1974 NME Critics End of Year Poll

This is the list of the best albums voted by the NME critics at the end of 1974. This was the first year the list was published. A ranked singles list was not compiled this year. List of best albums 33em Pretzel Logic – Steely Dan It's Only Rock 'n' Roll – Rolling Stones Before the Flood – Bob Dylan 461 Ocean Boulevard – Eric Clapton Todd – Todd Rundgren On The Beach – Neil Young Rock Bottom – Robert Wyatt Fulfillingness First Finale – Stevie Wonder Country Life – Roxy Music AWB – Average White Band Future Days – Can Smiler – Rod Stewart Secret Treaties – Blue Öyster Cult Maria Muldaur – Maria Muldaur Another Saturday Night – Various Artists Sold American – Kinky Friedman On The Border – Eagles Court and Spark – Joni Mitchell Odds & Sods – The Who Kimono My House – Sparks Okie – J. J. Cale Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons Radio City – Big Star Mysterious Traveller – Weather Report 24 Sheer Heart Attack – Queen 24 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''' – Cornell Dupree | item32_value=31 |Close Up the Honky Tonks – Flying Burrito Brothers | item33_value=33 |Feats Don't Fail Me Now – Little Feat | item34_value=33 |Veedon Fleece – Van Morrison | item35_value=35 |Paradise And Lunch – Ry Cooder | item36_value=35 |Dreamer – Bobby Bland | item37_value=37 |In Concert – Beach Boys | item38_value=37 |Fear – John Cale | item39_value=37 |For Everyman – Jackson Browne | item40_value=37 |His California Album – Bobby Bland | item41_value=41 |Limited Edition – Can | item42_value=42 |The Psychomodo – Cockney Rebel | item43_value=42 |Good For You Too – Toni Brown | item44_value=42 |Live – Marvin Gaye | item45_value=45 |Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas – Commander Cody | item46_value=46 |All American Boy – Rick Derringer | item47_value=46 |Pretty Much Your Standard Ranch Stash – Mike Nesmith | item48_value=46 |Streetwalkers – Chapman-Whitney | item49_value=46 |Keep On Smilin' – Wet Willie | item50_value=46 |Planet Waves – Bob Dylan | item51_value=51 |Anthology – Marvin Gaye | item52_value=52 |Soon Over Babaluma – Can | item53_value=52 |Spyglass Guest – Greenslade | item54_value=54 |Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley – Robert Palmer | item55_value=55 |Propaganda – Sparks | item56_value=56 |The Shipbuilder – Bob Pegg & Nick Strutt | item57_value=56 |Learn To Love It – Jesse Winchester | item58_value=56 |Guitar Solos – Fred Frith | item59_value=59 |Angel's Egg – Gong | item60_value=59 |Good Old Boys'' – Randy Newman See also NME Album of the Year NME Single of the Year References NME 1974 End of year critic lists Category:British music-related lists Category:New Musical Express Category:1974 in British music Category:Lists of albums