JANUARY
Top hit
Time In A Bottle · Jim Croce
Top album
You Don't Mess Around With Jim · Jim Croce
Year
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Pre-disco dance emergence
1974
Four-on-the-floor whispers grow louder on the charts, funk treats groove like sacred geometry, and Philadelphia soul polishes every hook until it gleams.
Disco Winks, Funk Rules
The dance floor starts whispering louder — four-on-the-floor patterns creep into the charts while funk bands treat the groove like sacred geometry. Stevie Wonder and Elton John keep delivering event-level albums, and Philadelphia soul polishes every hook until it gleams. Rock still packs arenas, but the pulse underneath is learning a new language. Rock still packs arenas, but the pulse underneath is learning a new four-on-the-floor language.
- funk
- Philly soul
- early disco
- Elton John
- Stevie Wonder
- Stevie Wonder's 'Fulfillingness' First Finale' wins Album of the Year
- Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra defines lush disco-soul
- Maria Muldaur's 'Midnight at the Oasis' adds exotic pop flair
- Kansas and Bad Company bring heartland rock to FM
Hot 100 · weeks at #1
Top songs
Album chart · weeks at #1
Top albums
Through the year
Tap a month to drill into chart weeks.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
The Way We Were · Barbra Streisand
Top album
You Don't Mess Around With Jim · Jim Croce
MARCH
Top hit
Seasons In The Sun · Terry Jacks
Top album
John Denver's Greatest Hits · John Denver
APRIL
Top hit
Hooked On A Feeling · Blue Swede
Top album
John Denver's Greatest Hits · John Denver
MAY
Top hit
The Loco-Motion · Grand Funk
Top album
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JUNE
Top hit
The Streak · Ray Stevens
Top album
Band On The Run · Paul Mccartney And Wings
JULY
Top hit
Rock The Boat · The Hues Corporation
Top album
Band On The Run · Paul Mccartney And Wings
AUGUST
Top hit
Annie's Song · John Denver
Top album
Caribou · Elton John
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
(You're) Having My Baby · Paul Anka
Top album
461 Ocean Boulevard · Eric Clapton
OCTOBER
Top hit
I Honestly Love You · Olivia Newton-john
Top album
Endless Summer · The Beach Boys
NOVEMBER
Top hit
You Haven't Done Nothin · Stevie Wonder
Top album
Wrap Around Joy · Carole King
DECEMBER
Top hit
Kung Fu Fighting · Carl Douglas
Top album
Greatest Hits · Elton John
