I picked 10 songs for each year, and yes, your list might differ. But I did try to cast a wide net and survey as much as personal memory and online research turned up.

Looking from the outside in, glam rock hysteria – or its aftermath, anyway – was influencing all kinds of music in 1974, including the heavy stuff (see Queen, The Sweet, etc.), and it’s no ...

I picked 10 songs for each year, and yes, your list might differ. ... They’re Swedish, they knew their European history, and, smartly, that might have helped win the Eurovision Contest in 1974.

Summer songs of ’74 “Band on the Run,” Paul McCartney & Wings / Released in April, peaked at No. 1 in June “Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash, as we fell into the sun!” Oh my ...

Summertime, and the listening is easy, songs are rockin’ and the volume is high. Which is to say, it’s time to talk about songs of summers past. Songs of the summer anchor us in a time and ...

These are among our picks for Songs of the Summer in 1974 and 1984. (Images courtesy of the record labels) Show Caption. 1 of 21.

These are among our picks for Songs of the Summer in 1974 and 1984. (Images courtesy of the record labels) Show Caption. 1 of 10. Songs of the Summer of ’84.