Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 by Norman Bates

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Rock Bottom 

 Robert Wyatt

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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

427 charts

Rank Score:

4,180

Rank in 1974:

5

Rank in 1970s:

104

Overall Rank:

430

Average Rating:

 79 (548 votes)

Comments:

43

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A Tábua De Esmeralda 

 Jorge Ben

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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

2,786

Rank in 1974:

10

Rank in 1970s:

149

Overall Rank:

644

Average Rating:

 83 (236 votes)

Comments:

8

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Zuckerzeit 

 Cluster

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[First added to this chart: 06/28/2012]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

95 charts

Rank Score:

435

Rank in 1974:

57

Rank in 1970s:

601

Overall Rank:

3,382

Average Rating:

 77 (83 votes)

Comments:

6

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Fear 

 John Cale

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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

670

Rank in 1974:

40

Rank in 1970s:

452

Overall Rank:

2,384

Average Rating:

 80 (162 votes)

Comments:

2

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Spécial Recueil Souvenir Du Bembeya Jazz National 

 Bembeya Jazz National

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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2014]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

25

Rank in 1974:

339

Rank in 1970s:

3,468

Overall Rank:

31,363

Average Rating:

 73 (3 votes)

Comments:

0

6.

Red 

 King Crimson

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

838 charts

Rank Score:

10,408

Rank in 1974:

1

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

144

Average Rating:

 86 (1,053 votes)

Comments:

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Alagbon Close 

 Fela Kuti & Africa 70

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[First added to this chart: 06/18/2018]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

25 charts

Rank Score:

236

Rank in 1974:

93

Rank in 1970s:

941

Overall Rank:

5,599

Average Rating:

 79 (27 votes)

Comments:

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8. (7) 1

Elevation 
Live

 Pharoah Sanders

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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

70

Rank in 1974:

203

Rank in 1970s:

2,093

Overall Rank:

15,705

Average Rating:

 76 (16 votes)

Comments:

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9. (8) 1

Meet The Residents 

 The Residents

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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2012]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

900

Rank in 1974:

35

Rank in 1970s:

355

Overall Rank:

1,858

Average Rating:

 78 (150 votes)

Comments:

5

10. (9) 1

Interstellar Space 

 John Coltrane

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[First added to this chart: 05/22/2016]

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

349

Rank in 1974:

67

Rank in 1970s:

704

Overall Rank:

4,091

Average Rating:

 75 (70 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Van Morrison	2	2%
Dick Annegarn	2	2%
Pharoah Sanders	2	2%
Bonga	1	1%
Barry White	1	1%
John Coltrane	1	1%
Gram Parsons	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	47	47%
	15	15%
	9	9%
	6	6%
	5	5%
	4	4%
	3	3%
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 chart changes

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Down 1 from 6th to 7th Alagbon Close by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
Down 1 from 7th to 8th Elevation by Pharoah Sanders
Down 1 from 8th to 9th Meet The Residents by The Residents

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Red by King Crimson

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Groover's Paradise by Doug Sahm

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100/100	02/08/2022 16:45	DJENNY	4,408	100/100
100/100	04/16/2021 21:41	brun027	247	97/100
100/100	03/16/2021 16:34	desh79	1,281	93/100
100/100	03/22/2020 04:20	kcabnrut	42	100/100
100/100	07/07/2019 09:18	bertrandu	110	88/100

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From cestuneblague 07/26/2021 19:54

Polnareff... c'est trop parfait

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From Listmeister 10/14/2013 13:33

Rock Bottom is moving to the top of my list of albums to listen to from the 70's. Thanks for restoring my faith in 1974.

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