Top 100 Music Albums of 1974
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- Chart updated: 02/20/2026 15:45
- (Created: 11/04/2013 21:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
660
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
802
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
10,023
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[First added to this chart: 11/04/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,093
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[First added to this chart: 03/25/2014]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,164
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,429
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[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
[First added to this chart: 11/08/2013]
Year of Release:
1974
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1,477
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2015]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 2 | 2% | |
| Eno | 2 | 2% | |
| Barclay James Harvest | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| Wolf Biermann | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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15 | 15% | |
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8 | 8% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 74th to 75thOld New Borrowed And Blue by Slade |
| Down 1 from 75th to 76thIo Sono Murple by Murple |
| Down 1 from 76th to 77th200 Years After The Last War by Omega (HU) |
| New entries |
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| Spyglass Guest by Greenslade |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 02/14/2022 10:48 |  IlMala | 178 | 95/100 | |
| 11/13/2019 07:31 | Johnnyo | 2,575 | 80/100 | |
| 11/06/2015 15:46 |  neilgee | 10 | 94/100 |
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From neilgee 11/06/2015 15:44 | #152589
neilgee 11/06/2015 15:44 | #152589
I'm not surprised to see Showaddywaddy in there, there were some good pop albums in those days, for example I like the first Rubettes album, the only trouble is that this Showaddywaddy compilation is not from 1974, tracks like 'When' were recorded about 3 years later.
The Slade album is perhaps the only other beside the 71 live album I would include in my own charts, when I get around to doing a 74 chart, soon hopefully.
Thank you for your input sssvnnn :)
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| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
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