These are the Billboard Magazine number one albums of 1974, per the Billboard 200.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | The Singles: 1969-1973 | The Carpenters |
| January 12 | You Don't Mess Around With Jim | Jim Croce |
| January 19 | ||
| January 26 | ||
| February 2 | ||
| February 9 | ||
| February 16 | Planet Waves | Bob Dylan |
| February 23 | ||
| March 2 | ||
| March 9 | ||
| March 16 | The Way We Were | Barbra Streisand |
| March 23 | ||
| March 30 | John Denver's Greatest Hits | John Denver |
| April 6 | ||
| April 13 | Band on the Run | Paul McCartney & Wings |
| April 20 | John Denver's Greatest Hits | John Denver |
| April 27 | Chicago VII | Chicago |
| May 4 | The Sting | Soundtrack |
| May 11 | ||
| May 18 | ||
| May 25 | ||
| June 1 | ||
| June 8 | Band on the Run | Paul McCartney & Wings |
| June 15 | ||
| June 22 | Sundown | Gordon Lightfoot |
| June 29 | ||
| July 6 | Band on the Run | Paul McCartney & Wings |
| July 13 | Caribou | Elton John |
| July 20 | ||
| July 27 | ||
| August 3 | ||
| August 10 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| August 17 | 461 Ocean Boulevard | Eric Clapton |
| August 24 | ||
| August 31 | ||
| September 7 | ||
| September 14 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| September 21 | ||
| September 28 | Bad Company | Bad Company |
| October 5 | Endless Summer | The Beach Boys |
| October 12 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| October 19 | Not Fragile | Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
| October 26 | Can't Get Enough | Barry White |
| November 2 | So Far | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
| November 9 | Wrap Around Joy | Carole King |
| November 16 | Walls and Bridges | John Lennon |
| November 23 | It's Only Rock 'n' Roll | The Rolling Stones |
| November 30 | Elton John's Greatest Hits | Elton John |
| December 7 | ||
| December 14 | ||
| December 21 | ||
| December 28 |
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