#XPN5050: 1974

For fifty weeks this year, we’re celebrating the music of a specific year every Saturday on WXPN. We’ll be choosing the years randomly; for this week’s #XPN5050, Bruce Warren is putting the musical spotlight on the year 1974.

From Randy Newman to Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell to Roxy Music, 1974 was one heck of a year for albums, songwriters, folk, rock, and soul, and you can explore the sounds of ’74 in this Spotify playlist.