Top 56 Music Albums of 1974
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- Chart updated: 02/23/2026 19:15
- (Created: 01/26/2018 15:14).
- Chart size: 56 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6,347
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[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
9,873
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2,848
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
690
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,707
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
3,354
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[First added to this chart: 11/17/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
418
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[First added to this chart: 07/24/2019]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2,425
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[First added to this chart: 02/12/2018]
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,477
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2026]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
1,934
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Top 56 Music Albums of 1974 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Peter Hammill | 2 | 4% | |
| Deep Purple | 2 | 4% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 4% | |
| Eno | 2 | 4% | |
| Miles Davis | 2 | 4% | |
| Queen | 2 | 4% | |
| Lou Reed | 2 | 4% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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27 | 48% | |
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18 | 32% | |
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5 | 9% | |
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2 | 4% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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1 | 2% | |
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Top 56 Music Albums of 1974 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 12th to 11thCrime Of The Century by Supertramp |
| Up 1 from 11th to 10thPretzel Logic by Steely Dan |
| Up 1 from 10th to 9thApostrophe (') by Frank Zappa |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 11 from 1st to 12thJolene by Dolly Parton |
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| 03/10/2020 01:17 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 08/01/2019 06:39 | Johnnyo | 2,584 | 80/100 |
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