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Albums in the Year 1974

This page lists the top albums of 1974 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the home page. A list of biggest hit songs of 1974 can be found here.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Wings	Band On The Run	1974	UK 1 - Dec 1973, Norway 1 - Jan 1974, Australia Goset 1 - Feb 1974, US CashBox 2 of 1974, US 3 of 1974, UK Radio2 20, RYM 30 of 1973, Italy 57 of 1974, Defin200 182, Acclaimed 397, Rolling Stone 418, WXPN 479
2	David Bowie	Diamond Dogs	1974	UK 1 - Jun 1974, Australia Goset 1 - Jun 1974, Norway 8 - Jun 1974, Italy 52 of 1974, UK Radio2 58, US CashBox 74 of 1974, RYM 81 of 1974, WXPN 462, Acclaimed 1243
3	Deep Purple	Burn	1974	Austria 1 - Mar 1974, Norway 1 - Mar 1974, UK 3 - Mar 1974, Italy 4 of 1974, Australia Goset 5 - Apr 1974, US CashBox 79 of 1974, RYM 85 of 1974
4	Yes	Tales From Topographic Oceans	1974	UK 1 - Dec 1973, Norway 8 - Feb 1974, Australia Goset 12 - Mar 1974, Italy 66 of 1974, US CashBox 87 of 1974, RYM 135 of 1973, WXPN 435, Acclaimed 2751
5	Eric Clapton	461 Ocean Boulevard	1974	UK 3 - Aug 1974, Norway 4 - Aug 1974, US CashBox 34 of 1974, Fox101 73, Italy 86 of 1974, RYM 91 of 1974, WXPN 396, Rolling Stone 409, Acclaimed 409
6	The Rolling Stones	It's Only Rock 'N' Roll	1974	UK 2 - Nov 1974, Norway 3 - Oct 1974, Austria 6 - Nov 1974, Italy 38 of 1974, US CashBox 44 of 1975, WXPN 812, Acclaimed 1950
7	Bad Company	Bad Company	1974	UK 3 - Jun 1974, Norway 17 - Aug 1974, Fox101 21, US CashBox 28 of 1974, RYM 70 of 1974, RIAA 277 - 5 M claimed, WXPN 744, Acclaimed 973
8	Cat Stevens	Buddah & The Chocolate Box	1974	Australia Goset 2 - Jun 1974, UK 3 - Apr 1974, Austria 3 - May 1974, Norway 5 - May 1974, US CashBox 23 of 1974, Italy 25 of 1974
9	Bob Dylan	Before The Flood	1974	Austria 3 - Aug 1974, Norway 6 - Jul 1974, UK 8 - Jul 1974, Italy 43 of 1974, US CashBox 58 of 1974, RYM 127 of 1974, Acclaimed 1293
10	Bob Dylan	Planet Waves	1974	Austria 4 - Mar 1974, Norway 5 - Feb 1974, UK 7 - Feb 1974, Italy 22 of 1974, US CashBox 47 of 1974, RYM 154 of 1974, Acclaimed 2159
11	Elton John	Caribou	1974	UK 1 - Jul 1974, Norway 6 - Jul 1974, Australia Goset 7 - Aug 1974, US CashBox 12 of 1974, Italy 45 of 1974
12	Stevie Wonder	Fullfillingness' First Finale	1974	Grammy in 1974, UK 5 - Aug 1974, US CashBox 26 of 1974, RYM 44 of 1974, Acclaimed 852
13	Rick Wakeman	Journey To The Centre Of The Earth	1974	UK 1 - May 1974, Australia Goset 6 - Jul 1974, US CashBox 45 of 1974, Italy 68 of 1974, RYM 168 of 1974
14	Original Soundtrack	Jesus Christ Superstar	1974	Italy 1 of 1974, Norway 3 - Jan 1971, Austria 4 - May 1974, Australia Goset 15 - Feb 1974
15	Neil Young	On The Beach	1974	RYM 2 of 1974, Norway 10 - Aug 1974, Italy 59 of 1974, US CashBox 65 of 1974, WXPN 346, Acclaimed 477
