The article about the Top 40 format becoming hot also had a list of the top ten songs for 1974 along with what kind of musical genre the songs were in. You know me, I have a hard time resisting any kind of a music list, so here goes:
Ones I really like have an asterisk (*). I did not much care for 1, 2,4,6 and 7.
1. THE WAY WE WERE-- BARBRA STREISAND-- (pop)
2. SEASONS IN THE SUN-- TERRY JACKS-- (pop)
3. *THE STREAK-- RAY STEVENS-- (country) I'd also call it novelty. "Don't look, Ethel!!"
4. (YOU'RE) HAVING MY BABY-- PAUL ANKA AND ODIA COATES-- (pop) If there was ever another gag song worse than this, I'd sure like to know it.
5. *KUNG FU FIGHTING-- CARL DOUGLAS-- (Rock) Nice this was one fun song. Wonder how many folks got kicked out on the dance floor?
6. BILLY, DON'T BE A HERO-- BO DONALDSON AND THE HEYWOODS-- (pop)
7. ANNIE'S SONG-- JOHN DENVER-- (country) My foot this is country!! What would David Allan say?
8. *THE LOCO-MOTION-- GRAND FUNK-- (Rock)-- Great remake of Little Eva's sixties song. There were definitely two Grand Funk Railroads.
9. *TSOP (THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA)-- MFSB & THREE DEGREES-- (pop) I would have called R&B.
10. *I CAN HELP-- BILLY SWAN-- (Rock) I would also say country. The ending went on and on and on.
Not a Great Year for Top Ten. --RoadDog
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