Best Albums of 1974

Listed below are the best albums of 1974 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1974 were King Crimson, Neil Young, Genesis, Supertramp, Queen, Brian Eno, Eno, Robert Wyatt, Joni Mitchell and David Bowie.
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1974
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2
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Rank in 1970s:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
2
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
Rank Score:
2
Rank in 1974:
Rank in 1970s:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100

Best Albums of 1974 composition

Country Albums %


United States 398 40%
United Kingdom 218 22%
Germany 58 6%
Mixed Nationality 41 4%
Brazil 39 4%
Canada 25 3%
France 23 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 952 95%
Yes 48 5%
Live? Albums %
No 957 96%
Yes 43 4%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
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