Billboard magazine published a year end chart of their top 100 songs of 1974. If you want to see all 100 you will have to visit this web page. These were the top 10 with links to my posts on this blog: “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand. “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry …
“Cat’s in the Cradle” was a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. Although he had other hit songs, this would be his only one to go to #1. It was on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of Dec. 15 – 21, 1974. Then for the week of Dec. …
“Angie Baby” was the third #1 song for Helen Reddy. The song’s cryptic lyrics have inspired a number of listener theories as to what the song is really about. Your guess is probably just as good as any. The song was on the top of the Cash Box Top 100 list for the week of …
What do you get when you put together Kung Fu and a disco beat? You get “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas. It was a monster hit all around the planet selling a total of 11 million records worldwide. Carl put out 3 albums between 1974 and 1978 but this was his only hit single. …