CANADA’S (RPM:Barry Kowal) TOP ALBUM’S OF 1974
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 NOT FRAGILE-BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE-NOVEMBER 2156 2 BAND ON THE RUN-PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS-June 1624 3 BACK HOME AGAIN-JOHN DENVER-August 1570 4 JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS-JOHN DENVER-April 1516 5 BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE II-BACHMAN TURNER OVERDRIVE-August 1160 6 SUNDOWN-GORDON LIGHTFOOT-July 1144 7 PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES-JIM CROCE-December 1002 8 COURT & SPARK-Joni Mitchell-April 990 9 THE STING-Soundtrack-May 980 10 CARIBOU-Elton John-August 972 11 You Don't Mess Around With Jim-Jim Croce-February 960 12 Fulfillingness First Finale-Stevie Wonder-October 782 13 Tubular Bells-Mike Oldfield-April 724 14 Walls & Bridges-John Lennon-November 680 15 461 Ocean Blvd.-Eric Clapton-September 662 16 Chicago VII-Chicago-May 660 17 Eldorado-Electric Light Orchestra-December 652 18 On Stage-Loggins & Messina-August 580 19 The Joker-Steve Miller Band-January 574 20 Buddah & Chocolate Bar-Cat Stevens-June 570 21 Bridge Of Sighs-Robin Trower-September 532 22 Seasons In The Sun-Terry Jacks-April 530 23 Maria Muldar-Maria Muldar-June 514 24 Shinin' On-Grand Funk Railroad-May 482 25 Endless Summer-Beach Boys-October 468 26 Best Of The Guess Who Volume II-Guess Who-April 450 27 Long Song-Anne Murray-May 442 28 If You Love Me Let Me Know-Olivia Newton-John-October 438 29 American Graffiti Soundtrack-March 436 30 Holiday-America-November 414 31 Behind Closed Doors-Charlie Rich-March 410 32 It's Only Rock & Roll-Rolling Stones-December 400 33 Jonathan Livingston Seagull-Neil Diamond-January 388 34 Pretzel Logic-Steely Dan-August 372 35 Can You Feel It-Lighthouse-January 372 36 The Singles 69-73-Carpenters-January 368 37 Planet Waves-Bob Dylan-March 350 38 Before The Flood-Bob Dylan & The Band-August 346 39 Stop & Smell The Roses-Mac Davis-October 344 40 Can't Get Enough-Barry White-November 342 41 I Got A Name-Jim Croce-February 342 42 Anka-Paul Anka-November 332 43 Quadrophenia-Who-January 330 44 Diamond Dogs-David Bowie-July 320 45 Under The Influence Of-Love Unlimited Orchestra-March 320 46 Wrap Around Joy-Carole King-November 318 47 Welcome Back My Friend-Emerson,Lake & Palmer-November 310 48 Shock Treatment-Edgar Winter Group-August 286 49 Bette Midler-Bette Midler-January 286 50 Journey To The Center Of The Earth-Rick Wakeman-July 284 51 So Far-Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young-October 276 52 Full Sail-Loggins & Messina-January 242 53 Bad Company-Bad Company-October 232 54 I Can Stand A Little Rain-Joe Cocker-October 230 55 Body Heat-Quincy Jones-October 228 56 Tales From Topographic Oceans-Yes-March 224 57 Love Song For Jeffrey-Helen Reddy-September 222 58 Imagination-Gladys Knight & Pips-July 208 59 The Way We Were-Barbara Streisand-March 208 60 Let's Put It All Together-Stylistics-August 202 61 Muscle Of Love-Alice Cooper-January 200 62 Poems,Prayers & Promises-John Denver-April 194 63 Hot Cakes-Carly Simon-March 180 64 Love Is The Message-MFSB-April 178 65 Burn-Deep Purple-April 168 66 Brain Salad Surgery-Emerson,Lake & Palmer-January 166 67 Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits-Alice Cooper-November 156 68 Rhapsody In White-Love Unlimited Orchestra-April 156 69 Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album-Cheech & Chong-November 136 70 Live At The Tower Philadelphia-David Bowie-December 134 71 Freedom For The Stallion-Hues Corporation-August 122 72 Walking Man-James Taylor-August 112 73 Marvin Gaye Live-Marvin Gaye-September 110 74 What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits-Doobie Brothers-May 108 75 Rock Me Gently-Andy Kim-December 104 76 Borboletta-Santana-December 102 77 Smiler-Rod Stewart-December 78 78 On The Border-Eagles-June 76 79 From The Fire-Stampeders-February 76 80 Country-Anne Murray-October 72 81 On The Beach-Neil Young-September 70 82 Day To Day Dust-Murray McLauchlan-March 70 83 Second Helping-Lynyrd Skynyrd-October 44 84 Santana's Greatest Hits-Santana-September 42 85 Dancing Machine-Jackson Five-December 38 86 Small Talk-Sly & Family Stone-September 36 87 Tres Hombres-ZZ Top-August 36 88 Grateful Dead From Mars Hotel-Grateful Dead-August 36 89 Bob Dylan-Bob Dylan-February 36 90 Late For The Sky-Jackson Browne-December 34 91 Night Vision-Bruce Cockburn-January 34