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List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1974

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These are the Billboard magazine number-one albums of 1974, per the Billboard 200.

Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was the best performing album of 1974 despite not reaching number one at any point during the year. The album achieved 8 weeks atop the chart during 1973.

Elton John had two number one albums in 1974, Caribou and Greatest Hits, along with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, which was the year's best-selling album despite not being number one at any point during the year.

Chart history

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Issue date Album Artist(s) Label Ref.
January 5 The Singles: 1969–1973 Carpenters A&M [1]
January 12 You Don't Mess Around with Jim Jim Croce ABC [2]
January 19 [3]
January 26 [4]
February 2 [5]
February 9 [6]
February 16 Planet Waves Bob Dylan With The Band Asylum [7]
February 23 [8]
March 2 [9]
March 9 [10]
March 16 The Way We Were Barbra Streisand Columbia [11]
March 23 [12]
March 30 John Denver's Greatest Hits John Denver RCA Victor [13]
April 6 [14]
April 13 Band on the Run Paul McCartney & Wings Apple [15]
April 20 John Denver's Greatest Hits John Denver RCA Victor [16]
April 27 Chicago VII Chicago Columbia [17]
May 4 The Sting Marvin Hamlisch / Soundtrack MCA [18]
May 11 [19]
May 18 [20]
May 25 [21]
June 1 [22]
June 8 Band on the Run Paul McCartney & Wings Apple [23]
June 15 [24]
June 22 Sundown Gordon Lightfoot Reprise [25]
June 29 [26]
July 6 Band on the Run Paul McCartney & Wings Apple [27]
July 13 Caribou Elton John MCA [28]
July 20 [29]
July 27 [30]
August 3 [31]
August 10 Back Home Again John Denver RCA Victor [32]
August 17 461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton RSO [33]
August 24 [34]
August 31 [35]
September 7 [36]
September 14 Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder Tamla [37]
September 21 [38]
September 28 Bad Company Bad Company Swan Song [39]
October 5 Endless Summer The Beach Boys Capitol [40]
October 12 If You Love Me, Let Me Know Olivia Newton-John MCA [41]
October 19 Not Fragile Bachman-Turner Overdrive Mercury [42]
October 26 Can't Get Enough Barry White 20th Century [43]
November 2 So Far Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Atlantic [44]
November 9 Wrap Around Joy Carole King Ode [45]
November 16 Walls and Bridges John Lennon Apple [46]
November 23 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones [47]
November 30 Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John MCA [48]
December 7 [49]
December 14 [50]
December 21 [51]
December 28 [52]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "January 5, 1974". Billboard 200.
  2. ^ "January 12, 1974". Billboard 200.
  3. ^ "January 19, 1974". Billboard 200.
  4. ^ "January 26, 1974". Billboard 200.
  5. ^ "February 2, 1974". Billboard 200.
  6. ^ "February 9, 1974". Billboard 200.
  7. ^ "February 16, 1974". Billboard 200.
  8. ^ "February 23, 1974". Billboard 200.
  9. ^ "March 2, 1974". Billboard 200.
  10. ^ "March 9, 1974". Billboard 200.
  11. ^ "March 16, 1974". Billboard 200.
  12. ^ "March 23, 1974". Billboard 200.
  13. ^ "March 30, 1974". Billboard 200.
  14. ^ "April 6, 1974". Billboard 200.
  15. ^ "April 13, 1974". Billboard 200.
  16. ^ "April 20, 1974". Billboard 200.
  17. ^ "April 27, 1974". Billboard 200.
  18. ^ "May 4, 1974". Billboard 200.
  19. ^ "May 11, 1974". Billboard 200.
  20. ^ "May 18, 1974". Billboard 200.
  21. ^ "May 25, 1974". Billboard 200.
  22. ^ "June 1, 1974". Billboard 200.
  23. ^ "June 8, 1974". Billboard 200.
  24. ^ "June 15, 1974". Billboard 200.
  25. ^ "June 22, 1974". Billboard 200.
  26. ^ "June 29, 1974". Billboard 200.
  27. ^ "July 6, 1974". Billboard 200.
  28. ^ "July 13, 1974". Billboard 200.
  29. ^ "July 20, 1974". Billboard 200.
  30. ^ "July 27, 1974". Billboard 200.
  31. ^ "August 3, 1974". Billboard 200.
  32. ^ "August 10, 1974". Billboard 200.
  33. ^ "August 17, 1974". Billboard 200.
  34. ^ "August 24, 1974". Billboard 200.
  35. ^ "August 31, 1974". Billboard 200.
  36. ^ "September 7, 1974". Billboard 200.
  37. ^ "September 14, 1974". Billboard 200.
  38. ^ "September 21, 1974". Billboard 200.
  39. ^ "September 28, 1974". Billboard 200.
  40. ^ "October 5, 1974". Billboard 200.
  41. ^ "October 12, 1974". Billboard 200.
  42. ^ "October 19, 1974". Billboard 200.
  43. ^ "October 26, 1974". Billboard 200.
  44. ^ "November 2, 1974". Billboard 200.
  45. ^ "November 9, 1974". Billboard 200.
  46. ^ "November 16, 1974". Billboard 200.
  47. ^ "November 23, 1974". Billboard 200.
  48. ^ "November 30, 1974". Billboard 200.
  49. ^ "December 7, 1974". Billboard 200.
  50. ^ "December 14, 1974". Billboard 200.
  51. ^ "December 21, 1974". Billboard 200.
  52. ^ "December 28, 1974". Billboard 200.
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