My Top 50 Albums of 1974
Here's the Spotify playlist with a track from each album:
1. Big Star - Radio City
2. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now
3. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
4. Dolly Parton – Jolene
5. Joni Mitchell – Court And Spark
6. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
7. Willie Nelson - Phases And Stages
8. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
9. Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale
10. George Jones – The Grand Tour
11. Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky
12. Van Morrison – Veedon Fleece
13. Neil Young - On The Beach
14. The Eagles - On The Border
15. Bill Withers - +'Justments
16. Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel
17. Barry White – Can’t Get Enough
18. Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
19. John Cale - Fear
20. Thin Lizzy – Nightlife
21. New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon
22. Al Green - Al Green Explores Your Mind
23. Sparks – Kimono My House
24. Robert Palmer – Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley
25. Lou Reed - Sally Can't Dance
26. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
27. Yes - Relayer
28. Roxy Music - Country Life
29. Ohio Players – Fire
30. Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
31. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
32. Grateful Dead – From The Mars Hotel
33. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
34. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
35. Leonard Cohen - New Skin For The Old Ceremony
36. Bad Company - Bad Company
37. The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
38. Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado
2. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now
3. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
4. Dolly Parton – Jolene
5. Joni Mitchell – Court And Spark
6. Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
7. Willie Nelson - Phases And Stages
8. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs
9. Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness' First Finale
10. George Jones – The Grand Tour
11. Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky
12. Van Morrison – Veedon Fleece
13. Neil Young - On The Beach
14. The Eagles - On The Border
15. Bill Withers - +'Justments
16. Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel
17. Barry White – Can’t Get Enough
18. Funkadelic - Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
19. John Cale - Fear
20. Thin Lizzy – Nightlife
21. New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon
22. Al Green - Al Green Explores Your Mind
23. Sparks – Kimono My House
24. Robert Palmer – Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley
25. Lou Reed - Sally Can't Dance
26. Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
27. Yes - Relayer
28. Roxy Music - Country Life
29. Ohio Players – Fire
30. Aerosmith - Get Your Wings
31. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
32. Grateful Dead – From The Mars Hotel
33. Brian Eno - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
34. Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel
35. Leonard Cohen - New Skin For The Old Ceremony
36. Bad Company - Bad Company
37. The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
38. Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado
39. Tom Waits - The Heart Of Saturday Night
40. Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade
40. Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade
41. John Sebastian – Tarzana Kid
42. Blue Oyster Cult – Secret Treaties
43. Elton John - Caribou
44. Jimmy Buffett – A1A
45. Bob Dylan - Planet Waves
46. The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll
47. Queen - Queen II
48. Brian Eno – Here Come The Warm Jets
49. Parliament - Up for the Down Stroke
50. Donna Summer – Lady of the Night
42. Blue Oyster Cult – Secret Treaties
43. Elton John - Caribou
44. Jimmy Buffett – A1A
45. Bob Dylan - Planet Waves
46. The Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n Roll
47. Queen - Queen II
48. Brian Eno – Here Come The Warm Jets
49. Parliament - Up for the Down Stroke
50. Donna Summer – Lady of the Night
To quote Mr. Gorgenchuck in one of my favorite Kids In The Hall sketches: "Popular music has been on the wane since 1974, the year of the first Bad Company release." I have that album! I wrote a really cool piece that should be published soon in honor of the 50th anniversary of one of the top 10 albums on this list. An editorial note: I accidentally put Bob Marley's Natty Dread on my 1975 list when it actually came out in '74. Instead of fixing that post or putting it on multiple lists, I'm just going to let the error stand and it'll be a '75 album in my imperfect canon.
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