| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1974 |
| TOP 100 COUNTRY ALBUMS (As published in the December 28, 1974, issue) |
| POS | TITLE – Artist (Label) |
| 1 | BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – Charlie Rich (Epic) |
| 2 | THERE WON’T BE ANYMORE – Charlie Rich (RCA Victor) |
| 3 | VERY SPECIAL LOVE SONGS – Charlie Rich (Epic) |
| 4 | LET ME BE THERE – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 5 | PURE LOVE – Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor) |
| 6 | AMAZING LOVE – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 7 | COUNTRY PARTNERS – Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 8 | ALL I EVER MEANT TO DO WAS SING – Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury) |
| 9 | SAWMILL – Mel Tillis & The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 10 | PORTER & DOLLY – Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 11 | YOU’VE NEVER BEEN THIS FAR BEFORE / BABY’S GONE – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 12 | BACK HOME AGAIN – John Denver (RCA Victor) |
| 13 | RUB IT IN – Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC) |
| 14 | FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE LAST HARD TOWN – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) |
| 15 | LULLABYS, LEGENDS AND LIES – Bobby Bare (RCA Victor) |
| 16 | HANG IN THERE GIRL – Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (Capitol) |
| 17 | HONKY TONK ANGEL – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 18 | STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES – Mac Davis (Columbia) |
| 19 | PAPER ROSES – Marie Osmond (MGM) |
| 20 | GREATEST HITS VOL. II – Loretta Lynn (MCA) |
| 21 | I’M NOT THROUGH LOVING YOU YET – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 22 | THE BEST OF CHARLIE RICH (Epic) |
| 23 | IF YOU LOVE ME, LET ME KNOW – Olivia Newton-John (MCA) |
| 24 | ROY CLARK’S FAMILY ALBUM (Dot) |
| 25 | MY THIRD ALBUM – Johnny Rodriguez (Mercury) |
| 26 | ANOTHER LONELY SONG – Tammy Wynette (Epic) |
| 27 | ROOM FULL OF ROSES – Mickey Gilley (Playboy) |
| 28 | COME LIVE WITH ME – Roy Clark (Dot) |
| 29 | THIS TIME – Waylon Jennings (RCA Victor) |
| 30 | GOOD TIMES – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 31 | PRIMROSE LANE / DON’T GIVE UP ON ME – Jerry Wallace (MCA) |
| 32 | THE ENTERTAINER – Roy Clark (Dot) |
| 33 | LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION – Loretta Lynn (MCA) |
| 34 | THE GRAND TOUR – George Jones (Epic) |
| 35 | FULL MOON – Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge (A&M) |
| 36 | IN MY LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD – Marie Osmond (MGM/Kolob) |
| 37 | IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH DECEMBER – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 38 | WHERE MY HEART IS – Ronnie Milsap (RCA Victor) |
| 39 | ELVIS – A LEGENDARY PERFORMER, VOLUME 1 – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 40 | HELLO LOVE – Hank Snow (RCA Victor) |
| 41 | SOMETIMES A MEMORY AIN’T ENOUGH – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 42 | RECORDED LIVE ON STAGE IN MEMPHIS – Elvis Presley (RCA Victor) |
| 43 | ALL ABOUT A FEELING – Donna Fargo (Dot) |
