Top Canadian Albums - Year-end 1974

RankArtistAlbumReleased
1 WINGS & PAUL MCCARTNEY 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