16	Roxy Music	Country Life	1974	UK 3 - Nov 1974, Austria 10 - Dec 1974, Norway 15 - Jan 1975, RYM 49 of 1974, Rolling Stone 387, Acclaimed 779
17	Deep Purple	Storm Bringer	1974	Norway 2 - Nov 1974, Austria 4 - Dec 1974, UK 6 - Nov 1974, Italy 23 of 1975, RYM 184 of 1974
18	Bachman-Turner Overdrive	Not Fragile	1974	Austria 8 - Mar 1975, US CashBox 9 of 1975, UK 12 - Dec 1974, Norway 17 - Mar 1975, RYM 133 of 1974, Acclaimed 2955
19	Emerson, Lake & Palmer	Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends	1974	Austria 2 - Sep 1974, UK 5 - Aug 1974, Norway 16 - Sep 1974, Italy 31 of 1974, RYM 144 of 1974
20	Frank Zappa	Apostrophe (')	1974	Norway 6 - Apr 1974, RYM 27 of 1974, US CashBox 73 of 1974, Italy 84 of 1974, WXPN 314, Acclaimed 2496
21	Queen	Sheer Heart Attack	1974	UK 2 - Nov 1974, Norway 9 - Dec 1974, RYM 33 of 1974, US CashBox 61 of 1975, Acclaimed 1042
22	Steely Dan	Pretzel Logic	1974	RYM 17 of 1974, UK 37 - Mar 1974, US CashBox 41 of 1974, WXPN 271, Acclaimed 277, Rolling Stone 385
23	John Lennon	Walls & Bridges	1974	Norway 3 - Oct 1974, UK 6 - Oct 1974, Italy 40 of 1975, US CashBox 70 of 1975, RYM 163 of 1974
24	Demis Roussos	Forever And Ever	1974	Norway 1 - Jul 1974, Austria 2 - Oct 1973, Italy 32 of 1974
25	John Denver	John Denver's Greatest Hits	1974	US CashBox 1 of 1974, US 2 of 1974, RIAA 100 - 9 M claimed
26	Original Soundtrack	The Sting	1974	Australia Goset 1 - May 1974, Norway 3 - Jun 1974, US CashBox 7 of 1974
27	Slade	Old New Borrowed & Blue	1974	UK 1 - Feb 1974, Norway 3 - Feb 1974, Australia Goset 8 - Mar 1974
28	John Lennon	Mind Games	1974	Australia Goset 6 - Feb 1974, Norway 7 - Dec 1973, UK 13 - Dec 1973, Italy 30 of 1974, US CashBox 84 of 1974
29	Nazareth	Rampant	1974	Austria 1 - Jun 1974, Norway 3 - May 1974, UK 13 - May 1974
30	Santana	Santana's Greatest Hits	1974	Austria 4 - Jan 1975, UK 14 - Sep 1974, Italy 35 of 1974, US CashBox 80 of 1974, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
31	Status Quo	Quo	1974	UK 2 - May 1974, Norway 6 - Jun 1974, Austria 10 - Jul 1974, RYM 128 of 1974
32	Jethro Tull	War Child	1974	Norway 8 - Nov 1974, US CashBox 15 of 1975, UK 20 - Sep 1975, Italy 46 of 1974, RYM 185 of 1974
33	The Carpenters	The Singles 1969-1973	1974	UK 1 - Jan 1974, US CashBox 4 of 1974, RIAA 153 - 7 M claimed
34	Genesis	The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway	1974	UK 10 - Dec 1974, RYM 10 of 1974, Italy 52 of 1975, WXPN 113, Acclaimed 408
35	Joni Mitchell	Court & Spark	1974	UK 14 - Mar 1974, US CashBox 14 of 1974, RYM 18 of 1974, WXPN 44, Rolling Stone 111
36	Leonard Cohen	New Skin For The Old Ceremony	1974	Austria 2 - Nov 1974, UK 24 - Sep 1974, RYM 66 of 1974, Acclaimed 2767
37	Jackson Browne	Late for the Sky	1974	RYM 41 of 1974, WXPN 73, US CashBox 90 of 1975, Acclaimed 352, Rolling Stone 372
38	Patti LaBelle	Nightbird	1974	Italy 30 of 1975, US CashBox 87 of 1975, RYM 198 of 1974, Rolling Stone 272, Acclaimed 1945
