No. Album-Artist-Label-Peak Month
1 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD-ELTON JOHN-MCA
2 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS-JOHN DENVER-RCA
3 BAND ON THE RUN-WINGS-Apple
4 INNERVISIONS-STEVIE WONDER-Tamla
5 YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM-JIM CROCE-ABC
6 AMERICAN GRAFFITI SOUNDTRACK-MCA
7 IMAGINATION-GLADYS KNIGHT & PIPS-Buddah
8 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS-Charlie Rich-Epic
9 THE STING-Soundtrack-MCA
10 TRES HOMBRES-ZZ Top-London
11 Dark Side Of The Moon-Pink Floyd-Harvest
12 Bachman Turner Overdrive II-Bachman Turner Overdrive-Mercury
13 Court And Spark-Joni Mitchell-Asylum
14 Sundown-Gordon Lightfoot-Reprise
15 Maria Muldar-Maria Muldar-Reprise
16 I Got A Name-Jim Croce-ABC
17 Brain Salad Surgery-Emerson,Lake & Palmer-Manticore
18 Ship Ahoy-O'Jays-Philadelphia International
19 Full Sail-Loggins & Messina-Columbia
20 Wild & Peaceful-Kool & The Gang-De Lite
21 Head Hunters-Herbie Hancock-Columbia
22 Tubular Bells-Mike Oldfield-Virgin
23 The Singles 1969-1973-Carpenters-A&M
24 Life & Times-Jim Croce-ABC
25 Chicago VII-Chicago-Columbia
26 Led Zeppelin IV-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic
27 Talking Book-Stevie Wonder-Tamla
28 The Best Of Bread-Bread-Elektra
29 Los Cochinos-Cheech & Chong-Ode
30 Ringo-Ringo Starr-Apple
31 Houses Of The Holy-Led Zeppelin-Atlantic
32 Buddah & Chocolate Bar-Cat Stevens-A&M
33 Laid Back-Greg Allman-Capricorn
34 What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits-Dobbie Brothers-Warner Brothers
35 Spectrum-Billy Cochran-Atlantic
36 Hot Cakes-Carly Simon-Elektra
37 Under The Influence Of-Love Unlimited-20th Century
38 Open Your Eyes-Earth,Wind & Fire-Columbia
39 The Joker-Steve Miller Band-Capitol
40 Diamond Girl-Seals & Crofts-Warner Brothers
41 Pretzel Logic-Steely Dan-ABC
42 Stone Gon'-Barry White-20th Century
43 The Captain And Me-Doobie Brothers-Warner Brothers
44 Shinin' On-Grand Funk Railroad-Capitol
45 Bridge Of Sighs-Robin Trower-Chrysalis
46 Let's Get It On-Marvin Gaye-Tamla
47 War Live-War-United Artists
48 On The Border-Eagles-Asylum
49 Lynyrd Skynyrd-Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA
50 The Way We Were-Barbra Streisand-Columbia
51 Love Is The Message-MFSB-Philadelphia International
52 Unborn Child-Seals & Crofts-Warner Brothers
53 Mighty Love-Spinners-Atlantic
54 Quadrophenia-Who-MCA
55 Bachman Turner Overdrive-Bachman Turner Overdrive-Mercury
56 Piano Man-Billy Joel-Columbia
57 Love Song For Jeffrey-Helen Reddy-Capitol
58 Skin Tight-Ohio Players-Mercury
59 Chicago VII-Chicago-Columbia
60 Apostrophe-Frank Zappa-Discreet
61 Don't Cry Now-Linda Ronstadt-Asylum
62 Back To Oakland-Tower Of Power-Warner Brothers
63 Brothers And Sisters-Allman Brothers-Capricorn
64 On Stage-Loggins & Messina-Columbia
65 Caribou-Elton John-MCA
66 Second Helping-Lynyrd Skynyrd-MCA
67 Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player-Elton John-MCA
68 Head To The Sky-Earth,Wind And Fire-Columbia
69 Diana & Marvin-Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye-Motown
70 1967-1970 Beatles-Beatles-Apple
71 Burn-Deep Purple-Warner Brothers
72 Over-Nite Sensation-The Mothers-Discreet
73 Love Song-Anne Murray-Capitol
74 For Everyman-Jackson Browne-Asylum
75 Planet Waves-Bob Dylan-Columbia
76 Jonathan Livingston Seagull-Neil Diamond-Columbia
77 Body Heat-Quincy Jones-A&M
78 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath-Black Sabbath-Warner Brothers
79 Rockin' Roll Baby-Stylistics-Avco
80 Payback-James Brown-Polydor
81 All-American Boy-Rick Derringer-Blue Sky
82 Moontan-Golden Earring-MCA
83 If You Love Me Let Me Know-Olivia Newton John-MCA
84 Goats Head Soup-Rolling Stones-Rolling Stones
85 Tales From Topographic Oceans-Yes-Atlantic
86 Euphrates River-Main Ingrediant-RCA
87 Bette Midler-Bette Midler-Atlantic
88 461 Ocean Blvd.-Eric Clapton-RSO
89 Light Shine-Jessie Collin Young-Warner Brothers
90 Back Home Again-John Denver-RCA
91 Killing Me Softly-Roberta Flack-Atlantic
92 Very Special Love Song-Charlie Rich-Epic
93 Journey To The Center Of The Earth-Rick Wakeman-A&M
94 Rhapsody In White-Love Unlimited Orchestra-20th Century
95 1962-1966 Beatles-Beatles-Apple
96 Claudine Soundtrack-Gladys Knight & The Pips-Buddah
97 Long Hard Climb-Helen Reddy-Capitol
#98 Let's Put It All Together-Stylistics-Avco
#98 New Ragtime Follies-Tony Orlando & Dawn-Bell
100 Livin' For You-Al Green-Hi
*As published in the December 28th,1974 issue of Billboard Magazine.
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