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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
- 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
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
- 1974 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
| UK singles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK albums | |||||
| Genre charts |
| ||||
| Other charts |
| ||||
| Related | |||||
| 1970s in music in the UK |
| Events |
|---|
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
- 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
References
General
- "Six decades of singles charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
Specific
- ^ "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th edition). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 14. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ "New singles formats to save the charts". BBC News. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
External links
- 1974 album chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)
| UK singles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK albums | |||||
| Genre charts |
| ||||
| Other charts |
| ||||
| Related | |||||