Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 by stevengnz

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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1974
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130
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Year of Release:
1974
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2,634
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Year of Release:
1974
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6,264
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
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1974
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38
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1974
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177
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
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1974
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165
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1974
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262
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1974
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Rank Score:
11
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1974
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118
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2012]
Year of Release:
1974
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335
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 composition

Artist Albums %


Neil Diamond 2 2%
King Crimson 2 2%
Deep Purple 2 2%
Poco 2 2%
Floyd Cramer 2 2%
Barclay James Harvest 2 2%
Kiss 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 45 45%
United Kingdom 34 34%
Canada 6 6%
Germany 4 4%
Mixed Nationality 3 3%
Australia 2 2%
Japan 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 94 94%
Yes 6 6%
Live? Albums %
No 93 93%
Yes 7 7%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 14 from 54th to 40th
Autobahn
by Kraftwerk
Climber Up 10 from 68th to 58th
Live It Up
by The Isley Brothers
Climber Up 8 from 55th to 47th
Dragon Fly
by Jefferson Starship
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 2 from 46th to 48th
Burn
by Deep Purple
Faller Down 2 from 47th to 49th
Relayer
by Yes
Faller Down 2 from 48th to 50th
Big Hits Of The Seventies
by Enoch Light

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Best Albums of the 1970s
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
3. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars by David Bowie
4. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
5. London Calling by The Clash
6. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
7. The Wall by Pink Floyd
8. Animals by Pink Floyd
9. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
10. Who's Next by The Who
11. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
12. Exile On Main St. by The Rolling Stones
13. Marquee Moon by Television
14. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
15. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
16. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
17. Pink Moon by Nick Drake
18. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
19. Low by David Bowie
20. Blue by Joni Mitchell
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