Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1974

The best selling album in 1974 in United States was GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD by ELTON JOHN.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	ELTON JOHN	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	1973
2	JOHN DENVER	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	1973
3	PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS	BAND ON THE RUN	1973
4	STEVIE WONDER	INNERVISIONS	1973
5	JIM CROCE	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	1972
6	SOUNDTRACK	AMERICAN GRAFFITI	1973
7	GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS	IMAGINATION	1973
8	CHARLIE RICH	BEHIND CLOSED DOORS	1973
9	MARVIN HAMLISCH	THE STING (SOUNDTRACK)	1974
10	ZZ TOP	TRES HOMBRES	1973
11	PINK FLOYD	DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	1973
12	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II	1973
13	JONI MITCHELL	COURT & SPARK	1974
14	GORDON LIGHTFOOT	SUNDOWN	1974
15	MARIA MULDAUR	MARIA MULDAUR	1973
16	JIM CROCE	I GOT A NAME	1973
17	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	BRAIN SALAD SURGERY	1973
18	THE O'JAYS	SHIP AHOY	1973
19	LOGGINS & MESSINA	FULL SAIL	1973
20	KOOL & THE GANG	WILD & PEACEFUL	1973
21	HERBIE HANCOCK	HEAD HUNTERS	1973
22	MIKE OLDFIELD	TUBULAR BELLS	1973
23	CARPENTERS	SINGLES 1969 - 1973	1973
24	JIM CROCE	LIFE & TIMES	1973
25	CHICAGO	CHICAGO VII	1974
26	LED ZEPPELIN	LED ZEPPELIN I	1969
27	STEVIE WONDER	TALKING BOOK	1972
28	BREAD	THE BEST OF BREAD	1972
29	CHEECH & CHONG	LOS COCHINOS	1973
30	RINGO STARR	RINGO	1973
31	LED ZEPPELIN	HOUSES OF THE HOLY	1973
32	CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM)	BUDDHA & THE CHOCOLATE BOX	1974
33	GREGG ALLMAN	LAID BACK	1973
34	THE DOOBIE BROTHERS	WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS	1974
35	BILLY COBHAM	SPECTRUM	1973
36	CARLY SIMON	HOT CAKES	1974
37	LOVE UNLIMITED	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED	1973
38	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	OPEN OUR EYES	1974
39	STEVE MILLER BAND	THE JOKER	1973
40	SEALS & CROFTS	DIAMOND GIRL	1973
41	STEELY DAN	PRETZEL LOGIC	1974
42	BARRY WHITE	STONE GON'	1973
43	THE DOOBIE BROTHERS	THE CAPTAIN & ME	1973
44	GRAND FUNK RAILROAD	SHININ' ON	1974
45	ROBIN TROWER	BRIDGE OF SIGHS	1974
46	MARVIN GAYE	LET'S GET IT ON	1973
47	WAR	WAR LIVE	1973
48	EAGLES	ON THE BORDER	1974
49	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	PRONOUNCED LEH-NERD SKIN-NERD	1973
50	BARBRA STREISAND	THE WAY WE WERE	1974
51	MFSB	LOVE IS THE MESSAGE	1973
52	SEALS & CROFTS	UNBORN CHILD	1974
53	The Spinners	MIGHTY LOVE	1974
54	THE WHO	QUADROPHENIA	1973
55	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	1973
56	BILLY JOEL	PIANO MAN	1973
57	HELEN REDDY	LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY	1974
58	OHIO PLAYERS	SKIN TIGHT	1974
59	CHICAGO	CHICAGO VI	1973
60	FRANK ZAPPA	APOSTROPHE	1974
61	LINDA RONSTADT	DON'T CRY NOW	1973
62	TOWER OF POWER	BACK TO OAKLAND	1974
63	ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND	BROTHERS & SISTERS	1973
64	LOGGINS & MESSINA	ON STAGE	1974
65	ELTON JOHN	CARIBOU	1974
66	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	SECOND HELPING	1974
67	ELTON JOHN	DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER	1973
68	EARTH, WIND & FIRE	HEAD TO THE SKY	1973
69	DIANA ROSS & MARVIN GAYE	DIANA AND MARVIN	1973
70	THE BEATLES	1967 - 1970	1973
71	DEEP PURPLE	BURN	1974
72	FRANK ZAPPA	OVER-NIGHT SENSATION	1973
73	ANNE MURRAY	LOVE SONG	1974
74	JACKSON BROWNE	FOR EVERYMAN	1973
75	BOB DYLAN	PLANET WAVES	1974
76	NEIL DIAMOND	JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK)	1973
77	QUINCY JONES	BODY HEAT	1974
78	BLACK SABBATH	SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH	1973
79	THE STYLISTICS	ROCKIN' ROLL BABY	1973
80	JAMES BROWN	THE PAYBACK	1973
81	RICK DERRINGER	ALL AMERICAN BOY	1974
82	GOLDEN EARRING	MOONTAN	1973
83	OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW	1974
84	THE ROLLING STONES	GOAT'S HEAD SOUP	1973
85	YES	TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS	1973
86	THE MAIN INGREDIENT	EUPHRATES RIVER	1974
87	BETTE MIDLER	BETTE MIDLER	1973
88	ERIC CLAPTON	461 OCEAN BOULEVARD	1974
89	JESSE COLLIN YOUNG	LIGHT SHINE	1974
90	JOHN DENVER	BACK HOME AGAIN	1974
91	ROBERTA FLACK	KILLING ME SOFTLY	1973
92	CHARLIE RICH	VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS	1974
93	RICK WAKEMAN	JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH	1974
94	THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA	RHAPSODY IN WHITE	1974
95	THE BEATLES	1962 - 1966	1973
96	GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS	CLAUDINE (SOUNDTRACK)	1974
97	HELEN REDDY	LONG HARD CLIMB	1973
98	THE STYLISTICS	LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER	1974
99	TONY ORLANDO & DAWN	DAWN'S NEW RAGTIME FOLLIES	1973
100	AL GREEN	LIVIN' FOR YOU	1973

Source: Billboard