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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12 January 1974
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no issue due to strike action
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1401
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19 January 1974
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Bryan Ferry
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Sladest by Slade
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"You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me" by The New Seekers
|
1402
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26 January 1974
|
Rick Wakeman
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And I Love You So by Perry Como
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"Tiger Feet" by Mud
|
1403
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2 February 1974
|
Brian Eno
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by The Carpenters
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"Tiger Feet" by Mud
|
1404
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9 February 1974
|
Mott the Hoople
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The Singles 1969-1973 by The Carpenters
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"Tiger Feet" by Mud
|
1405
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16 February 1974
|
Art Garfunkel
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The Singles 1969-1973 by The Carpenters
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"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
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"Devil Gate Drive' by Suzi Quatro
|
1408
|
9 March 1974
|
Lou Reed
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by The Carpenters
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"Jealous Mind" by Alvin Stardust
|
1409
|
16 March 1974
|
Gene Simmons
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by The Carpenters
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"Jealous Mind" by Alvin Stardust
|
1410
|
23 March 1974
|
Gary Glitter
|
The Singles 1969-1973 by The Carpenters
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"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
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