What a strange year 1974 was in pop music. A total of 23 different albums reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. And sure, there were some expected presences: Paul McCartney and John Lennon both ...

After KISS formed in 1973 with Peter Criss, Frehley, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, the band would begin its Billboard chart ...

If you got to hear these hit songs in 1974 on the day they were released, it was probably an insanely euphoric experience.

On June 22, 1974, Waylon Jennings’ “This Time” became his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. It was released as the lead single from his same-named LP, which he produced with Willie ...

UMe’s announcement today that it is reissuing Ringo Starr’s first four solo albums on colored vinyl on Oct. 24 puts a spotlight on his celebrated 1973 album Ringo, which enabled him to set three ...

The 1970s was a tumultuous time, full of upheaval on many fronts, from the end of the Vietnam War to the dawn of personal computers. It makes sense that its music had a similar helter-skelter feel.

Elton John’s “Caribou” was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart for four weeks in July and Aug. 1974. (Image courtesy of MCA Records) “Caribou,” Elton John / Total weeks at No. 1: 4 Elton John ‘s ...