Top Canadian Albums - Year-end 1974

The best selling album in 1974 in Canada was BAND ON THE RUN by PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS.

Rank	Artist	Album	Released
1	PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS	BAND ON THE RUN	1973
2	MARVIN HAMLISCH	THE STING (SOUNDTRACK)	1974
3	GORDON LIGHTFOOT	SUNDOWN	1974
4	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	NOT FRAGILE	1974
5	ERIC CLAPTON	461 OCEAN BOULEVARD	1974
6	JIM CROCE	YOU DON'T MESS AROUND WITH JIM	1972
7	ELTON JOHN	CARIBOU	1974
8	BOB DYLAN	PLANET WAVES	1974
9	JOHN DENVER	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS	1973
10	ELTON JOHN	GREATEST HITS	1974
11	STEVIE WONDER	FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE	1974
12	JIM CROCE	PHOTOGRAPHS & MEMORIES, HIS GREATEST HITS	1974
13	CAROLE KING	WRAP AROUND JOY	1974
14	THE BEACH BOYS	ENDLESS SUMMER	1974
15	DAVID BOWIE	DIAMOND DOGS	1974
16	CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG	SO FAR	1974
17	JOHN LENNON	WALLS & BRIDGES	1974
18	BARBRA STREISAND	THE WAY WE WERE	1974
19	THE ROLLING STONES	IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL	1974
20	JOHN DENVER	BACK HOME AGAIN	1974
21	CARPENTERS	SINGLES 1969 - 1973	1973
22	OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW	1974
23	JONI MITCHELL	COURT & SPARK	1974
24	BARRY WHITE	CAN'T GET ENOUGH	1974
25	CHICAGO	CHICAGO VII	1974
26	LOVE UNLIMITED	UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE UNLIMITED	1973
27	JIM CROCE	I GOT A NAME	1973
28	RICK WAKEMAN	JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH	1974
29	STEVE MILLER BAND	THE JOKER	1973
30	GRAND FUNK RAILROAD	SHININ' ON	1974
31	LOGGINS & MESSINA	ON STAGE	1974
32	CAT STEVENS (YUSUF ISLAM)	BUDDHA & THE CHOCOLATE BOX	1974
33	MARIA MULDAUR	MARIA MULDAUR	1973
34	AMERICA	HOLIDAY	1974
35	BETTE MIDLER	BETTE MIDLER	1973
36	MIKE OLDFIELD	TUBULAR BELLS	1973
37	ELTON JOHN	GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD	1973
38	ROBIN TROWER	BRIDGE OF SIGHS	1974
39	CHEECH & CHONG	CHEECH & CHONG'S WEDDING ALBUM	1974
40	BAD COMPANY	BAD COMPANY	1974
41	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE	BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE II	1973
42	CHARLIE RICH	BEHIND CLOSED DOORS	1973
43	YES	TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS	1973
44	PAUL ANKA	ANKA	1974
45	ALICE COOPER	MUSCLE OF LOVE	1973
46	NEIL DIAMOND	SERENADE	1974
47	STEELY DAN	PRETZEL LOGIC	1974
48	LOGGINS & MESSINA	FULL SAIL	1973
49	ANNE MURRAY	LOVE SONG	1974
50	SOUNDTRACK	AMERICAN GRAFFITI	1973
51	BOB DYLAN	BEFORE THE FLOOD	1974
52	MFSB	LOVE IS THE MESSAGE	1973
53	CARLY SIMON	HOT CAKES	1974
54	HELEN REDDY	LOVE SONG FOR JEFFREY	1974
55	DAVID BOWIE	DAVID LIVE	1974
56	GUESS WHO	THE BEST OF VOL. 2	1971
57	ALICE COOPER	ALICE COOPER'S GREATEST HITS	1974
58	THE STYLISTICS	LET'S PUT IT ALL TOGETHER	1974
59	TERRY JACKS	SEASONS IN THE SUN	1974
60	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS TO THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS	1974
61	NEIL DIAMOND	JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK)	1973
62	ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA	ELDORADO	1974
63	THE LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA	RHAPSODY IN WHITE	1974
64	DEEP PURPLE	BURN	1974
65	LIGHTHOUSE	CAN YOU FEEL IT	1974
66	FRANK ZAPPA	APOSTROPHE	1974
67	LYNYRD SKYNYRD	SECOND HELPING	1974
68	JOHN DENVER	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES	1971
69	EDGAR WINTER	SHOCK TREATMENT	1974
70	SANTANA	SANTANA'S GREATEST HITS	1974
71	JETHRO TULL	WAR CHILD	1974
72	THE WHO	ODDS & SODS	1974
73	JOE COCKER	I CAN STAND A LITTLE RAIN	1974
74	EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER	BRAIN SALAD SURGERY	1973
75	STEVIE WONDER	INNERVISIONS	1973
76	ROD STEWART	SMILER	1974
77	RINGO STARR	RINGO	1973
78	ANNE MURRAY	COUNTRY	1974
79	THE HUES CORPORATION	FREEDOM FOR THE STALLION	1974
80	MAC DAVIS	STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES	1974
81	QUINCY JONES	BODY HEAT	1974
82	JAMES TAYLOR	WALKING MAN	1974
83	STAMPEDERS	FROM THE FIRE	1974
84	EAGLES	ON THE BORDER	1974
85	MARVIN GAYE	MARVIN GAYE LIVE	1974
86	NEIL YOUNG	ON THE BEACH	1974
87	THE DOOBIE BROTHERS	WHAT WERE ONCE VICES ARE NOW HABITS	1974
88	GRATEFUL DEAD	FROM THE MARS HOTEL	1974
89	BOB DYLAN	BOB DYLAN	1962
90	MURRAY MCLAUCHLAN	DAY TO DAY DUST	1974
91	ZZ TOP	TRES HOMBRES	1973
92	BRUCE COCKBURN	NIGHT VISION	1973
93	JACKSON BROWNE	LATE FOR THE SKY	1974
94	GOLDEN EARRING	MOONTAN	1973
95	THE HOLLIES	HOLLIES	1974
96	OHIO PLAYERS	SKIN TIGHT	1974
97	ARETHA FRANKLIN	LET ME IN YOUR LIFE	1974
98	ANDY KIM	ROCK ME GENTLY	1974
99	HARRY CHAPIN	VERITIES & BALDERDASH	1974
100	SLY & THE FAMILY STONE	SMALL TALK	1974

Source: RPM Magazine