1974

Top Singles in July and August of 1974:
"You're Having My Baby" "You Haven't Done Nothin'" "Nothing From Nothing" "Rock Me Gently" "The Night Chicago Died"	Paul Anka Stevie Wonder Billy Preston Andy Kim Paper Lace	(7/27/74) (8/17/74) (8/03/74) (7/20/74) (7/13/74)

Top 5 Albums of 1974
American Grafitti Band on the Run Caribou Chicago VII Behind Closed Doors	(Soundtrack) Paul McCartney and the Wings Elton John Chicago Charlie Rich

Top 10 Movies of 1974:

* The Towering Inferno
* Blazing Saddles
* Young Frankenstein
* Earthquake
* Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
* Badlands
* Buster and Billie
* The Gambler
* The Godfather Part II
* The Great Gatsby

1974 News Highlights:

"Faced with impeachment over his role in the Watergate affair, President Nixon resigns, to be succeeded by Vice President Ford."
"President Ford pardons former President Nixon."
"Patty Hearst, daughter of multi-millionaire Randolph Hearst, is abducted by the so-called Symbionese Liberation Army and held for ransom. None is paid, and weeks later Hearst is seen helping her captors rob a San Francisco bank.She is later captured and sent to jail for the crime."
"The worst disaster in aviation history at the time, occurs near Paris when a jumbo jet crashes, killing all 345 passengers and crew."
"People Magazine debuts with Mia Farrow on the cover, and launches the era of celebrity journalism."