« 19731975 »

The Best Music of 1974

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1974. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1974, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
AerosmithGet Your Wings
Average White BandAWB
Bad CompanyBad Company
Barbra StreisandThe Way We Were
Barry WhiteCan't Get Enough
Betty DavisThey Say I'm Different
Big StarRadio City
Billy PrestonThe Kids & Me
Blue Öyster CultSecret Treaties
Bob Marley & The WailersNatty Dread
Brian EnoHere Come The Warm Jets
Brian EnoTaking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
CamelMirage
CanSoon Over Babaluma
Carly SimonHotcakes
Carole KingWrap Around Joy
ChicagoChicago VII
Dan FogelbergSouvenirs
David BowieDiamond Dogs
Deep PurpleBurn
Dolly PartonJolene
EaglesOn the Border
Electric Light OrchestraEldorado, A Symphony
Elton JohnCaribou
Eric Clapton461 Ocean Boulevard
Frank ZappaApostrophe (')
Funkadelic Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
GenesisThe Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Gentle GiantThe Power and the Glory
George HarrisonDark Horse
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian JacksonWinter in America
Gordon LightfootSundown
Gram ParsonsGrievous Angel
Grateful DeadFrom the Mars Hotel
HawkwindHall of the Mountain Grill
Herbie HancockThrust
Jackson BrowneLate For The Sky
Jethro TullWar Child
Joe CockerI Can Stand a Little Rain
John DenverBack Home Again
Joni MitchellCourt and Spark
King CrimsonRed
King CrimsonStarless and Bible Black
KissKiss
Kool & the GangLight of Worlds
KraftwerkAutobahn
LabelleNightbirds
Leonard CohenNew Skin for the Old Ceremony
Linda RonstadtHeart Like a Wheel
Little FeatFeats Don't Fail Me Now
Lou ReedRock 'n' Roll Animal
Lynyrd SkynyrdSecond Helping
Millie JacksonCaught Up
Neil YoungOn The Beach
New York DollsToo Much Too Soon
Ohio PlayersFire
ParliamentUp for the Down Stroke
Phoebe SnowPhoebe Snow
QueenSheer Heart Attack
QueenQueen II
Ramsey LewisSun Goddess
Randy NewmanGood Old Boys
RaspberriesStarting Over
Richard and Linda ThompsonI Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Roxy MusicCountry Life
Rufus featuring Chaka KhanRags to Rufus
SparksKimono My House
SparksPropaganda
Steely DanPretzel Logic
Stevie WonderFulfillingness' First Finale
SupertrampCrime of the Century
SweetDesolation Boulevard
Tangerine DreamPhaedra
The MetersRejuvenation
The Rolling StonesIt's Only Rock 'n Roll
The SpinnersNew and Improved
Todd RundgrenTodd
Tom WaitsThe Heart of Saturday Night
Van MorrisonIt's Too Late to Stop Now
Waylon JenningsThe Ramblin' Man
Weather ReportMysterious Traveller
Willie NelsonPhases and Stages
YesRelayer

