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The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1974, as well as albums which peaked in 1973 and 1975 but were in the top 10 in 1974. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).

The first new number-one album of the year was by Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes. Overall, twenty different albums peaked at number one in 1974, with Elton John and Mike Oldfield (2) having the joint most albums hit that position.

Top-ten albums

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Key
Symbol Meaning
‡ Album peaked in 1972 or 1973 but still in chart in 1974.
♦ Album released in 1974 but peaked in 1975.
Entered The date that the album first appeared in the chart.
Peak Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart.
Entered
(week ending) 		Weeks
in
top
10 		Single Artist Peak Peak
reached
(week ending) 		Weeks
at
peak
Albums in 1972
22 July 1972 59 Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits ‡ Simon & Garfunkel 2 29 July 1972 3
Albums in 1973
31 March 1973 42 The Dark Side of the Moon ‡ Pink Floyd 2 31 March 1973 1
5 May 1973 17 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) ‡ The Beatles 2 12 May 1973 3
16 June 1973 6 Touch Me ‡ Gary Glitter 2 16 June 1973 1
7 July 1973 44 And I Love You So Perry Como 1 26 January 1974 1
21 July 1973 22 Now & Then ‡ The Carpenters 2 15 September 1973 1
1 September 1973 74 Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield 1 5 October 1974 1
8 September 1973 4 Touch Me in the Morning ‡ Diana Ross 7 22 September 1973 1
4 Innervisions Stevie Wonder 8 27 April 1974 1
6 October 1973 13 Sladest ‡ Slade 1 6 October 1973 4
13 October 1973 16 I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter ‡ Gilbert O'Sullivan 2 20 October 1973 2
3 November 1973 13 Pin Ups ‡ David Bowie 1 3 November 1973 5
25 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ‡ Elton John 1 22 December 1973 2
1 December 1973 7 Dreams Are Nuthin' More Than Wishes ‡ David Cassidy 1 15 December 1973 1
8 Stranded ‡ Roxy Music 1 8 December 1973 1
8 December 1973 4 Rock On ‡ David Essex 7 8 December 1973 1
22 December 1973 5 A Time for Us Donny Osmond 4 5 January 1974 1
49 Band on the Run Paul McCartney & Wings 1 27 July 1974 7
5 Tales from Topographic Oceans Yes 1 5 January 1974 2
Albums in 1974
5 January 1974 4 Brain Salad Surgery Emerson, Lake & Palmer 2 5 January 1974 2
26 January 1974 7 Silverbird Leo Sayer 2 2 February 1974 1
2 February 1974 64 The Singles: 1969–1973 The Carpenters 1 2 February 1974 17
3 Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners Faces 3 9 February 1974 1
9 February 1974 7 Solitaire Andy Williams 3 16 February 1974 1
23 February 1974 9 Old New Borrowed and Blue Slade 1 2 March 1974 1
2 March 1974 2 Planet Waves Bob Dylan 3 2 March 1974 1
1 Harbour Jack Jones 10 2 March 1974 1
9 March 1974 4 Burn Deep Purple 3 9 March 1974 1
16 March 1974 1 Slaughter on 10th Avenue Mick Ronson 9 16 March 1974 1
23 March 1974 2 The Free Story Free 2 23 March 1974 1
2 The Untouchable Alvin Stardust 4 23 March 1974 1
9 Millican and Nesbitt Millican & Nesbitt 3 6 April 1974 1
30 March 1974 4 Queen II Queen 5 6 April 1974 1
1 Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me Lena Zavaroni 8 30 March 1974 1
6 April 1974 7 Diana & Marvin Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye 6 6 April 1974 4
2 Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits Glen Campbell 8 13 April 1974 1
13 April 1974 5 Buddha and the Chocolate Box Cat Stevens 3 20 April 1974 1
7 The Sting: Original Soundtrack Marvin Hamlisch 7 13 April 1974 1
4 May 1974 6 Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich 4 25 May 1974 1
18 May 1974 6 Quo Status Quo 2 18 May 1974 1
25 May 1974 12 Journey to the Centre of the Earth Rick Wakeman 1 25 May 1974 1
1 June 1974 1 By Your Side Peters and Lee 9 1 June 1974 1
4 Scotland Scotland The Scotland World Cup Squad with a little help from their friends 3 8 June 1974 1
8 June 1974 8 Diamond Dogs David Bowie 1 8 June 1974 4
11 Kimono My House Sparks 4 22 June 1974 2
15 June 1974 6 Bad Company Bad Company 3 22 June 1974 1
29 June 1974 2 The Way We Were Andy Williams 7 29 June 1974 1
6 Remember Me This Way Gary Glitter 5 6 July 1974 1
6 July 1974 1 Between Today and Yesterday Alan Price 9 6 July 1974 1
13 July 1974 7 Caribou Elton John 1 13 July 1974 2
20 July 1974 14 Another Time, Another Place Bryan Ferry 4 10 August 1974 4
1 Before the Flood Bob Dylan and The Band 8 20 July 1974 1
10 August 1974 1 Cassidy Live! David Cassidy 9 10 August 1974 1
17 August 1974 4 Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder 5 17 August 1974 3
2 Solo Concert Billy Connolly 8 17 August 1974 1
24 August 1974 7 461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton 3 31 August 1974 1
2 Welcome Back, My Friends, to the Show That Never Ends ～ Ladies and Gentlemen Emerson, Lake & Palmer 6 31 August 1974 1
31 August 1974 4 Our Best to You The Osmonds 5 7 September 1974 1
7 September 1974 10 Back Home Again John Denver 3 5 October 1974 1
3 The Psychomodo Cockney Rebel 8 14 September 1974 2
14 September 1974 7 Hergest Ridge Mike Oldfield 1 14 September 1974 3
28 September 1974 3 Rainbow Peters and Lee 6 28 September 1974 2
5 October 1974 3 Sheet Music 10cc 9 5 October 1974 1
4 Mud Rock ♦ Mud 8 18 January 1975 1
12 October 1974 29 Rollin' Bay City Rollers 1 12 October 1974 4
19 October 1974 6 Smiler Rod Stewart 1 19 October 1974 2
1 A Tapestry of Dreams Charles Aznavour 9 19 October 1974 1
26 October 1974 2 Walls and Bridges John Lennon 6 26 October 1974 1
4 Just a Boy Leo Sayer 4 2 November 1974 1
1 Odds & Sods The Who 10 26 October 1974 1
2 November 1974 3 It's Only Rock 'n Roll The Rolling Stones 2 9 November 1974 1
1 A Stranger In My Own Back Yard Gilbert O'Sullivan 9 2 November 1974 1
9 November 1974 15 David Essex David Essex 2 14 December 1974 4
16 Can't Get Enough Barry White 4 23 November 1974 3
16 November 1974 3 David Live David Bowie 2 16 November 1974 1
23 November 1974 22 Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John 1 23 November 1974 11
12 Sheer Heart Attack Queen 2 30 November 1974 1
2 Propaganda Sparks 9 23 November 1974 2
30 November 1974 3 Country Life Roxy Music 3 30 November 1974 1
1 Stormbringer Deep Purple 6 30 November 1974 1
7 December 1974 2 Showaddywaddy Showaddywaddy 9 7 December 1974 1
1 The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis 10 7 December 1974 1
14 December 1974 3 Slade in Flame Slade 6 14 December 1974 1
21 December 1974 4 Relayer Yes 4 21 December 1974 2

See also

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References

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General

  • "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Specific

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
  3. ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
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