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.

Chart history Issue date Album Artist(s) Label The Singles: 1969–1973CarpentersA&M You Don't Mess Around with JimABC Planet Waves With The BandAsylum The Way We WereColumbia John Denver's Greatest HitsRCA Victor Band on the RunApple John Denver's Greatest HitsJohn DenverRCA Victor Chicago VIIChicagoColumbia The Sting / SoundtrackMCA Band on the RunPaul McCartney & WingsApple SundownReprise Band on the RunPaul McCartney & WingsApple CaribouMCA Back Home AgainJohn DenverRCA Victor 461 Ocean BoulevardRSO Fulfillingness' First FinaleTamla Bad CompanyBad CompanySwan Song Endless SummerThe Beach BoysCapitol If You Love Me, Let Me KnowMCA Not FragileBachman-Turner OverdriveMercury Can't Get Enough20th Century So FarCrosby, Stills, Nash & YoungAtlantic Wrap Around JoyOde Walls and BridgesApple It's Only Rock 'n' RollThe Rolling StonesRolling Stones Elton John's Greatest HitsElton JohnMCA

See also 1974 in music List of number-one albums (United States)

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