Best Albums of 1974

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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, Robert Wyatt, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie and Jorge Ben.

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Ball Pompös

Udo Lindenberg

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1974

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14 charts

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Dialogue Of The Drums

Andrew Cyrille & Milford Graves

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1974

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1 chart

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Anymore For Anymore

Ronnie Lane

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1974

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10 charts

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Natural Boogie

Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers

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1974

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12 charts

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I'm Gonna Take You Home

Ya Ho Wha 13

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1974

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10 charts

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The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy

David Allan Coe

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1974

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6 charts

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Introspezione

Opus Avantra

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1974

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7 charts

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Jim Stafford

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1974

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4 charts

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Heroes Are Hard To Find

Fleetwood Mac

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1974

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23 charts

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Dark Lady

Cher

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1974

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6 charts

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Best Albums of 1974 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Elvis Presley	4	0%
Miles Davis	3	0%
Ohio Players	3	0%
Electric Light Orchestra	3	0%
Charles Gerhardt / National Philharmonic Orchestra	3	0%
Gladys Knight & The Pips	3	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	398	40%
	218	22%
	58	6%
	41	4%
	39	4%
	24	2%
	24	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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