Below, we’re taking a look at the Top 50 Songs of 1974 as voted by UCR staff ... going to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Soul Singles chart within just a few months.

Looking back at the biggest hit singles of every year, dating to the Hot 100's 1958 launch ... lyric to reach the top,” Billboard wrote at the time. In the 2020s, such hits are plentiful ...