Best Albums of 1974

Listed below are the best albums of 1974 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1974 year summaryThe best artists of 1974 were King Crimson, Neil Young, Genesis, Supertramp, Queen, Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie and Jorge Ben.
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1974
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1974
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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3
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3
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Rank in 1970s:
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 80 of 100

Best Albums of 1974 composition

Country Albums %


United States 404 40%
United Kingdom 209 21%
Germany 55 5%
Mixed Nationality 42 4%
Brazil 42 4%
France 25 2%
Australia 25 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 955 95%
Yes 47 5%
Live? Albums %
No 959 96%
Yes 43 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 11 1%
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