The 30 Greatest Albums of 1974 by Paste (2024) United States

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Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. These are their best albums of 1974.
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On The Beach 
Canada Neil Young
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
786 charts
Rank Score:
7,901
Rank in 1974:
2
Rank in 1970s:
52
Overall Rank:
212
Average Rating:
 84 (952 votes)
Comments:
62
2.
Court And Spark 
Canada Joni Mitchell
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
476 charts
Rank Score:
3,163
Rank in 1974:
6
Rank in 1970s:
131
Overall Rank:
566
Average Rating:
 82 (561 votes)
Comments:
37
3.
Rejuvenation 
United States The Meters
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
90 charts
Rank Score:
392
Rank in 1974:
62
Rank in 1970s:
649
Overall Rank:
3,711
Average Rating:
 77 (100 votes)
Comments:
2
4.
Heart Like A Wheel 
United States Linda Ronstadt
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
112 charts
Rank Score:
297
Rank in 1974:
77
Rank in 1970s:
793
Overall Rank:
4,665
Average Rating:
 76 (128 votes)
Comments:
7
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Fire 
United States Ohio Players
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
38 charts
Rank Score:
74
Rank in 1974:
194
Rank in 1970s:
2,011
Overall Rank:
15,017
Average Rating:
 72 (29 votes)
Comments:
2
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New Skin For The Old Ceremony 
Canada Leonard Cohen
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
151 charts
Rank Score:
531
Rank in 1974:
48
Rank in 1970s:
525
Overall Rank:
2,879
Average Rating:
 79 (184 votes)
Comments:
4
7.
Fulfillingness' First Finale 
United States Stevie Wonder
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
245 charts
Rank Score:
1,504
Rank in 1974:
23
Rank in 1970s:
248
Overall Rank:
1,180
Average Rating:
 79 (309 votes)
Comments:
14
8.
Grievous Angel 
United States Gram Parsons
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
248 charts
Rank Score:
1,279
Rank in 1974:
29
Rank in 1970s:
274
Overall Rank:
1,366
Average Rating:
 78 (273 votes)
Comments:
18
9.
Rags To Rufus 
United States Rufus
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
18 charts
Rank Score:
41
Rank in 1974:
272
Rank in 1970s:
2,818
Overall Rank:
23,309
Average Rating:
 77 (25 votes)
Comments:
0
10.
They Say I'm Different 
United States Betty Davis
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Year of Release:
1974
Appears in:
62 charts
Rank Score:
340
Rank in 1974:
70
Rank in 1970s:
722
Overall Rank:
4,185
Average Rating:
 77 (57 votes)
Comments:
3
Total albums: 30. Page 1 of 3
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The 30 Greatest Albums of 1974 composition

Artist Albums %


Miles Davis 1 3%
Linda Ronstadt 1 3%
Brian Eno 1 3%
John Cale 1 3%
Ohio Players 1 3%
Sparks 1 3%
Queen 1 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 18 60%
United Kingdom 6 20%
Canada 3 10%
Mixed Nationality 1 3%
Germany 1 3%
Sweden 1 3%

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Listed below are 6 charts from recognised sources for 1974. There are also 403 user submitted charts covering this period.

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
Top 20 Albums Of The Year 1974Creem1974 year chart1974United States
NME Albums Of The Year 1974New Music Express1974 year chart1974United Kingdom
Jaarlijst Oor 1974OOR1974 year chart1974Netherlands
The 30 Greatest Albums of 1974Paste1974 year chart2024United States
Top 10 1974 Rock AlbumsUltimate Classic Rock1974 year chart2014United States
Village Voice Albums of the Year 1974Village Voice1974 year chart1974United States

Year charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 50 Best Albums of 2023Paste2023 year chart2023United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2022Paste2022 year chart2022United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2021Paste2021 year chart2021United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2020Paste2020 year chart2020United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2019Paste2019 year chart2019United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2018Paste2018 year chart2018United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2017Paste2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2014Paste2014 year chart2014United States
The Best Albums of 2001Paste2001 year chart2001United States
The 30 Greatest Albums of 1974Paste1974 year chart2024United States
The 25 Best Albums of 1973Paste1973 year chart2023United States
The 20 Best Albums of 1972Paste1972 year chart2022United States
The 30 Best Albums of 1971Paste1971 year chart2021United States

Decade charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 100 Best Albums of the 2010sPaste2010s decade chart2019United States
The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)Paste2000s decade chart2009United States
The 90 Best Albums of the 1990sPaste1990s decade chart2012United States
The 80 Best Albums of the 1980sPaste1980s decade chart2012United States
The 70 Best Albums of the 1970sPaste1970s decade chart2012United States
The 60 Best Albums of the 1960sPaste1960s decade chart2012United States

Overall charts

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[Paste was founded in 2002.]

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