The highest-selling singles in Japan are ranked in the Oricon Singles Chart, which is published by Oricon Style magazine. The data are compiled by Oricon based on each singles' physical sales. This list includes the singles that reached the number one place on that chart in 1974.
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart
Issue dateSongArtist(s)Ref.January 7""Finger 5January 14January 21January 28""February 4February 11February 18February 25March 4March 11March 18""March 25April 1April 8April 15April 22April 29May 6May 13May 20""May 27June 3June 10June 17June 24July 1July 8July 15""Tonosama KingsJuly 22July 29August 5August 12""Kenji SawadaAugust 19""Masatoshi NakamuraAugust 26September 2September 9September 16September 23September 30October 7October 14October 21October 28""Hiromi GoNovember 4November 11November 18""Rumiko KoyanagiNovember 25""Goro NoguchiDecember 2December 9"Fuyu no Eki"Rumiko KoyanagiDecember 16""Mineko NishikawaDecember 23""Momoe YamaguchiDecember 30
See also 1974 in Japanese music
References Oricon No.1 Hits 500. Clubhouse (Japanese: クラブハウス). 1998. ISBN 9784906496129. vol 1 (1968~1985).