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from Diamond Dogs   Diamond Dogs

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99
US 64
UK 5
[RCA Victor 0287]
written by David Bowie
Lady43.12/1974
Lady by Styx 

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from Styx II   Styx II

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98
US 6[Wooden Nickel 10102]
written by Dennis DeYoung
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song44.03/1974
I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song by Jim Croce 

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from I Got a Name   I Got a Name

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98
US 9
US AC ✫1
US country 68
[ABC 11424]
written by Jim Croce
45.03/1974
(I've Been) Searchin' So Long by Chicago 

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from Chicago VII   Chicago VII

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92
US 9
US AC 8
[Columbia 46020]
written by James Pankow
46.06/1974
If You Talk in Your Sleep by Elvis Presley 

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from Promised Land   Promised Land

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89
US 17
UK 40
US AC 6
US country 6
[RCA APBO 0280]
written by Red West & Johnny Christopher
Sweet Home Alabama47.07/1974
Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd 

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from Second Helping   Second Helping

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89
US 8 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #398]
[MCA 40258]
written by Ed King, Gary Rossington & Ronnie Van Zant
48.03/1974
Oh Very Young by Cat Stevens 

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from Buddha and the Chocolate Box   Buddha and the Chocolate Box

CD

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89
US 10
US AC 2
[A&M 1503]
written by Cat Stevens
49.08/1974
Carefree Highway by Gordon Lightfoot 

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from Sundown   Sundown

CD

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87
US 10
US AC ✫1
US country 81
[Reprise 1309]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
50.06/1974
One Man Band by Leo Sayer 

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from Just a Boy   Just a Boy

CD

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87
US 96
UK 6
[Warner 7824]
written by Leo Sayer & David Courtney
51.10/1974
Wishing You Were Here by Chicago 

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from Chicago VII   Chicago VII

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83
US 11
US AC ✫1
backing vocals by the Beach Boys
[Columbia 10049]
written by Peter Cetera
52.08/1974
Never My Love by Blue Swede 

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from Hooked on a Feeling   

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83
US 7[EMI 3938]
written by Dick Addrisi & Don Addrisi
Can't Get It Out of My Head53.12/1974
Can't Get It Out of My Head by Electric Light Orchestra 

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from Eldorado   Eldorado

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77
US 9[United Artists Xw-573]
written by Jeff Lynne
54.10/1974
Farewell/Bring It On Home to Me/You Send Me by Rod Stewart 

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from Smiler   Smiler

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75
UK 7written by Martin Quittenton, Rod Stewart & Sam Cooke
55.07/1974
Amateur Hour by Sparks 

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from Kimono My House   Kimono My House

CD

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75
UK 7written by Ron Mael
56.05/1974
Haven't Got Time for the Pain by Carly Simon 

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from Hotcakes   Hotcakes

CD

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68
US 14
US AC 2
[Elektra 45887]
written by Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman
57.05/1974
Break the Rules by Status Quo 

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from Quo   Quo

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66
UK 8written by Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt, Alan Lancaster, John Coghlan & Bob Young
58.07/1974
The Six Teens by Sweet 

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from Desolation Boulevard   Desolation Boulevard

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65
UK 9written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn
Takin' Care of Business59.05/1974
Takin' Care of Business by Bachman-Turner Overdrive 

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from Bachman-Turner Overdrive II   Bachman-Turner Overdrive II

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64
US 12[Mercury 73487]
written by Randy Bachman
60.11/1974
Bungle in the Jungle by Jethro Tull 

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from War Child   War Child

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63
US 12[Chrysalis 2101]
written by Ian Anderson
61.07/1974
Shinin' On by Grand Funk Railroad 

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from Shinin' On   Shinin' On

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60
US 11as Grand Funk
produced by Todd Rundgren
[Capitol 3917]
written by Don Brewer & Mark Farner
The Wall Street Shuffle62.06/1974
The Wall Street Shuffle by 10cc 

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from Sheet Music   Sheet Music

CD

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59
US 103
UK 10
[U.k. 49023]
written by Eric Stewart & Graham Gouldman
63.07/1974
Free Man in Paris by Joni Mitchell 

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from Court and Spark   Court and Spark

CD

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58
US 22
US AC 2
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #470]
[Asylum 11041]
written by Joni Mitchell
Candle in the Wind64.03/1974
Candle in the Wind by Elton John 

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from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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58
UK 11 [Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #347]
written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Seven Seas of Rhye65.03/1974
Seven Seas of Rhye by Queen 

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from Queen II   Queen II

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57
UK 10[Elektra 45891]
written by Freddie Mercury
Knock on Wood66.09/1974
Knock on Wood by David Bowie 

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from David Live   David Live

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57
UK 10[live]
written by Eddie Floyd & Steve Cropper
67.11/1974
Must of Got Lost by J. Geils Band 

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from Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle   Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle

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57
US 12[Atlantic 3214]
written by Seth Justman & Peter Wolf
68.10/1974
All I Want Is You by Roxy Music 

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from Country Life   Country Life

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52
UK 12written by Bryan Ferry
69.06/1974
Sure As I'm Sittin' Here by Three Dog Night 

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from Hard Labor   Hard Labor

CD

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51
US 16[Dunhill 15001]
written by John Hiatt
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)70.01/1974
Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) by The Rolling Stones 

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from Goats Head Soup   Goats Head Soup

CD

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50
US 15[Rolling Stones 19109]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Dark Horse71.11/1974
Dark Horse by George Harrison 

