Top 40 Music Albums of 1974
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Two strong camps in 1974: Country and Funky Soul.
A bit of a down year for AOR, but does have my favorite Neil Young release.
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- (Created: 06/16/2017 00:34).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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1974
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Rank Score:
7,026
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
372
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Year of Release:
1974
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1,507
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1974
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733
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,125
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Year of Release:
1974
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974
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
583
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3,146
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Year of Release:
1974
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1,878
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1974 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Brian Eno | 2 | 5% | |
| Queen | 2 | 5% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 5% | |
| Joe Cocker | 1 | 3% | |
| William DeVaughn | 1 | 3% | |
| Willie Nelson | 1 | 3% | |
| The Meters | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Music Albums of 1974 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 23 from 31st to 8th |
Up 18 from 28th to 10th |
Up 12 from 19th to 7th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 20 from 4th to 24th |
Down 13 from 10th to 23rd |
Down 11 from 5th to 16th |
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