NUMBER ONE Albums in Australia 1970 - 1974
according to GO-SET magazine charts
in chronological order
Dates
Total Weeks at
Number One
Album
Artist
23.5.1970
-
30.5.1970
2 weeks
HEY JUDE
The Beatles
6.6.1970
(5 weeks)
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
Simon and Garfunkel
13.6.1970
(6 weeks)
DÉJÀ VU
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
20.6.1970
-
4.7.1970
3 weeks
LET IT BE
The Beatles
11.7.1970
-
25.7.1970
(6 weeks)
DÉJÀ VU
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
1.8.1970
1 week
McCARTNEY
Paul McCartney
8.8.1970
(5 weeks)
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
Simon and Garfunkel
15.8.1970
(6 weeks)
DÉJÀ VU
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
22.8.1970
-
29.8.1970
(5 weeks)
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
Simon and Garfunkel
5.9.1970
-
12.9.1970
(6 weeks)
DÉJÀ VU
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
19.9.1970
(15 weeks)
COSMO'S FACTORY
Creedence Clearwater Revival
26.9.1970
(5 weeks)
BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
Simon and Garfunkel
3.10.1970
-
5.12.1970
(15 weeks)
COSMO'S FACTORY
Creedence Clearwater Revival
12.12.1970
(2 weeks)
CANDLES IN THE RAIN
Melanie
19.12.1970
-
26.12.1970
(15 weeks)
COSMO'S FACTORY
Creedence Clearwater Revival
2.1.1971
(2 weeks)
CANDLES IN THE RAIN
Melanie
9.1.1971
-
16.1.1971
(15 weeks)
COSMO'S FACTORY
Creedence Clearwater Revival
23.1.1971
-
13.2.1971
4 weeks
LED ZEPPELIN III
Led Zeppelin
20.2.1971
1 week
ABRAXAS
Santana
27.2.1971
1 week
MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN
Joe Cocker
6.3.1971
-
20.3.1971
3 weeks
PENDULUM
Creedence Clearwater Revival
27.3.1971
-
8.5.1971
7 weeks
ALL THINGS MUST PASS
George Harrison
15.5.1971
-
19.6.1971
6 weeks
PEARL
Janis Joplin
26.6.1971
1 week
DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK
Deep Purple
3.7.1971
-
24.7.1971
(10 weeks)
COCKER HAPPY
Joe Cocker
31.7.1971
1 week
STICKY FINGERS
The Rolling Stones
7.8.1971
-
28.8.1971
(10 weeks)
COCKER HAPPY
Joe Cocker
4.9.1971
-
9.10.1971
6 weeks
DADDY WHO? ... DADDY COOL
Daddy Cool
16.10.1971
-
23.10.1971
(10 weeks)
COCKER HAPPY
Joe Cocker
30.10.1971
1 week
TAPESTRY
Carole King
6.11.1971
-
11.12.1971
6 weeks
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
Rod Stewart
18.12.1971
-
29.1.1972
(14 weeks)
TEASER AND THE FIRECAT
Cat Stevens
5.2.1972
-
12.2.1972
2 weeks
IMAGINE
John Lennon
19.2.1972
(14 weeks)
TEASER AND THE FIRECAT
Cat Stevens
26.2.1972
1 week
TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN
Cat Stevens
4.3.1972
-
8.4.1972
(14 weeks)
TEASER AND THE FIRECAT
Cat Stevens
15.4.1972
-
1.7.1972
12 weeks
AMERICAN PIE
Don McLean
8.7.1972
1 week
MACHINE HEAD
Deep Purple
15.7.1972
-
22.7.1972
(9 weeks)
THICK AS A BRICK
Jethro Tull
29.7.1972
1 week
EXILE ON MAIN STREET
The Rolling Stones
5.8.1972
-
16.9.1972
(9 weeks)
THICK AS A BRICK
Jethro Tull
23.9.1972
-
14.10.1972
(5 weeks)
SLADE ALIVE
Slade
21.10.1972
(5 weeks)
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Rod Stewart
28.10.1972
-
9.12.1972
7 weeks
CATCH BULL AT FOUR
Cat Stevens
16.12.1972
(5 weeks)
SLADE ALIVE
Slade
23.12.1972
-
13.1.1973
(5 weeks)
NEVER A DULL MOMENT
Rod Stewart
20.1.1973
1 week
SCHOOL'S OUT
Alice Cooper
27.1.1973
-
3.2.1973
2 weeks
BLACK SABBATH VOL. 4
Black Sabbath
10.2.1973
(5 weeks)
HOT AUGUST NIGHT
Neil Diamond
17.2.1973
-
10.3.1973
4 weeks
SLAYED?
Slade
17.3.1973
(5 weeks)
HOT AUGUST NIGHT
Neil Diamond
24.3.1973
-
12.5.1973
(9 weeks)
NO SECRETS
Carly Simon
19.5.1973
1 week
DON'T SHOOT ME, I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
Elton John
26.5.1973
(9 weeks)
NO SECRETS
Carly Simon
2.6.1973
(5 weeks)
HOT AUGUST NIGHT
Neil Diamond
9.6.1973
-
30.6.1973
(6 weeks)
HOUSES OF THE HOLY
Led Zeppelin
7.7.1973
-
21.7.1973
(11 weeks)
RED ROSE SPEEDWAY
Paul McCartney & Wings
28.7.1973
(6 weeks)
HOUSES OF THE HOLY
Led Zeppelin
4.8.1973
(11 weeks)
RED ROSE SPEEDWAY
Paul McCartney & Wings
11.8.1973
(6 weeks)
HOUSES OF THE HOLY
Led Zeppelin
18.8.1973
-
8.9.1973
4 weeks
LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
George Harrison
15.9.1973
-
13.10.1973
(11 weeks)
RED ROSE SPEEDWAY
Paul McCartney & Wings
20.10.1973
(3 weeks)
NOW AND THEN
The Carpenters
27.10.1973
-
3.11.1973
(11 weeks)
RED ROSE SPEEDWAY
Paul McCartney & Wings
10.11.1973
-
17.11.1973
(3 weeks)
NOW AND THEN
The Carpenters
24.11.1973
-
26.1.1974
10 weeks
GOAT'S HEAD SOUP
The Rolling Stones
2.2.1974
1 week
RINGO
Ringo Starr
9.2.1974
-
2.3.1974
4 weeks
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL
Neil Diamond
9.3.1974
(5 weeks)
HOT AUGUST NIGHT
Neil Diamond
16.3.1974
(9 weeks)
BAND ON THE RUN
Paul McCartney & Wings
23.3.1974
(5 weeks)
HOT AUGUST NIGHT
Neil Diamond
30.3.1974
-
13.4.1974
3 weeks
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Elton John
20.4.1974
-
8.6.1974
(9 weeks)
BAND ON THE RUN
Paul McCartney & Wings
15.6.1974
-
29.6.1974
3 weeks
TUBULAR BELLS
Mike Oldfield
6.7.1974
-
10.8.1974
6 weeks
THE STING
Soundtrack
17.8.1974
-
24.8.1974
2 weeks
DIAMOND DOGS
David Bowie
charts calculated by Go-Set magazine's chart compiler, Ed Nimmervoll