1974 in British music
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This is a summary of 1974 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
- 6 April – The 19th Eurovision Song Contest is staged at the Dome in Brighton. The winners, Sweden's ABBA, go on to be the top-selling act of the decade.
- 7 May – Led Zeppelin announce their new record label, Swan Song Records, with a lavish party at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York.
- 19 June – Alan Bush's 1950 opera Wat Tyler receives its UK première at Sadler's Wells Theatre, the only time one of Bush's operas has been staged in the UK.[1]
- 20 July – The first Knebworth Concert is held, headlined by the Allman Brothers Band.
- 2 November – George Harrison launches his George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in Vancouver. It is Harrison's first tour since the Beatles North American tour of 1966.
- 28 November – John Lennon joins Elton John on stage at Madison Square Garden for three songs. It would be Lennon's last stage performance.
- 12 December – Mick Taylor leaves the Rolling Stones after six years.
Number Ones
Singles
| Date[2] | Single | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 5 January | "Merry Xmas Everybody" | Slade |
| 12 January | ||
| 19 January | "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" | The New Seekers |
| 26 January | "Tiger Feet" | Mud |
| 2 February | ||
| 9 February | ||
| 16 February | ||
| 23 February | "Devil Gate Drive" | Suzi Quatro |
| 2 March | ||
| 9 March | "Jealous Mind" | Alvin Stardust |
| 16 March | "Billy Don't Be a Hero" | Paper Lace |
| 23 March | ||
| 30 March | ||
| 6 April | "Seasons in the Sun" | Terry Jacks |
| 13 April | ||
| 20 April | ||
| 27 April | ||
| 4 May | "Waterloo" | ABBA |
| 11 May | ||
| 18 May | "Sugar Baby Love" | The Rubettes |
| 25 May | ||
| 1 June | ||
| 8 June | ||
| 15 June | "The Streak" | Ray Stevens |
| 22 June | "Always Yours" | Gary Glitter |
| 29 June | "She" | Charles Aznavour |
| 6 July | ||
| 13 July | ||
| 20 July | ||
| 27 July | "Rock Your Baby" | George McCrae |
| 3 August | ||
| 10 August | ||
| 17 August | "When Will I See You Again" | The Three Degrees |
| 24 August | ||
| 31 August | "Love Me for a Reason" | The Osmonds |
| 7 September | ||
| 14 September | ||
| 21 September | "Kung Fu Fighting" | Carl Douglas |
| 28 September | ||
| 5 October | ||
| 12 October | "Annie's Song" | John Denver |
| 19 October | "Sad Sweet Dreamer" | Sweet Sensation |
| 26 October | "Everything I Own" | Ken Boothe |
| 2 November | ||
| 9 November | ||
| 16 November | "Gonna Make You a Star" | David Essex |
| 23 November | ||
| 30 November | ||
| 7 December | "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" | Barry White |
| 14 December | ||
| 21 December | "Lonely This Christmas" | Mud |
| 28 December | ||
| 4 January | ||
Albums
| Date[3] | Album | Artist | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 January | Tales from Topographic Oceans | Yes | 2 |
| 12 January | |||
| 19 January | Sladest | Slade | 1 |
| 26 January | And I Love You So | Perry Como | 1 |
| 2 February | The Singles: 1969-1973 | The Carpenters | 4 |
| 9 February | |||
| 16 February | |||
| 23 February | |||
| 2 March | Old, New, Borrowed and Blue | Slade | 1 |
| 9 March | The Singles: 1969-1973 | The Carpenters | 11 |
| 16 March | |||
| 23 March | |||
| 30 March | |||
| 6 April | |||
| 13 April | |||
| 20 April | |||
| 27 April | |||
| 4 May | |||
| 11 May | |||
| 18 May | |||
| 25 May | Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Rick Wakeman | 1 |
| 1 June | The Singles: 1969-1973 | The Carpenters | 1 |
| 8 June | Diamond Dogs | David Bowie | 4 |
| 15 June | |||
| 22 June | |||
| 29 June | |||
| 6 July | The Singles: 1969-1973 | The Carpenters | 1 |
| 13 July | Caribou | Elton John | 2 |
| 20 July | |||
| 27 July | Band on the Run | Paul McCartney & Wings | 7 |
| 3 August | |||
| 10 August | |||
| 17 August | |||
| 24 August | |||
| 31 August | |||
| 7 September | |||
| 14 September | Hergest Ridge | Mike Oldfield | 3 |
| 21 September | |||
| 28 September | |||
| 5 October | Tubular Bells | 1 | |
| 12 October | Rollin' | Bay City Rollers | 1 |
| 19 October | Smiler | Rod Stewart | 1 |
| 26 October | Rollin' | Bay City Rollers | 1 |
| 2 November | Smiler | Rod Stewart | 1 |
| 9 November | Rollin' | Bay City Rollers | 2 |
| 16 November | |||
| 23 November | Greatest Hits | Elton John | 7 |
| 30 November | |||
| 7 December | |||
| 14 December | |||
| 21 December | |||
| 28 December | |||
| 4 January | |||
Year-end charts
Classical music: new works
- Benjamin Britten – Suite on English Folk Tunes: 'A time there was...'
Film and Incidental music
Births
- 2 January – Ian Vine, composer
- 12 January – Melanie C, singer (Spice Girls)
- 7 February – Danny Goffey, singer-songwriter and drummer (Supergrass, Babyshambles, The Jennifers, Lodger, and The Hotrats)
- 13 February – Robbie Williams, singer (Take That)
- 22 February
- Chris Corner, musician, singer, songwriter, co-founder of Sneaker Pimps, solo project IAMX
- James Blunt, singer-songwriter
- Chris Moyles, radio and television host
- 15 March – David Ross, singer (Bad Boys Inc)
- 23 March – David and Michael Smallwood, singers (Gemini)
- 1 April – Stuart Black, bassist (Menswear)
- 17 April – Victoria Beckham, singer (Spice Girls)
- 20 April – Tina Cousins, singer
- 3 May – Nick Keynes, bassist (Ultra)
- 7 May – Lynden David Hall, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
- 3 June – Kelly Jones, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 10 July – Simon White, guitarist (Menswear)
- 17 July – Laura Macdonald, Scottish saxophonist and composer
- 21 July – Terry Coldwell, singer (East 17)
- 5 August – Spike Dawbarn, singer (911)
- 8 August – Brian Harvey, singer (East 17)
- 18 August – Mark Baron, singer (Another Level)
- 9 September – Niall O'Neill, Irish singer (OTT)
- 22 September – G-Man, Trinidadian-born singer (MN8)
- 1 October – Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone)
- 4 November – Louise Nurding, singer and former member of Eternal
- 10 November – Heavenli Denton, singer (Honeyz)
- 23 November – Jacqui Blake, singer (Shampoo)
- 7 December – Nicole Appleton, Canadian-born singer (All Saints)
- 13 December – Nick McCarthy, English-German rhythm guitarist (Franz Ferdinand)
- 27 December – Tasha Baylis, drummer (Hepburn)
- date unknown
- Matthew Jones, violist, violinist and composer
- Sophie Viney, composer and arranger