In 1974, Billboard published a Jazz Album list sporadically with forty albums ranked. Here’s a chart of the #1 jazz albums of 1974:
| Week Ending | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Spectrum | Billy Cobham |
| February 9 | Head Hunters | Herbie Hancock |
| March 9 | ||
| April 13 | ||
| May 11 | ||
| June 8 | ||
| June 29 | ||
| July 13 | ||
| July 17 | ||
| August 10 | Body Heat | Quincy Jones |
| August 24 | ||
| September 14 | ||
| September 28 | ||
| October 12 | ||
| October 26 | ||
| November 9 | ||
| November 23 | Thrust | Herbie Hancock |
| December 14 | ||
| December 28 | Pieces of Dreams | Stanley Turrentine |
#1 Jazz Albums:
1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986