List of number one R&B albums in the US (1974)

This is a listing of the number one album on the Billboard US R&B album sales chart in 1974. There were nineteen number one albums that year.

← 1973 ←	List of number one R&B albums in the US			1975 →
Period Where. total Interpreter title Additional Information (Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information) December 29, 1973 - February 1, 1974 5 weeks (total 7) 7th Gladys Knight & the Pips imagination - February 2, 1974 - February 15, 1974 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Barry White Stone Gon ' - February 16, 1974 - February 22, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 The O'Jays Ship Ahoy - February 23, 1974 - March 1, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 Al Green Livin 'for you - March 2, 1974 - March 15, 1974 2 weeks (total 3) 3 The O'Jays Ship Ahoy - March 16, 1974 - April 26, 1974 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th MFSB Love is the message - April 27, 1974 - May 3, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 Eddie Kendricks Boogie Down - May 4, 1974 - May 17, 1974 2 weeks (total 2) 2 James Brown The Payback - May 18, 1974 - May 24, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 Aretha Franklin Let me in your life - May 25, 1974 - May 31, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 Earth, Wind and Fire Open our eyes - June 1, 1974 - June 7, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 The Spinners Mighty Love - June 8, 1974 - June 21, 1974 2 weeks (total 5) 5 The O'Jays Ship Ahoy - June 22, 1974 - July 5, 1974 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Was Was live - July 6, 1974 - July 12, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 Quincy Jones Body heat - July 13, 1974 - July 19, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 Gladys Knight & the Pips Claudine - July 20, 1974 - August 30, 1974 6 weeks (6 in total) 6th Ohio Players Skin tight - August 31, 1974 - September 6, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Live! - September 7, 1974 - October 4, 1974 4 weeks (4 in total) 4th Richard Pryor That nigger's crazy - October 5, 1974 - November 8, 1974 5 weeks (total 5) 5 Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First Finale - November 9, 1974 - November 15, 1974 1 week (total 2) 2 Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Live! - November 16, 1974 - November 22, 1974 1 week (total 1) 1 The Isley Brothers Live It Up - November 23, 1974 - December 6, 1974 2 weeks (total 2) 2 Barry White Can't get enough - December 7, 1974 - December 27, 1974 3 weeks (total 5) 5 Stevie Wonder Fulfillingness' First Finale -
← 1973				→ 1975 →

Web links

• Billboard R&B Albums
• Billboard Google Books 1970–1974

literature

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discogs (Gladys Knight & the Pips - Imagination)
2. ↑ Discogs (Barry White - Stone Gon ')
3. ↑ Discogs (The O'Jays - Ship Ahoy)
4. ↑ Discogs (Al Green - Livin 'for You)
5. ↑ Discogs (MFSB - Love Is the Message)
6. ↑ Discogs (Eddie Kendricks - Boogie Down)
7. ↑ Discogs (James Brown - The Payback)
8. ↑ Discogs (Aretha Franklin - Let Me in Your Life)
9. ↑ Discogs (Earth, Wind and Fire - Open Our Eyes)
10. ↑ Discogs (The Spinners - Mighty Love)
11. ↑ Discogs (War - War Live)
12. ↑ Discogs (Quincy Jones - Body Heat)
13. ↑ Discogs (Gladys Knight & the Pips - Claudine)
14. ↑ Discogs (Ohio Players - Skin Tight)
15. ↑ Discogs (Marvin Gaye - Marvin Gaye Live!)
16. ↑ Discogs (Richard Pryor - That Nigger's Crazy)
17. ↑ Discogs (Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale)
18. ↑ Discogs (The Isley Brothers - Live It Up)
19. ↑ Discogs (Barry White - Can't Get Enough)