NME Best Albums Of All Time 1974
by WayneMC

This was the first 'Best Albums Of All Time List'.
Notes: Sgt Pepper and Blonde On Blonde tied for 1st place, Revolver and Highway 61 tied for 4th place.
The 100th placed album was voted for by NME readers and I'm pretty sure that the Rolling Stones' 'Goat's Head Soup' was the winner, although it's possible that it was Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells'. If anyone knows for sure please let me know.
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
42,849
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Top rated album (90/100 - 4607 votes)  90 (4,607 votes)
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Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
24,809
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2410 votes)  88 (2,410 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
38,421
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Top rated album (88/100 - 3294 votes)  88 (3,294 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1966
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Rank Score:
49,083
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Top rated album (91/100 - 4601 votes)  91 (4,601 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1965
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Rank Score:
26,832
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Top rated album (88/100 - 2822 votes)  88 (2,822 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
17,377
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1994 votes)  86 (1,994 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1967
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Rank Score:
21,399
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Top rated album (87/100 - 2505 votes)  87 (2,505 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1969
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Rank Score:
56,787
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Top rated album (92/100 - 4642 votes)  92 (4,642 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1971
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Rank Score:
16,778
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1934 votes)  86 (1,934 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2016]
Year of Release:
1968
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Rank Score:
5,674
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NME Best Albums Of All Time 1974 composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 0 0%
1950s 1 1%
1960s 59 59%
1970s 40 40%
1980s 0 0%
1990s 0 0%
2000s 0 0%
2010s 0 0%
2020s 0 0%
Country Albums %


United States 47 47%
United Kingdom 43 43%
Canada 6 6%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Compilation? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

NME Best Albums Of All Time 1974 chart changes

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From 07/24/2023 19:16 | #298324
It's surprisingly good considering they only had up to 1974 to choose from.
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