39	Mike Oldfield	Hergest Ridge	1974	UK 1 - Sep 1974, Italy 71 of 1974, RYM 116 of 1974
40	George McCrae	Rock Your Baby	1974	Norway 5 - Sep 1974, Austria 7 - Jan 1975, UK 13 - Aug 1974, Italy 40 of 1974
41	Uriah Heep	Wonderworld	1974	Austria 2 - Aug 1974, Norway 3 - Jun 1974, UK 23 - Jun 1974
42	Original Soundtrack	American Graffiti	1974	Italy 8 of 1974, Australia Goset 10 - Mar 1974, US CashBox 13 of 1974, UK 37 - Apr 1974
43	Supertramp	Crime Of The Century	1974	UK 4 - Nov 1974, RYM 25 of 1974, WXPN 443, Acclaimed 1267
44	Queen	Queen II	1974	UK 5 - Mar 1974, Norway 19 - May 1974, RYM 52 of 1974, WXPN 763
45	Santana	Borboletta	1974	Austria 9 - Jan 1975, Italy 13 of 1975, UK 18 - Nov 1974, RYM 146 of 1974
46	Brian Eno	Here Come The Warm Jets	1974	RYM 6 of 1974, UK 26 - Mar 1974, Acclaimed 380, Rolling Stone 436
47	Mott The Hoople	The Hoople	1974	UK 11 - Apr 1974, Norway 11 - May 1974, RYM 118 of 1974, Acclaimed 2779
48	Tangerine Dream	Phaedra	1974	Australia Goset 11 - Jul 1974, UK 15 - Apr 1974, RYM 64 of 1974, Acclaimed 831
49	John Denver	Back Home Again	1974	UK 3 - Sep 1974, US 4 of 1975, US CashBox 11 of 1974
50	Slade	Slade In Flame	1974	Norway 2 - Dec 1974, UK 6 - Dec 1974, RYM 153 of 1974
51	The Doobie Brothers	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	1974	Australia Goset 18 - May 1974, UK 19 - Mar 1974, US CashBox 61 of 1974, RYM 197 of 1974
52	Gram Parsons	Grievous Angel	1974	RYM 12 of 1974, Acclaimed 140, WXPN 386, Rolling Stone 429
53	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Second Helping	1974	RYM 31 of 1974, US CashBox 44 of 1974, Fox101 53, Acclaimed 620
54	Linda Ronstadt	Heart Like a Wheel	1974	US CashBox 19 of 1975, RYM 67 of 1974, Rolling Stone 164, Acclaimed 768
55	Bob Marley	Natty Dread	1974	RYM 24 of 1974, Acclaimed 119, WXPN 136, Rolling Stone 182
56	Randy Newman	Good Old Boys	1974	RYM 21 of 1974, Rolling Stone 393, Acclaimed 426, WXPN 782
57	Rod Stewart	Smiler	1974	UK 1 - Oct 1974, Norway 19 - Nov 1974
58	Abba	Waterloo	1974	Norway 1 - Apr 1974, UK 28 - Jun 1974
59	Electric Light Orchestra	Eldorado	1974	RYM 68 of 1974, US CashBox 88 of 1975, WXPN 803, Acclaimed 2557
60	Tom Waits	The Heart of Saturday Night	1974	RYM 75 of 1974, WXPN 242, Rolling Stone 339, Acclaimed 2453
61	Jim Croce	You Don't Mess Around With Jim	1974	US 5 of 1974, US CashBox 6 of 1974, RYM 121 of 1972
62	King Crimson	Red	1974	RYM 3 of 1974, Acclaimed 569, WXPN 823
63	Sparks	Kimono My House	1974	UK 4 - Jun 1974, RYM 22 of 1974, Acclaimed 827
64	Demis Roussos	My Only Fascination	1974	Norway 6 - Oct 1974, Italy 11 of 1974, UK 39 - Jul 1976
65	Neil Diamond	Serenade	1974	Austria 7 - Dec 1974, UK 11 - Nov 1974, US CashBox 24 of 1975
66	Carly Simon	Hot Cakes	1974	Australia Goset 7 - Apr 1974, UK 19 - Mar 1974, US CashBox 19 of 1974