Songs (?)Wikipedia
ABBAWaterloo
AceHow Long
AerosmithSame Old Song and Dance
Al GreenTake Me to the River
AmericaTin Man
Bachman-Turner OverdriveYou Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Bachman-Turner OverdriveRoll On Down the Highway
Bad CompanyBad Company
Bad CompanyCan't Get Enough
Bad CompanyMovin' On
Barry ManilowMandy
Barry WhiteCan't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
Bay City RollersSaturday Night
Big StarSeptember Gurls
Big StarI'm In Love With A Girl
Billy JoelThe Entertainer
Billy PrestonNothing From Nothing
Billy SwanI Can Help
Blue Öyster CultAstronomy
Blue SwedeHooked On A Feeling
Bob DylanForever Young
Bob Marley & The WailersNo Woman No Cry
Bobby "Blue" BlandAin't No Love in the Heart of the City
Brian EnoNeedle in the Camel's Eye
Carl CarltonEverlasting Love
Carl DouglasKung Fu Fighting
Carly SimonHaven't Got Time for the Pain
Carly Simon & James TaylorMockingbird
Carole KingJazzman
Cat StevensOh Very Young
CherDark Lady
Dave Loggins Please Come to Boston
David BowieRebel Rebel
David BowieRock 'N' Roll Suicide
Deep PurpleBurn
Dionne Warwicke & The SpinnersThen Came You
Dolly PartonI Will Always Love You
Electric Light OrchestraCan't Get It Out Of My Head
Elton JohnDon't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Elton JohnThe Bitch Is Back
Eric ClaptonI Shot The Sheriff
Eric ClaptonMotherless Children
Frank ZappaCosmik Debris
Frank ZappaDon't Eat the Yellow Snow
Frankie ValliMy Eyes Adored You
Freddy FenderWasted Days and Wasted Nights
GenesisThe Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
GenesisThe Carpet Crawlers
George McCraeRock Your Baby
Gil Scott-Heron and Brian JacksonThe Bottle
Gladys Knight & the PipsOn and On
Gloria GaynorNever Can Say Goodbye
Gordon LightfootSundown
Gordon LightfootCarefree Highway
Gram ParsonsReturn Of The Grievous Angel
Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris$1000 Wedding
Grand Funk RailroadSome Kind Of Wonderful
Grand Funk RailroadThe Loco-Motion
Harry ChapinCat's In The Cradle
Jackson BrowneLate For The Sky
Jackson BrowneFountain of Sorrow
Jethro TullBungle in the Jungle
Jethro TullSkating Away On the Thin Ice of a New Day
Jimmy BuffettCome Monday
Jimmy BuffettA Pirate Looks at Forty
Joe CockerYou Are So Beautiful
John DenverThank God I'm a Country Boy
John DenverAnnie's Song
John LennonWhatever Gets You Through the Night
John Lennon#9 Dream
Joni MitchellFree Man In Paris
Joni MitchellHelp Me
King CrimsonStarless
King CrimsonRed
King CrimsonFallen Angel
KISSStrutter
Kool & The GangSummer Madness
KraftwerkAutobahn
LabelleLady Marmalade
Leonard CohenWho By Fire
Leonard CohenChelsea Hotel No. 2
Linda RonstadtYou're No Good
Linda RonstadtWhen Will I Be Loved
Little FeatRock and Roll Doctor
Little FeatSpanish Moon
Lynyrd SkynyrdSweet Home Alabama
Merle HaggardIf We Make It Through December
Mike PostThe Rockford Files
Minnie RipertonLovin' You
Mott The HoopleCrash Street Kidds
NazarethLove Hurts
Neil SedakaLaughter in the Rain
Ohio PlayersFire
Ohio PlayersSkin Tight
Olivia Newton-JohnI Honestly Love You
OrleansDance With Me
PilotMagic
QueenKiller Queen
QueenStone Cold Crazy
QueenSeven Seas Of Rhye
Randy NewmanLouisiana 1927
Randy NewmanMr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)
RaspberriesOvernight Sensation (Hit Record)
RedboneCome And Get Your Love
Richard and Linda ThompsonI Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Roberta FlackFeel Like Makin' Love
Roxy MusicOut of the Blue
Roxy MusicAll I Want Is You
Rufus & Chaka KhanTell Me Something Good
RushWorking Man
SparksNever Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
SparksThis Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
SparksAmateur Hour
Steely DanRikki Don't Lose That Number
Stevie WonderYou Haven't Done Nothin'
Stevie WonderBoogie On Reggae Woman
SupertrampDreamer
SupertrampBloody Well Right
Suzi QuatroThe Wild One
Suzi QuatroDevil Gate Drive
SweetFox On The Run
Tangerine DreamPheadra
The Average White BandPick Up The Pieces
The Charlie Daniels BandThe South's Gonna Do It
The Doobie BrothersBlack Water
The EaglesAlready Gone
The EaglesBest of My Love
The Grateful DeadScarlet Begonias
The HolliesThe Air that I Breathe
The J. Geils BandMust of Got Lost
The MetersIt Ain't No Use
The Ozark Mountain DaredevilsJackie Blue
The Righteous BrothersRock and Roll Heaven
The Rolling StonesIt's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
The Three DegreesWhen Will I See You Again
Todd RundgrenA Dream Goes On Forever
Tom Waits(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night
Willie NelsonBloody Mary Monday

« 19731975 »