- 1974 NME Critics End of Year Poll
This is the list of the best albums voted by the
NME critics at the end of1974 . This was the first year the the list was published. A ranked singles list was not compiled this year.List of Best Albums
1 -
Pretzel Logic -Steely Dan 2 -
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll -Rolling Stones 3 -
Before The Flood -Bob Dylan 4 -
461 Ocean Boulevard -Eric Clapton 5 -
Todd -Todd Rundgren 6 -
On The Beach -Neil Young 7 -
Rock Bottom -Robert Wyatt 8 -
Fulfillingness First Finale -Stevie Wonder 9 -
Country Life -Roxy Music 10 -
Average White Band -Average White Band 11 -
Future Days -Can 12 -
Smiler -Rod Stewart 13 -
Secret Treaties -Blue Oyster Cult 14 -
Maria Muldaur -Maria Muldaur 15 -
Another Saturday Night -Various 16 -
Sold American -Kinky Friedman 17 -
On The Border -Eagles 18 -
Court And Spark -Joni Mitchell 19 -
Odds And Sods -The Who 20 -
Kimono My House -Sparks 21 -
Okie -J.J Cale 22 -
Grievous Angel -Gram Parsons 23 -
Radio City -Big Star 24 -
Mysterious Traveller -Weather Report 24 -
Sheer Heart Attack - Queen24 -
Big Fun -Miles Davis 27 -
Rock 'n' Roll Animal -Lou Reed 28 -
Deal Gone Down -Michael Chapman 28 -
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight -Richard And Linda Thompson 28 -
It's Too Late To Stop Now -Van Morrison 31 -
Teasin' -Cornel Dupree 31 -
Close Up The Honky Tonks -Flying Burrito Brothers 33 -
Feats Don't Fail Me Now -Little Feat 33 -
Veedon Fleece -Van Morrison 35 -
Paradise And Lunch -Ry Cooder 35 -
Dreamer -Bobby Bland 37 -
In Concert -Beach Boys 37 -
Fear -John Cale 37 -
For Everyman -Jackson Browne 37 -
His California Album -Bobby Bland 41 -
Limited Edition -Can 42 -
The Psychomodo -Cockney Rebel 42 -
Good For You Too -Toni Brown 42 -
Live -Marvin Gaye 45 -
Live From Deep In The Heart Of Texas -Commander Cody 46 -
All American Boy -Rick Derringer 46 -
Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash -Mike Nesmith 46 -
Streetwalkers -Chapman-Whitney 46 -
Keep On Smilin' -Wet Willie 46 -
Planet Waves -Bob Dylan 51 -
Anthology -Marvin Gaye 52 -
Soon Over Babaluma -Can 52 -
Spyglass -Greenslade 54 -
Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley -Robert Palmer 55 -
Propaganda -Sparks 56 -
The Shipbuilder -Bob Pegg & Nick Strutt 56 -
Learn To Love It -Jesse Winchester 56 -
Guitar Solos -Fred Frith 59 -
Angel's Egg -Gong 59 -
Good Old Boys -Randy Newman References
NME album of the year NME single of the year [http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1974.html NME 1974 End of year critic lists]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
