List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.)
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These are the Billboard magazine R&B albums
that reached number one in 1974.
See also: 1974 in music
, List of number-one R&B singles of 1974 (U.S.)
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...
that reached number one in 1974.
See also: 1974 in music
1974 in music
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, List of number-one R&B singles of 1974 (U.S.)
| Issue Date | Album | Artist |
| January 5 | Imagination Imagination (Gladys Knight & the Pips album) -Charts:AlbumSingles-See also:*List of number-one R&B albums of 1973 *List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 -External links:* at Discogs... |
Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
| January 12 | Imagination | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| January 19 | Imagination | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| January 26 | Imagination | Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| February 2 | Stone Gon' Stone Gon' Stone Gon' is a soul album by Barry White, released in 1973. Stone Gon' remains one of White's most enduring albums, and topped the charts upon its first release as well.-Reception:... |
Barry White Barry White Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring... |
| February 9 | Stone Gon | Barry White |
| February 16 | Ship Ahoy Ship Ahoy (album) Ship Ahoy is a rhythm and blues album by Philadelphia soul group The O'Jays, released on November 10, 1973 on Philadelphia International Records... |
The O'Jays The O'Jays The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in 1963 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert , Walter Williams , William Powell , Bobby Massey and Bill Isles. The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005... |
| February 23 | Livin' for You Livin' for You Livin' for You is the seventh album from soul musician Al Green. Released in 1973 it includes the hit title track and "Let's Get Married." The album cracked the Top 25 in the Billboard Pop Albums chart and was the fourth album from the artist to peak at #1 on the Soul Albums chart.-Track... |
Al Green Al Green Albert Greene , better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together"... |
| March 2 | Ship Ahoy | The O'Jays |
| March 9 | Ship Ahoy | The O'Jays |
| March 16 | Love Is the Message | MFSB MFSB MFSB was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. They worked closely with the production team of Gamble and Huff and producer/arranger Thom Bell, and backed up such groups as Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the O’Jays, the Stylistics, the... |
| March 23 | Love Is the Message | MFSB |
| March 30 | Love Is the Message | MFSB |
| April 6 | Love Is the Message | MFSB |
| April 13 | Love Is the Message | MFSB |
| April 20 | Love Is the Message | MFSB |
| April 27 | Boogie Down | Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things... |
| May 4 | The Payback The Payback The Payback is a 1973 double album by James Brown. It was originally scheduled to become the soundtrack for the blaxploitation film Hell Up in Harlem, but was rejected by director Larry Cohen for "not being funky enough." It went to #1 on the Soul Albums chart for two weeks and cracked the Pop... |
James Brown James Brown James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr... |
| May 11 | The Payback | James Brown |
| May 18 | Let Me in Your Life Let Me in Your Life Let Me in Your Life is a successful album by Aretha Franklin. It hit #1 on Billboards R&B albums chart and #14 on Billboards main album chart. It sold well, missing the Gold standard by a small margin. Featuring three hit singles, it is regarded as one of Franklin's best Atlantic recordings... |
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All... |
| May 25 | Open Our Eyes Open Our Eyes Open Our Eyes is the fifth studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1974 on Columbia Records. The album went to number one on the R&B Charts and number 15 on the Pop Charts. Open Our Eyes contained the Billboard charting singles, "Mighty Mighty" , "Devotion" , "Kalimba Story"... |
Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of... |
| June 1 | Mighty Love Mighty Love -Personnel:*Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith, Philippé Wynne, Henry Fambrough, Pervis Jackson – vocals*Linda Creed, Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocals*MFSB – instrumentation-Charts:AlbumSingles... |
The Spinners |
| June 8 | Ship Ahoy | The O'Jays |
| June 15 | Ship Ahoy | The O'Jays |
| June 22 | War Live War Live (album) War Live is the first live album by funk group War, recorded during a four-night engagement at Chicago's High Chapparral club and released on United Artists Records in 1974... |
War War (band) War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae... |
| June 29 | War Live | War |
| July 6 | Body Heat Body Heat (Quincy Jones album) Body Heat is a 1974 Jazz-funk album by Quincy Jones.- Track listing :# "Body Heat" – 3:58# "Soul Saga " – 4:58# "Everything Must Change" – 6:01... |
Quincy Jones Quincy Jones Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend... |
| July 13 | Claudine | Soundtrack / Gladys Knight & the Pips |
| July 20 | Skin Tight Skin Tight Skin Tight is the sixth album by The Ohio Players and their debut for the Mercury label. The album signified a turning point in the group's career towards more jazzy and disco orientations.... |
The Ohio Players |
| July 27 | Skin Tight | The Ohio Players |
| August 3 | Skin Tight | The Ohio Players |
| August 10 | Skin Tight | The Ohio Players |
| August 17 | Skin Tight | The Ohio Players |
| August 24 | Skin Tight | The Ohio Players |
| August 31 | Marvin Gaye Live! Marvin Gaye Live! Marvin Gaye Live! is the second live album issued by soul musician Marvin Gaye, released on June 19, 1974 by Tamla Records.-Returning to live performances:... |
Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... |
| September 7 | That Nigger's Crazy That Nigger's Crazy That Nigger's Crazy is the third official album release by Richard Pryor. It was recorded live at Don Cornelius' Soul Train nightclub in early 1974. This album won the Grammy for Best Comedy Album for 1974.... |
Richard Pryor Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets... |
| September 14 | That Nigger's Crazy | Richard Pryor |
| September 21 | That Nigger's Crazy | Richard Pryor |
| September 28 | That Nigger's Crazy | Richard Pryor |
| October 5 | Fulfillingness' First Finale Fulfillingness' First Finale -Side One:#"Smile Please" – 3:28#*Stevie Wonder – lead vocal, background vocal, Fender Rhodes, drums#*Michael Sembello – electric guitar#*Reggie McBride – electric bass#*Bobbye Hall – congas, bongos#*Jim Gilstrap – background vocals... |
Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist... |
| October 12 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| October 19 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| October 26 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| November 2 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| November 9 | Marvin Gaye Live! | Marvin Gaye |
| November 16 | Live It Up | The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper... |
| November 23 | Can't Get Enough Can't Get Enough (Barry White album) Can't Get Enough is soul singer Barry White's third album. Released in 1974, it is one of White's most successful albums, featuring "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe", which was a #1 hit in the US. The song "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" reached #2 on both US and Dance charts... |
Barry White |
| November 30 | Can't Get Enough Can't Get Enough (Barry White album) Can't Get Enough is soul singer Barry White's third album. Released in 1974, it is one of White's most successful albums, featuring "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe", which was a #1 hit in the US. The song "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" reached #2 on both US and Dance charts... |
Barry White |
| December 7 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| December 14 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| December 21 | Fulfillingness' First Finale | Stevie Wonder |
| December 28 | I Feel a Song I Feel a Song -Charts:AlbumSingles-Later Samples:*"The Way We Were"**"Can It Be All So Simple" by Wu-Tang Clan from the album Enter the Wu-Tang *"Love Finds Its Own Way"**"Susan's House" by Eels from the album Beautiful Freak... |
Gladys Knight & the Pips |