| Issue number
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Date
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Cover
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Top album
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Top single
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5 January 1974
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no issue due to strike action
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| —
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12 January 1974
|
no issue due to strike action
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| 1401
|
19 January 1974
|
Bryan Ferry
|
Sladest by Slade
|
'You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me' by the New Seekers
|
| 1402
|
26 January 1974
|
Rick Wakeman
|
And I Love You So by Perry Como
|
'Tiger Feet' by Mud
|
| 1403
|
2 February 1974
|
Brian Eno
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Tiger Feet' by Mud
|
| 1404
|
9 February 1974
|
Mott the Hoople
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Tiger Feet' by Mud
|
| 1405
|
16 February 1974
|
Art Garfunkel
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Tiger Feet' by Mud
|
| 1406
|
23 February 1974
|
David Bowie
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Devil Gate Drive' by Suzi Quatro
|
| 1407
|
2 March 1974
|
Roy Wood
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Devil Gate Drive' by Suzi Quatro
|
| 1408
|
9 March 1974
|
Lou Reed
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Jealous Mind' by Alvin Stardust
|
| 1409
|
16 March 1974
|
Gene Simmons
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Jealous Mind' by Alvin Stardust
|
| 1410
|
23 March 1974
|
Gary Glitter
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Billy Don't Be a Hero' by Paper Lace
|
| 1411
|
30 March 1974
|
Elton John
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Billy Don't Be a Hero' by Paper Lace
|
| 1412
|
6 April 1974
|
Joni Mitchell
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Billy Don't Be a Hero' by Paper Lace
|
| 1413
|
13 April 1974
|
Syd Barrett
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Seasons in the Sun' by Terry Jacks
|
| 1414
|
20 April 1974
|
Eric Clapton
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Seasons in the Sun' by Terry Jacks
|
| 1415
|
27 April 1974
|
The Who
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'The Cat Crept In' by Mud
|
| 1416
|
4 May 1974
|
Rod Stewart
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Waterloo' by ABBA
|
| 1417
|
11 May 1974
|
David Bowie
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Waterloo' by ABBA
|
| 1418
|
18 May 1974
|
Sparks
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Sugar Baby Love' by the Rubettes
|
| 1419
|
25 May 1974
|
Graham Bond
|
Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Rick Wakeman
|
'Sugar Baby Love' by the Rubettes
|
| 1420
|
1 June 1974
|
Van Morrison
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'Sugar Baby Love' by the Rubettes
|
| 1421
|
8 June 1974
|
Rick Wakeman
|
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
|
'Sugar Baby Love' by the Rubettes
|
| 1422
|
15 June 1974
|
Mud
|
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
|
'The Streak' by Ray Stevens
|
| 1423
|
22 June 1974
|
Robin Nash
|
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
|
'The Streak' by Ray Stevens
|
| 1424
|
29 June 1974
|
Eric Clapton
|
Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
|
'Always Yours' by Gary Glitter
|
| 1425
|
6 July 1974
|
Elton John
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by the Carpenters
|
'She' by Charles Aznavour
|
| 1426
|
13 July 1974
|
Roxy Music
|
Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
|
'She' by Charles Aznavour
|
| 1427
|
20 July 1974
|
Robert Plant, Black Sabbath, Ian Hunter, and Pete Townshend
|
Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
|
'She' by Charles Aznavour
|
| 1428
|
27 July 1974
|
John McLaughlin
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'Rock You Baby' by George McCrae
|
| 1429
|
3 August 1974
|
Rod Stewart
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'Rock You Baby' by George McCrae
|
| 1430
|
10 August 1974
|
The Rolling Stones
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'Rock You Baby' by George McCrae
|
| 1431
|
17 August 1974
|
Roxy Music
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'When Will I See You Again' by Three Degrees
|
| 1432
|
24 August 1974
|
Mike Oldfield, and Robert Wyatt
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'When Will I See You Again' by Three Degrees
|
| 1433
|
31 August 1974
|
Kevin Ayers
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'When Will I See You Again' by Three Degrees
|
| 1434
|
7 September 1974
|
Black Oak Arkansas
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'Love Me for a Reason' by the Osmonds
|
| 1435
|
14 September 1974
|
Mike Oldfield
|
Band on the Run by Wings
|
'Love Me for a Reason' by the Osmonds
|
| 1436
|
21 September 1974
|
The Who
|
Hergest Ridge by Mike Oldfield
|
'Kung Fu Fighting' by Carl Douglas
|
| 1437
|
28 September 1974
|
Mott the Hoople
|
Hergest Ridge by Mike Oldfield
|
'Kung Fu Fighting' by Carl Douglas
|
| 1438
|
5 October 1974
|
Frank Zappa
|
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
|
'Kung Fu Fighting' by Carl Douglas
|
| 1439
|
12 October 1974
|
Led Zeppelin
|
Rollin' by Bay City Rollers
|
'Annie's Song' by John Denver
|
| 1440
|
19 October 1974
|
Alex Harvey
|
Smiler by Rod Stewart
|
'Sad Sweet Dreamer' by Sweet Sensation
|
| 1441
|
26 October 1974
|
The Faces
|
Rollin' by Bay City Rollers
|
'Everything I Own' by Ken Boothe
|
| 1442
|
2 November 1974
|
Virgin label tour bus
|
Smiler by Rod Stewart
|
'Everything I Own' by Ken Boothe
|
| 1443
|
9 November 1974
|
Rory Gallagher
|
Rollin' by Bay City Rollers
|
'Everything I Own' by Ken Boothe
|
| 1444
|
16 November 1974
|
David Bowie
|
Rollin' by Bay City Rollers
|
'Gonna Make You a Star' by David Essex
|
| 1445
|
23 November 1974
|
Hawkwind
|
Elton John's Greatest Hits by Elton John
|
'Gonna Make You a Star' by David Essex
|
| 1446
|
30 November 1974
|
Yes, Faces, and the Beatles
|
Elton John's Greatest Hits by Elton John
|
'Gonna Make You a Star' by David Essex
|
| 1447
|
7 December 1974
|
Bad Company
|
Elton John's Greatest Hits by Elton John
|
'You're the First, the Last, My Everything' by Barry White
|
| 1448
|
14 December 1974
|
Status Quo and Eric Clapton
|
Elton John's Greatest Hits by Elton John
|
'You're the First, the Last, My Everything' by Barry White
|
| 1449
|
21 December 1974
|
Bryan Ferry
|
Elton John's Greatest Hits by Elton John
|
'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud
|
| 1450
|
28 December 1974
|
The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Santana, and Bachman-Turner Overdrive
|
Elton John's Greatest Hits by Elton John
|
'Lonely This Christmas' by Mud
|