HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.comBorn in 1974? The Songs of Your Life
The No. 1 song the year you were born was “The Way We Were” by Barbra Streisand, the biggest hit on the year-end Top 100 of 1974.
Your life in No. 1s. Play the biggest hit of every year from 1974 to 2004 as one playlist.
▶ Play my life soundtrackThe top 10 songs of 1974
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand | ▶♪ |
| 2 | Seasons In The Sun | Terry Jacks | ▶♪ |
| 3 | Love's Theme | Love Unlimited Orchestra | ▶♪ |
| 4 | Come And Get Your Love | Redbone | ▶♪ |
| 5 | Dancing Machine | The Jackson 5 | ▶♪ |
| 6 | The Loco-Motion | Grand Funk Railroad | ▶♪ |
| 7 | TSOP | MFSB | ▶♪ |
| 8 | The Streak | Ray Stevens | ▶♪ |
| 9 | Bennie And The Jets | Elton John | ▶♪ |
| 10 | One Hell Of A Woman | Mac Davis | ▶♪ |
See all 100 songs of 1974 · the top 100 of the 1970s
The No. 1 song at every milestone
- Age 5 (1979): “My Sharona” by The Knack
- Age 13 (1987): “Walk Like An Egyptian” by The Bangles
- Age 16 (1990): “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips
- Age 18 (1992): “End Of The Road” by Boyz II Men
- Age 21 (1995): “Gangsta's Paradise” by Coolio
- Age 25 (1999): “Believe” by Cher
- Age 30 (2004): “Yeah!” by Usher
- Age 40 (2014): “Happy” by Pharrell Williams
- Age 50 (2024): “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims
Turning 60 in 2034? Load these songs on the Hey DJ 4U decks for the party, or have the daily game guess-the-year crowd play along.
“No. 1” means the top song on that year’s year-end Top 100: the biggest hit over the whole year, not one week. Source: Billboard’s year-end singles charts, as compiled on Wikipedia.