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1974
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Compilation
(28)
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(3)
Live
(39)
LP
(880)
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(88)
Soundtrack
(28)
Genre
Art Pop
(6)
Art Rock
(13)
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(6)
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(17)
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(6)
Electronic
(15)
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(4)
Folk
(16)
Folk Rock
(9)
Funk
(14)
Glam Rock
(17)
Hard Rock
(24)
Jazz
(15)
Jazz Fusion
(7)
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(6)
Krautrock
(7)
Pop
(32)
Pop Rock
(24)
Progressive Electronic
(7)
Progressive Rock
(26)
Psychedelic
(8)
Psychedelic Rock
(5)
Rock
(123)
Singer-Songwriter
(18)
Soul
(19)
Apr 24
David Bowie
Diamond Dogs
70
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(483)
Oct 6
King Crimson
Red
95
critic score
(4)
88
user score
(475)
Nov 8
Queen
Sheer Heart Attack
84
critic score
(5)
79
user score
(298)
Jan 1
Joni Mitchell
Court and Spark
100
critic score
(5)
87
user score
(254)
Mar 8
Queen
Queen II
64
critic score
(5)
74
user score
(242)
Jul 16
Neil Young
On The Beach
96
critic score
(4)
86
user score
(242)
Jan 1
Brian Eno
Here Come the Warm Jets
94
critic score
(4)
84
user score
(239)
Nov
Kraftwerk
Autobahn
100
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(226)
Mar 22
Frank Zappa
Apostrophe (')
75
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(190)
Nov 14
Brian Eno
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
92
critic score
(5)
84
user score
(160)
Jan 1
Jorge Ben
A Tábua de Esmeralda
90
critic score
(1)
89
user score
(149)
Jan 20
Tangerine Dream
Phaedra
100
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(149)
Mar 29
King Crimson
Starless and Bible Black
85
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(149)
Jul 26
Robert Wyatt
Rock Bottom
96
critic score
(5)
84
user score
(137)
May 1
Sparks
Kimono My House
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(134)
Oct 1
Tom Waits
The Heart of Saturday Night
75
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(129)
Nov 18
Genesis
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
85
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(125)
Apr 1
The Residents
Meet the Residents
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(109)
Mar 1
Rush
Rush
40
critic score
(2)
63
user score
(106)
Feb 20
Steely Dan
Pretzel Logic
100
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(104)
Jul 22
Stevie Wonder
Fulfillingness' First Finale
83
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(94)
Nov 15
Roxy Music
Country Life
89
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(89)
Jan 17
Bob Dylan
Planet Waves
63
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(88)
Aug 11
Leonard Cohen
New Skin for the Old Ceremony
90
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(88)
Sep 1
Supertramp
Crime of the Century
73
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(83)
Feb 1
Big Star
Radio City
97
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(81)
Mar 1
Camel
Mirage
60
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(80)
Oct 16
The Rolling Stones
It's Only Rock 'n Roll
60
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(78)
Nov 28
Yes
Relayer
57
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(77)
Nov
Nico
The End...
83
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(74)
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Aug
Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim
Elis & Tom
90
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(68)
Oct 25
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Natty Dread
100
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(68)
Apr 1
KISS
Kiss
85
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(61)
Oct 1
Electric Light Orchestra
Eldorado
100
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(58)
Nov 22
Miles Davis
Get Up with It
88
critic score
(2)
85
user score
(58)
Nov 1
Can
Soon Over Babaluma
85
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(56)
Feb 27
Dolly Parton
Jolene
64
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(53)
Jan 1
Cluster
Zuckerzeit
90
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(48)
Mar 4
ABBA
Waterloo
60
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(47)
Jul 1
Eric Clapton
461 Ocean Boulevard
95
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(47)
Apr 15
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Second Helping
100
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(44)
Aug 12
Minnie Riperton
Perfect Angel
90
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(44)
Feb 15
Deep Purple
Burn
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(43)
Apr 1
Richard & Linda Thompson
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
100
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(43)
Sep 26
John Lennon
Walls and Bridges
57
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(43)
Mar 1
Aerosmith
Get Your Wings
75
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(42)
Sep 1
John Cale
Fear
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(42)
Oct 1
Van Morrison
Veedon Fleece
87
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(42)
Sep 6
Judas Priest
Rocka Rolla
50
critic score
(1)
65
user score
(40)
May 1
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Winter in America
97
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(39)
Aug 1
Lou Reed
Sally Can't Dance
40
critic score
(1)
60
user score
(39)
Sep 1
John Coltrane
Interstellar Space
80
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(39)
Nov 1
Sparks
Propaganda
80
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(39)
Apr 1
Blue Öyster Cult
Secret Treaties
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(38)
Sep 1
Gene Clark
No Other
94
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(37)
1974
Dadawah
Peace and Love
90
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(36)
Feb 4
Pink Floyd
Time
91
user score
(34)
Jun 28
Elton John
Caribou
75
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(34)
Sep 10
Randy Newman
Good Old Boys
98
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(33)
Oct 22
KISS
Hotter Than Hell
58
critic score
(3)
58
user score
(33)
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