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: 2 hours ago).
"A quirky soul record. It's full of great little tracks which at first seem underwhelming but repeated listens brings out it's brilliance. Cool sounds." Reply
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1974
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"If you like hard funk this record is for you. She growls, screeches and let's it all hang out here. This album though is not as good as her earlier material and the songwriting is a bit uneven. If she would have hooked up with a better band she might have produced more material and still be aroun..." [+] Reply
"Alan Lancaster shines on this one singing 4 of the 8 tunes, the first two tracks being worthy of mention. Not to be outdone Francis Rossi sings 2 very good songs and Rick Parfitt proves that Status Quo isn't all about 3 chord boogie. Not the classic hits of Hello but a better record overall." Reply
"Stormbringer is way better than you might expect. Rhythmically there is lots of funk and fewer complex rock elements, but there are many good songs. The instrumentation is solid and Coverdale is more confident. Hughes is a fine player and gives the band a fine base to rock on. This is the FINAL M..." [+] Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"One of the most underrated albums of the 70’s. It’s not a classic like Imagine, but it’s better than most critics made out at the time. I listen to it a lot. No9 Dream is gorgeous. Whatever gets you through the night great fun and Scared a lost classic. Deserves more attention." Reply
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Nowhereman1965 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"THE SHEEP SHALL TURN INTO A LION Ras Michael aka Dadawah has a big heart. He feels, like few others, the suffering of the repressed. He's a true empath. And his mourning and sadness and empathy for all the repressed people of the world lives in his voice and and in his songs. But, these songs are..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is really a country album and did better on the country charts than the American pop charts...For what this is, I think that it is a great album, much better than the ones she did for Elektra/Asylum..listen to "Willing" and especially "Faithless love", it broke my heart. I think that when sh..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1974
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"This music is something very hard to describe. It might seem difficult at first, but it's actually very intuitive: what you listen to is exactly what you get. That's it." Reply
"One of the best albums ever made in my opinion, and I think that if it were in English would be listed MUCH higher on this site" Reply
"Already Gone is the best song ever made with cheesy lyrics. Best of My Love, Ol' 55, and the title track are all classics as well." Reply
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1974
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 8 of 100
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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