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Best Albums of 1974 by User Score
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1
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King Crimson - Red
October 6th, 1974
Progressive Rock
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
89
2,157 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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2
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Jorge Ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda
January 1st, 1974
MPB
,
Samba
USER SCORE
88
504 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
3
.
Joni Mitchell - Miles of Aisles
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
USER SCORE
87
14 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark
January 17th, 1974
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Pop
USER SCORE
87
575 ratings
Amazon
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5
.
Elza Soares - Elza Soares
USER SCORE
86
11 ratings
Amazon
6
.
Neil Young - On The Beach
July 16th, 1974
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Country Rock
USER SCORE
86
484 ratings
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7
.
Dadawah - Peace and Love
Roots Reggae
USER SCORE
86
147 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
8
.
Nino Rota - The Godfather Part II
Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
86
17 ratings
Amazon
9
.
Franco Battiato - Clic
Progressive Electronic
USER SCORE
86
19 ratings
Amazon
10
.
Lou Reed - Rock 'n' Roll Animal
February 0th, 1974
Glam Rock
,
Rock
USER SCORE
86
49 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
11
.
Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim - Elis & Tom
June 17th, 1974
Bossa Nova
,
MPB
USER SCORE
85
209 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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12
.
Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll
USER SCORE
85
11 ratings
Amazon
13
.
Astor Piazzolla - Libertango
Tango
USER SCORE
85
26 ratings
Amazon
14
.
Toots & The Maytals - In the Dark
June 0th, 1974
Roots Reggae
,
Reggae
USER SCORE
84
42 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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15
.
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
November 18th, 1974
Rock Opera
,
Progressive Rock
USER SCORE
84
389 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
16
.
Bennie Maupin - The Jewel in the Lotus
Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Avant-Garde Jazz
USER SCORE
84
31 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
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17
.
Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale
July 22nd, 1974
Soul
USER SCORE
84
397 ratings
Amazon
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18
.
Cartola - Cartola
Samba
USER SCORE
84
72 ratings
Amazon
19
.
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson - Winter in America
May 0th, 1974
Jazz-Funk
,
Soul
USER SCORE
84
72 ratings
Amazon
20
.
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
March 22nd, 1974
Progressive Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
83
724 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Paul Williams - Phantom of the Paradise
October 31st, 1974
Rock Opera
,
Glam Rock
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
83
20 ratings
Amazon
22
.
The Mothers of Invention - Roxy & Elsewhere
September 10th, 1974
Jazz Fusion
,
Experimental Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
USER SCORE
83
52 ratings
Amazon
23
.
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra
February 20th, 1974
Berlin School
,
Progressive Electronic
,
Space Ambient
USER SCORE
83
391 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Lucio Battisti - Anima Latina
December 0th, 1974
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Psychedelic Pop
USER SCORE
83
83 ratings
Amazon
25
.
Pharoah Sanders - Elevation
Jazz
,
Spiritual Jazz
USER SCORE
83
43 ratings
Amazon
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