CREATE TABLE table_203_877 (id DECIMAL, "year" DECIMAL, "single" TEXT, "us cashbox" DECIMAL, "us hot 100" DECIMAL, "uk singles" DECIMAL)

what are the total number of singles in 1974 ?
SELECT COUNT("single") FROM table_203_877 WHERE "year" = 1974
SELECT COUNT("single") FROM "table_203_877" WHERE "year" = 1974