Top-rated albums of 1974

Listed below are the top-rated albums of 1974 as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members!
(To qualify for this chart, an album must have had at least 10 member ratings .)

1.

Red 

 King Crimson

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

843 charts

Rank Score:

10,640

Rank in 1974:

1

Rank in 1970s:

36

Overall Rank:

141

Average Rating:

 86 (1,061 votes)

Comments:

71

2.

On The Beach 

 Neil Young

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

790 charts

Rank Score:

7,964

Rank in 1974:

2

Rank in 1970s:

51

Overall Rank:

207

Average Rating:

 84 (956 votes)

Comments:

62

3.

A Tábua De Esmeralda 

 Jorge Ben

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

228 charts

Rank Score:

2,787

Rank in 1974:

11

Rank in 1970s:

149

Overall Rank:

641

Average Rating:

 83 (236 votes)

Comments:

8

4.

Greatest Hits 
Compilation

 Elton John

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

81 charts

Rank Score:

337

Rank in 1974:

71

Rank in 1970s:

725

Overall Rank:

4,202

Average Rating:

 82 (162 votes)

Comments:

7

5.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 

 Genesis

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

775 charts

Rank Score:

7,419

Rank in 1974:

3

Rank in 1970s:

55

Overall Rank:

227

Average Rating:

 82 (946 votes)

Comments:

71

6.

Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits 
Compilation

 Alice Cooper

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

102

Rank in 1974:

165

Rank in 1970s:

1,647

Overall Rank:

11,365

Average Rating:

 82 (73 votes)

Comments:

2

7.

Crime Of The Century 

 Supertramp

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

669 charts

Rank Score:

6,527

Rank in 1974:

4

Rank in 1970s:

66

Overall Rank:

268

Average Rating:

 82 (782 votes)

Comments:

53

8.

Photographs & Memories: His Greatest Hits 
Compilation

 Jim Croce

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

282

Rank in 1974:

80

Rank in 1970s:

827

Overall Rank:

4,869

Average Rating:

 82 (55 votes)

Comments:

4

9.

Court And Spark 

 Joni Mitchell

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

479 charts

Rank Score:

3,153

Rank in 1974:

6

Rank in 1970s:

130

Overall Rank:

564

Average Rating:

 82 (561 votes)

Comments:

37

10.

Apostrophe (') 

 Frank Zappa

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Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

1,560

Rank in 1974:

21

Rank in 1970s:

241

Overall Rank:

1,127

Average Rating:

 81 (432 votes)

Comments:

15

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The average rating is a Bayesian average, calculated as follows:
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV

where:
av = mean average rating an album has currently received.
n = number of ratings an album has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an album to appear in the 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating for an album (currently 72/100).