67	Sparks	Propaganda	1974	UK 9 - Nov 1974, Norway 16 - Dec 1974, RYM 29 of 1974
68	Grand Funk Railroad	Shinin' On	1974	Norway 10 - May 1974, US CashBox 16 of 1974, Italy 27 of 1974
69	Pink Floyd	A Nice Pair	1974	Norway 8 - Mar 1974, UK 21 - Jan 1974, Italy 47 of 1974
70	Average White Band	Awb	1974	US CashBox 7 of 1975, RYM 123 of 1974, Acclaimed 903
71	Richard & Linda Thompson	I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	1974	RYM 7 of 1974, Acclaimed 311, Rolling Stone 479
72	Rory Gallagher	Irish Tour '74	1974	RYM 9 of 1974, UK 36 - Jul 1974, Acclaimed 2044
73	Frank Zappa	Roxy & Elsewhere	1974	Norway 14 - Oct 1974, RYM 15 of 1974, Acclaimed 2980
74	Focus	Hamburger Concerto	1974	Norway 16 - Jul 1974, UK 20 - May 1974, RYM 65 of 1974
75	Gordon Lightfoot	Sundown	1974	US CashBox 15 of 1974, Australia Goset 19 - Jul 1974, RYM 186 of 1974
76	10CC	Sheet Music	1974	UK 9 - Jun 1974, RYM 78 of 1974, Acclaimed 2594
77	Paul Simon	Live Rhymin'	1974	Norway 19 - May 1974, Australia Goset 20 - Jun 1974, RYM 178 of 1974
78	Robin Trower	Bridge Of Sighs	1974	RYM 13 of 1974, US CashBox 40 of 1974, WXPN 797
79	David Bowie	David Bowie At The Tower Philadelphia	1974	Norway 12 - Nov 1974, Italy 75 of 1975, WXPN 572
80	Big Star	Radio City	1974	RYM 11 of 1974, Acclaimed 357, Rolling Stone 403
81	King Crimson	Starless & Bible Black	1974	UK 28 - Apr 1974, Italy 37 of 1974, RYM 69 of 1974
82	Brian Eno	Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)	1974	RYM 14 of 1974, WXPN 761, Acclaimed 978
83	Golden Earring	Moontan	1974	UK 24 - Feb 1974, US CashBox 51 of 1974, RYM 87 of 1973
84	The Sweet	Desolation Boulevard	1974	Norway 17 - Jan 1975, RYM 90 of 1974, Acclaimed 2664
85	Leo Sayer	Silver Bird	1974	UK 2 - Jan 1974, Australia Goset 15 - Apr 1974
86	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	So Far	1974	UK 25 - Sep 1974, US CashBox 50 of 1974, RIAA 201 - 6 M claimed
87	The Eagles	On The Border	1974	UK 28 - Apr 1974, US CashBox 60 of 1974, WXPN 665
88	Santana	Lotus	1974	Italy 51 of 1976, RYM 56 of 1974, Acclaimed 2646
89	James Brown	The Payback	1974	RYM 51 of 1973, US CashBox 89 of 1974, Acclaimed 1323
90	The Meters	Rejuvenation	1974	RYM 79 of 1974, Rolling Stone 138, Acclaimed 1770
91	Little Feat	Feats Don't Fail Me Now	1974	RYM 86 of 1974, WXPN 425, Acclaimed 1285
92	Ry Cooder	Paradise & Lunch	1974	RYM 99 of 1974, Acclaimed 597, WXPN 885
93	Various Artists	Music Power	1974	Austria 1 - Dec 1974
94	Various Artists	Stjerneparaden	1974	Norway 1 - Apr 1974
95	Sesame Street	Bert's Blockbusters	1974	RYM 1 of 1974
96	Various Artists	Po treff med 6	1974	Norway 1 - Jul 1974
97	Waterloo & Robinson	Sing My Song	1974	Austria 1 - Sep 1974
98	Various Artists	20 Originale Topphits Vol. 2	1974	Norway 1 - Jun 1974
99	The Bay City Rollers	Rollin'	1974	UK 1 - Oct 1974
100	Engelbert Humperdinck	Engelbert Humperdinck's Greatest Hits	1974	UK 1 - Dec 1974