Carleton, The Doorman, was the most popular unseen character on television. OJ Simpson ran through airports to advertise Hertz Rent-A-Car. A new lifesaving technique was introduced called the Heimlich Maneuver. It was first announced that damage had been done to the Ozone Layer. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record. People magazine debuted with Mia Farrow on the cover. The telephone answering machine became popular.
| Rock/Pop | Country |
| Waterloo-Abba | I Will Always Love You-Dolly Parton |
| Piano Man-Billy Joel | Sunshine On My Shoulders-John Denver |
| She's Gone-Hall & Oates | Another Love Song-Tammy Wynette |
| Come Monday-Jimmy Buffet | Hello Love-Hank Snow |
| I Got A Name-Jim Croce | Room Full Of Roses-Mickey Gilley |
| Bennie And The Jets-Elton John | Love Is Like A Butterfly-Dolly Parton |
| Come And Get Your Love-Redbone | There Won't Be Anymore-Charlie Rich |
| Oh My My-Ringo Starr | Pure Love-Ronnie Milsap |
| Help Me-Joni Mitchell | This Time-Waylon Jennings |
| The Streak-Ray Stevens | He Still Thinks I Care-Anne Murray |
| Rikki, Don't Lose That Number-Steely Dan | Old Man From The Mountain-Merle Haggard |
| I Shot The Sheriff-Eric Clapton | The Grand Tour-George Jones |
| Rock Me Gently-Andy Kim | Country Is-Tom T. Hall |
| Carefree Highway-Gordon Lightfoot | I Can Help-Billy Swan |
| You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet-Bachman-Turner Overdrive | Trouble In Paradise-Loretta Lynn |
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Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1974
| Chico And The Man |
| Rhoda |
| Good Times |
| The Jeffersons |
| The Waltons |
Blazing Saddles
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
Young Frankenstein
Murder On The Orient Express
Death Wish
The Great Gatsby
*Richard Nixon resigned and was later pardoned by President Ford.
*The National speed limit was reduced to 55mph to conserve fuel.
*Patty Hearst was kidnapped by so-called Symbionese Liberation Army but later was seen
helping captors rob a bank in San Fransisco. She was later caught and sent to jail
for the crime.
*In baseball the Oakland A's beat the LA
Dodgers 4 games to 1.
*In the NBA the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 3, in the ABA the New
York Nets beat the Utah Stars 4 games to 1.
*In hockey it was the Philadelphia Flyers over the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2.
*The 1974-75 football season ended with the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Minnesota
Vikings 16-6.
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