Top 97 Music Albums of 1974
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Chart updated: 11/21/2025 19:45
- (Created: 11/12/2017 22:56).
- Chart size: 97 albums.
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Art rock
Essential
This is Classic rock. [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Essential
This is Classic rock. [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
7,412
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Indie Pop/Art rock
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/15/2018]
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
4,048
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70s Rock
Essential
1) providence is a Post-Rock Masterpiece
2)Influenced smashing Pumpkins - Fripp's guitar on Red
3) Some of the most important METAL guitar riffs of all time.
4) Insanely cool sound effects into to One More Red Nightmare
5) incredibly innovative production [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Essential
1) providence is a Post-Rock Masterpiece
2)Influenced smashing Pumpkins - Fripp's guitar on Red
3) Some of the most important METAL guitar riffs of all time.
4) Insanely cool sound effects into to One More Red Nightmare
5) incredibly innovative production [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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10,186
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Prog/Metal
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,536
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Reggae
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/15/2018]
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Southern Rock
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,013
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Country
Essential [First added to this chart: 08/07/2024]
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Folk Rock
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/15/2018]
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/15/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,593
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Hard Rock
Great! [First added to this chart: 11/21/2025]
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Rock/Jazz
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/16/2018]
Essential [First added to this chart: 05/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,425
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Total albums: 97. Page 1 of 10
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Top 97 Music Albums of 1974 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Deep Purple | 2 | 2% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 2% | |
| Kiss | 2 | 2% | |
| Van Morrison | 2 | 2% | |
| Sweet | 2 | 2% | |
| Queen | 2 | 2% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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36 | 37% | |
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33 | 34% | |
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9 | 9% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/21/2019 23:15 |  sssvnnn | 2,865 | 83/100 |
| ! | 05/20/2018 14:12 |  mickilennial | 715 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2018 04:58 |  Mercury | 257 | 95/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2018 03:25 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
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From Mercury 05/16/2018 05:01 | #214890
Mercury 05/16/2018 05:01 | #214890
Already excellent and way way more flushed out than mine. Also it’s clear I have this strange obsession with Singer/songwriters whereas you seem to have a more wide, embracisve view of this year, which is turning out to be amamzing! (So thanks for helping sway me to its hidden glories).
I love that Zeppelin Sabbath Floyd all didn’t release an album this year so as a result there is no album from 74 ranked higher than about 200 in our overall chart (the lowest of any year). Also no classics from Dylan. And punk hadn’t yet taken over. Or Metal for that matter.
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