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, Robert Wyatt, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie and Jorge Ben.
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1974
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621.
War Live 
Live
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Truck Turner 
Soundtrack
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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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6
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
6
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Buy album United States
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1974
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5
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 63 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%
France 24 2%
Canada 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%
Best Albums of 1964
1. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
4. Beatles For Sale by The Beatles
5. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
6. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
7. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes
8. Ain't That Good News by Sam Cooke
9. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
10. Kinks by The Kinks
11. The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
12. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
13. Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
14. Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
15. The Animals by The Animals
16. Song For My Father (Cantiga Para Meu Pai) by Horace Silver Quintet
17. "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
18. Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles
19. Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
20. The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
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