This is a list of singles that have peaked in the Top 10 of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 during 1974.
Elton John scored five top ten hits during the year with "
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, first released on 5 October 1973 as a double LP. The album has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is widely regarded as John's magn ...
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Bennie and the Jets
"Bennie and the Jets" (also titled "Benny & the Jets") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. The song first appeared on the ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' album in 1973. "Bennie and ...
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English musician Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, '' Caribou'' (1974), and was released as a single that peaked ...
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The Bitch Is Back
"The Bitch Is Back" is a rock song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was the second single released from John's 1974 album '' Caribou'', and reached number 1 in Canada (his sixth i ...
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''. It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnersh ...
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Top-ten singles
1973 peaks
1975 peaks
See also
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1974 in music
List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1974.
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Specific locations
*1974 in British music
* 1974 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
*1974 in country music
* 1974 in heavy metal music
* 1974 in jazz
Events
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List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1974 (U.S.)
These are the ''Billboard magazine'' Hot 100 number one hits of 1974.
That year, 25 acts earn their first number one song, such as Steve Miller Band, Al Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Terry Jacks, John Denver, Blue Swede ...
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Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974
This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 singles of 1974. The Top 100, as revealed in the Talent In Action section of ''Billboard'' dated December 28, 1974, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 24, 1973, through ...
References
General sources
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*''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Seventies'' ()
*Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'
online archive servicesand print editions of the magazine.
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1974
United States Hot 100 Top 10