This is a list of books that topped The New York Times best-seller list in 1974.
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books.[1]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Burr | Gore Vidal |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | ||
| February 17 | ||
| February 24 | ||
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | ||
| May 5 | Watership Down | Richard Adams |
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | ||
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | ||
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | John le Carré |
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | Centennial | James Michener |
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | ||
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling nonfiction books.[2]
| Date | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|
| January 6 | Alistair Cooke's America | Alistair Cooke |
| January 13 | ||
| January 20 | ||
| January 27 | ||
| February 3 | ||
| February 10 | The Joy of Sex | Alex Comfort |
| February 17 | How to Be Your Own Best Friend | Mildred Newman, Bernard Berkowitz with Jean Owen |
| February 24 | Plain Speaking | Merle Miller |
| March 3 | ||
| March 10 | ||
| March 17 | ||
| March 24 | ||
| March 31 | ||
| April 7 | ||
| April 14 | ||
| April 21 | ||
| April 28 | You Can Profit From A Monetary Crisis | Harry Browne |
| May 5 | Plain Speaking | Merle Miller |
| May 12 | ||
| May 19 | Times to Remember | Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| May 26 | ||
| June 2 | ||
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 | ||
| June 23 | ||
| June 30 | All the President's Men | Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward |
| July 7 | ||
| July 14 | ||
| July 21 | ||
| July 28 | ||
| August 4 | ||
| August 11 | ||
| August 18 | ||
| August 25 | ||
| September 1 | ||
| September 8 | ||
| September 15 | ||
| September 22 | ||
| September 29 | ||
| October 6 | ||
| October 13 | ||
| October 20 | ||
| October 27 | ||
| November 3 | ||
| November 10 | ||
| November 17 | All Things Bright and Beautiful | James Herriot |
| November 24 | ||
| December 1 | ||
| December 8 | ||
| December 15 | ||
| December 22 | ||
| December 29 |