Top 100 Music Albums of 1974
by 
neilgee 
This feels like by far the most slap-dash of all the 100s I've completed so far, it does at the time of completion anyway, although there's gotta be some editing later. That's because I've rushed it in comparison to 71-73. It's inevitable, I suppose, even to complete 100s for the entire 70s will take an unbelieveable amount of listening to albums time. I'm not surprised that only a few of us complete these individual year 100s, but having said that I did enjoy compiling it.
Looking through this list I can count only 12 of these albums that I had heard in full in 1974; everything else was discovered later.
- Chart updated: 03/25/2026 01:45
- (Created: 11/13/2015 21:54).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Ohio Players | 2 | 2% | |
| Graham Central Station | 2 | 2% | |
| Stevie Wonder | 2 | 2% | |
| Billy Preston | 1 | 1% | |
| Stackridge | 1 | 1% | |
| Rufus & Chaka Khan | 1 | 1% | |
| Sailor (UK) | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 13 from 94th to 81stGot To Find A Way by Curtis Mayfield |
| Up 12 from 92nd to 80thOur House Is Rocking by The Marmalade |
| Up 4 from 91st to 87thDub From The Roots by King Tubby |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 84th to 94thWear It's 'At by The Rubettes |
| Down 3 from 79th to 82ndBuddha And The Chocolate Box by Cat Stevens |
| Down 3 from 80th to 83rdIt's Only Rock 'N' Roll by The Rolling Stones |
| New entries |
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| Anthology by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
| Leavers |
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| Free Spirit by Hudson-Ford |
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