| 44 | I REMEMBER HANK WILLIAMS – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 45 | BUBBLING OVER – Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 46 | THE FASTEST HARP IN THE SOUTH – Charlie McCoy (Monument) |
| 47 | THE LAST LOVE SONG – Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM) |
| 48 | WE’RE GONNA HOLD ON – George & Tammy (Epic) |
| 49 | DON’T CRY NOW – Linda Ronstadt (Asylum) |
| 50 | JOLENE – Dolly Parton (RCA Victor) |
| 51 | FULLY REALIZED – Charlie Rich (Mercury) |
| 52 | WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME (In A Field Of Stone) – Tanya Tucker (Columbia) |
| 53 | SOUTHERN ROOTS – Jerry Lee Lewis (Mercury) |
| 54 | NO CHARGE – Melba Montgomery (Elektra) |
| 55 | ONE DAY AT A TIME – Marilyn Sellars (Mega) |
| 56 | JIM STAFFORD (MGM) |
| 57 | THE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR – Roy Clark (Capitol) |
| 58 | IF YOU CAN’T FEEL IT (It Ain’t There) – Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats (Capitol) |
| 59 | COUNTRY HAM – Jerry Clower (MCA) |
| 60 | REDNECKS, WHITE SOX AND BLUE RIBBON BEER – Johnny Russell (RCA Victor) |
| 61 | SPOOKY LADY’S SIDESHOW – Kris Kristofferson (Monument) |
| 62 | AN AMERICAN LEGEND – Tex Ritter (Capitol) |
| 63 | NEW SUNRISE – Brenda Lee (MCA) |
| 64 | JESUS WAS A CAPRICORN – Kris Kristofferson (Monument) |
| 65 | VOLUME TWO – Don Williams (JMI) |
| 66 | COUNTRY SUNSHINE – Dottie West (RCA Victor) |
| 67 | SATIN SHEETS – Jeanne Pruett (MCA) |
| 68 | MR. COUNTRY ROCK – Billy “Crash” Craddock (ABC) |
| 69 | THE UPTOWN POKER CLUB – Jerry Reed (RCA Victor) |
| 70 | SONG AND DANCE MAN – Johnny Paycheck (Epic) |
| 71 | GOOD ’N COUNTRY – Marty Robbins (MCA) |
| 72 | I’M STILL LOVING YOU – Joe Stampley (Dot) |
| 73 | SUMMER (The First Time) – Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists) |
| 74 | SLIPPIN’ AWAY – Jean Shepard (United Artists) |
| 75 | BOOGITY BOOGITY – Ray Stevens (Barnaby) |
| 76 | SWEET COUNTRY – Charley Pride (RCA Victor) |
| 77 | COUNTRY BUMPKIN – Cal Smith (MCA) |
| 78 | HANK WILSON’S BACK VOL. I (Shelter) |
| 79 | GEORGE JONES SINGS HIS SONGS (Epic) |
| 80 | HOUSTON (I’m Comin’ To See You) – Glen Campbell (Capitol) |
| 81 | IT’S A MAN’S WORLD – Diana Trask (Dot) |
| 82 | BEAN BLOSSOM – Bill Monroe (MCA) |
| 83 | BEST OF JIM ED BROWN (RCA Victor) |
| 84 | SNAP YOUR FINGERS – Don Gibson (Hickory/MGM) |
| 85 | I LOVE DIXIE BLUES – Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Capitol) |
| 86 | SMILE FOR ME – Lynn Anderson (Columbia) |
| 87 | STOMP THEM GRAPES – Mel Tillis & The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 88 | CLINGING TO A SAVING HAND / STEAL AWAY – Conway Twitty (MCA) |
| 89 | KID STUFF – Barbara Fairchild (Columbia) |
| 90 | JUST ANOTHER COWBOY SONG – Doyle Holly (Barnaby) |
| 91 | THE BRENDA LEE STORY – HER GREATEST HITS (MCA) |
| 92 | LOVE SONG – Anne Murray (Capitol) |
| 93 | THIS IS HENSON CARGILL COUNTRY (Atlantic) |
| 94 | FOR THE LAST TIME – Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (United Artists) |
| 95 | PHASES AND STAGES – Willie Nelson (Atlantic) |
| 96 | WHISPERING – Bill Anderson (MCA) |
| 97 | THE EARL SCRUGGS REVIEW (Columbia) |
| 98 | LET’S GO ALL THE WAY TONIGHT – Mel Tillis & Sherry Bryce With The Statesiders (MGM) |
| 99 | DOUBLE EXPOSURE – Johnny Carver (ABC) |
| 100 | IN CONCERT – Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor) |