The #1 song in the UK on May 1, 1974

Waterloo By ABBA

Other #1 songs on May 1, 1974

#1 Hit Song

The Loco-Motion
Grand Funk

#1 R&B Song

The Payback, Pt. 1
James Brown

#1 Country Song

Things Aren't Funny Anymore
Merle Haggard

Notable May 1 birthdays in the 1970s

James Badge Dale

Born May 01, 1978

James Murray

Born May 01, 1976

Curtis Martin

Born May 01, 1973

Julie Benz

Born May 01, 1972

Ethan Albright

Born May 01, 1971