Best Albums of 1974
Listed below are the best albums of 1974 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 7 hours ago).
"461 Ocean Boulevard, has got to be the best Eric Clapton solo LP. It's a lovely laid back album, obviously heavily influenced by J.J. Cale, it features blues, reggae, and rock sounds amongst others. The traditional opener, motherless children, is probably the most rock based track, and that's fol..." [+] Reply
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"The first two songs are the best by far here. 'Fear is a Man's Best Friend' is like a ship going down in the sea of misery and everyone just likes to sing along. Most artists thesedays who would have wrote a song with that title would have made it a plodding acoustic guitar whimper piece. Here it..." [+] Reply
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"If you were a college student in 1974, and were at a Friday night party where everyone was smoking pot, the two albums playing on the stereo were "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Bridge of Sighs"." Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Great sound, and consistent too - no mediocre tracks here. One of those albums you don't want to end. Best track would have to be Proclamation: good keyboard riff on the intro, which gets better when the drums come in and shine best with the alternate rhythm after the middle part." Reply
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Defago | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An underrated album. New skin for the old ceremony, isn't quite in the same class as his first three albums but it's still a very good record. It features some fantastic songs such as opener, is this what you wanted, the excellent, Chelsea hotel, and, lover, lover, lover, and that's just the firs..." [+] Reply
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"Possibly the most venomous satire of Newman's career atop breezy country, orchestral and jazz arrangements. As always Newman spares no one side a fraction of his wit." Reply
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"One of their top 3 albums. Witty, original, quirky, smart. A lot of fun." Reply
"If Ashes Are Burning is a big warm blanket, Turn of the Cards is an icicle through the heart. Much colder and more darker in tone than its predecessor, but still delivers all the Renaissance classics through Annie Haslam's beautiful voice, John Tout's atmosphere-setting keyboards, and the string ..." [+] Reply
"30 November 2013 This is a pretty good album. There are some real highlights here, such as "Going, Going Gone", "Hazel", "Forever Young" (the first version :() and, of course, "Dirge". The main problem I have with this is it doesn't commit. For every good song there is, in my eyes, a somewhat lam..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Elis's delicate voice goes perfectly with the heartbreaking lyrics and the complex but simple sound of bossa nova. This album is wonderful and timeless." Reply
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patriciatoledo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 1974 composition
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| Various Artists | 9 | 1% | |
| Elvis Presley | 4 | 0% | |
| Ohio Players | 3 | 0% | |
| Miles Davis | 3 | 0% | |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips | 3 | 0% | |
| Johnny Cash | 3 | 0% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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394 | 39% | |
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217 | 22% | |
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57 | 6% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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26 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 2010 | |
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| 1. Kanye West | |
| 2. Arcade Fire | |
| 3. The National | |
| 4. Beach House | |
| 5. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 6. Gorillaz | |
| 7. Deerhunter | |
| 8. Sufjan Stevens | |
| 9. Joanna Newsom | |
| 10. The Black Keys |
