Top 100 Music Albums of 1974
by AAL2014

1974 has slowly unveiled itself to be such an interesting year. Sandwiched between some of my longtime favorite years like 1970-73 as well as 1975, it took a while for me to really notice what ‘74 had to offer.

With the absence of releases from Zeppelin, Sabbath, the Who, and Pink Floyd as well as some lesser returned to releases by Bowie and Stevie, it took me finding albums like Court & Spark, On The Beach, Rock Bottom, and I Want To See The Bright Lights to fill in the cracks on what an amazing collection of music this year boasts.

Very solid top 25 this year.
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*Top 100* [First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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10,197
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1103 votes)  86 (1,103 votes)
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*Top 100* [First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,508
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*Top 100* [First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,422
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[First added to this chart: 05/05/2025]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
651
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*Top 100* [First added to this chart: 11/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
7,420
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2024]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
15
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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2023]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
283
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[First added to this chart: 04/07/2020]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
4,048
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[First added to this chart: 04/14/2025]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
223
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2021]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3,226
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 composition

Artist Albums %


Graham Central Station 2 2%
Curtis Mayfield 2 2%
Deep Purple 2 2%
King Crimson 2 2%
Kiss 2 2%
Eno 2 2%
Miles Davis 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 45 45%
United Kingdom 30 30%
Canada 6 6%
Germany 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
France 2 2%
Jamaica 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 chart changes

Biggest fallers
Faller Down 1 from 36th to 37th
Total Eclipse
by Billy Cobham
Faller Down 1 from 37th to 38th
Where Have I Known You Before
by Chick Corea & Return to Forever
Faller Down 1 from 38th to 39th
Osiris
by Zao (FR)

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