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from Dark Horse   Dark Horse

CD

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50
US 15[Apple 1877]
written by George Harrison
72.05/1974
The in Crowd by Bryan Ferry 

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from Another Time, Another Place   Another Time, Another Place

CD

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49
UK 13written by Billy Page
73.10/1974
Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth by Sparks 

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from Propaganda   Propaganda

CD

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49
UK 13written by Ron Mael
74.03/1974
The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll by Mott the Hoople 

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from The Hoople   The Hoople

CD

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48
US 96
UK 16
[Columbia 46035]
written by Ian Hunter
Piano Man75.02/1974
Piano Man by Billy Joel 

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from Piano Man   Piano Man

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48
US 25
US AC 4
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #421]
[Columbia 45963]
written by Billy Joel
Ain't Too Proud to Beg76.11/1974
Ain't Too Proud to Beg by The Rolling Stones 

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from It's Only Rock'n Roll   It's Only Rock'n Roll

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47
US 17[Rolling Stones 19302]
written by Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland Jr.
77.09/1974
Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) by The Raspberries 

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from Starting Over   Starting Over

CD

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45
US 18[Capitol 3946]
written by Eric Carmen
78.08/1974
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Bryan Ferry 

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from Another Time, Another Place   Another Time, Another Place

CD

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44
UK 17written by Otto Harbach & Jerome Kern
79.02/1974
Let It Ride by Bachman-Turner Overdrive 

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from Bachman-Turner Overdrive II   Bachman-Turner Overdrive II

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43
US 23[Mercury 73457]
written by Fred Turner (as C.F. Turner)
Free Bird80.11/1974
Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd 

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from (pronounced 'lÄ•h-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)   (pronounced 'lÄ•h-'nérd 'skin-'nérd)

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42
US 19[R]
[MCA 40328]
written by Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant
81.01/1974
W.O.L.D. by Harry Chapin 

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from Short Stories   Short Stories

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42
US 36
UK 34
US AC 37
written by Harry Chapin
Workin' at the Car Wash Blues82.06/1974
Workin' at the Car Wash Blues by Jim Croce 

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from I Got a Name   I Got a Name

CD

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37
US 32
US AC 9
[ABC 11447]
written by Jim Croce
83.12/1974
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell 

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from Miles of Aisles   Miles of Aisles

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37
US 24
US AC 27
[live]
[R]
[Asylum 45221]
written by Joni Mitchell
84.04/1974
If You Wanna Get to Heaven by Ozark Mountain Daredevils 

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from The Ozark Mountain Daredevils   The Ozark Mountain Daredevils

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36
US 25[A&M 1515]
written by Steve Cash & John Dillon
Ding Dong, Ding Dong85.12/1974
Ding Dong, Ding Dong by George Harrison 

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from Dark Horse   Dark Horse

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34
US 36
UK 38
[Apple 1879]
written by George Harrison
86.07/1974
It's All Right by Jim Capaldi 

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from Whale Meat Again   Whale Meat Again

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34
US 55
UK 27
written by Jim Capaldi
87.11/1974
Willie and the Hand Jive by Eric Clapton 

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from 461 Ocean Boulevard   461 Ocean Boulevard

CD

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32
US 26[RSO 503]
written by Johnny Otis
Rock 'N' Roll Suicide88.04/1974
Rock 'N' Roll Suicide by David Bowie 

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from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars   The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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32
UK 22written by David Bowie
Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle89.03/1974
Ma-Ma-Ma-Belle by Electric Light Orchestra 

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from On the Third Day   On the Third Day

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32
UK 22written by Jeff Lynne
90.09/1974
Silly Love by 10cc 

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from Sheet Music   Sheet Music

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31
UK 24written by Eric Stewart & Lol Creme
91.12/1974
Ready by Cat Stevens 

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from Buddha and the Chocolate Box   Buddha and the Chocolate Box

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31
US 26[A&M 1645]
written by Cat Stevens
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)92.04/1974
I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) by Genesis 

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from Selling England by the Pound   Selling England by the Pound

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31
UK 21written by Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett & Mike Rutherford
Diamond Dogs93.06/1974
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie 

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from Diamond Dogs   Diamond Dogs

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31
UK 21written by David Bowie
94.11/1974
Dancin' Fool by The Guess Who 

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from Flavours   

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29
US 28written by Burton Cummings & Domenic Troiano
The Entertainer95.11/1974
The Entertainer by Billy Joel 

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from Streetlife Serenade   Streetlife Serenade

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29
US 34
US AC 30
[Columbia 10064]
written by Billy Joel
96.09/1974
Straight Shootin' Woman by Steppenwolf 

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from Slow Flux   Slow Flux

CD

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26
US 29[Mums 6031]
written by Jerry Edmonton
Already Gone97.05/1974
Already Gone by Eagles 

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from On the Border   On the Border

CD

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26
US 32[Asylum 11036]
written by Jack Tempchin & Robb Stradlund (as Robert Arnold Strandlund)
Listen to the Music98.03/1974
Listen to the Music by The Doobie Brothers 

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from Toulouse Street   Toulouse Street

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25
UK 29[R]

written by Tom Johnston
99.09/1974
Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues) by Three Dog Night 

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from Hard Labor   Hard Labor

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24
US 33[Dunhill 15013]
written by Allen Toussaint
100.04/1974
Another Park, Another Sunday by The Doobie Brothers 

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from What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits   What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits

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22
US 32[Warner 7795]
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