List of number-one country albums of 1974 (U.S.)
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These are the U.S. number-one country albums of 1974
, per the Billboard
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
1974 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1974.-Events:* March 16 — The Grand Ole Opry moves from the Ryman Auditorium, its home of the past 41 years, to the newly constructed 4,400 Grand Ole Opry House, on the Opryland complex. President Richard Nixon is a guest...
, per the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top Country Albums chart.
Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 5 | Behind Closed Doors Behind Closed Doors (Charlie Rich album) Behind Closed Doors is a 1973 album by Charlie Rich. The album received three Country Music Association awards: Best Male Vocalist, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year, for the title song written by Kenny O'Dell. The album also went gold... |
Charlie Rich Charlie Rich Charles Rich was an American country music singer and musician. A Grammy Award winner, his eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, playing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver... |
| January 12 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| January 19 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| January 26 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| February 2 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| February 9 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| February 16 | Amazing Love | Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis... |
| February 23 | Amazing Love | Charley Pride |
| March 2 | Let Me Be There Let Me Be There (album) Let Me Be There is a 1973 album by Olivia Newton-John. It consisted of her performances of a collection of 11 cover songs, plus Let Me Be There, a new song first recorded by Newton-John herself... |
Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA... |
| March 9 | Let Me Be There | Olivia Newton-John |
| March 16 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| March 23 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| March 30 | Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 is a greatest hits collection from the rock star Elvis Presley issued in 1974 by RCA Records. It features 14 tracks, which includes twelve songs and two interviews with Presley.... |
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... |
| April 6 | Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 | Elvis Presley |
| April 13 | There Won't Be Anymore | Charlie Rich |
| April 20 | There Won't Be Anymore | Charlie Rich |
| April 27 | Very Special Love Songs | Charlie Rich |
| May 4 | Very Special Love Songs | Charlie Rich |
| May 11 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| May 18 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| May 25 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| June 1 | Honky Tonk Angel | Conway Twitty Conway Twitty Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006... |
| June 8 | Very Special Love Songs | Charlie Rich |
| June 15 | Very Special Love Songs | Charlie Rich |
| June 22 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| June 29 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| July 6 | Very Special Love Songs | Charlie Rich |
| July 13 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know If You Love Me, Let Me Know If You Love Me, Let Me Know was a United States and Canada-only album by singer Olivia Newton-John, released in 1974.-History:Half of the tracks on the album are from her European and Australian release, Long Live Love, and the other half are tracks from Olivia with the title song and the much... |
Olivia Newton-John |
| July 20 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| July 27 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| August 3 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| August 10 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| August 17 | Behind Closed Doors | Charlie Rich |
| August 24 | Back Home Again | John Denver John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success... |
| August 31 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| September 7 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| September 14 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| September 21 | Country Partners Country Partners Country Partners is a 1974 vocal duet album by country music artists, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty.This became the duo's fourth studio album, as they were now becoming one of the most popular country duet vocal teams of the 70s. The album's only single, "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" went to #1... |
Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he... |
| September 28 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| October 5 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| October 12 | If You Love Me, Let Me Know | Olivia Newton-John |
| October 19 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| October 26 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| November 2 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| November 9 | Room Full of Roses | Mickey Gilley Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley is an American country music singer and musician. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1980s, bringing him further success on not just the country charts, but the pop charts as... |
| November 16 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| November 23 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| November 30 | Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album is the 30th album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1974.- Track listing :All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted.# "Old Man from the Mountain"# "Things Aren't Funny Anymore"... |
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
| December 7 | Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album | Merle Haggard |
| December 14 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| December 21 | Back Home Again | John Denver |
| December 28 | Back Home Again | John Denver |