Led Zeppelin III (studio album) by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 185th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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84/100 (from 1,965 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1970 (9th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1970s (45th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (185th)

Led Zeppelin bestography

Led Zeppelin III is ranked 6th best out of 23 albums by Led Zeppelin on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Led Zeppelin is Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) which is ranked number 12 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 42,664.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.7/100, a mean average of 83.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.

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85/100
From 03/26/2023 10:23
One of the more diverse records from Led Zeppelin with them going into several genres very effectively. This record is just flowing with experimentation and that leads to some extremely rewarding songs for us. As they are changing styles so frequently on here it means that there is hardly ever a dull moment in this record. It is one of the more engaging Led Zeppelin listens and it does reward patience with its music with it only clicking for me on my 5th or 6th listen. The performances are unique and are of a very high quality with every member of the group deserving praise for this release. The peak of their performances for me is on Immigrant Song and Tangerine which are swiftly becoming two of my favourite Zeppelin songs. However, the closer is poor and should have been cut from this album. Overall, the music on here might be a bit confusing at first especially if your used to the harder side of Zeppelin but if given time its quality will shine through and you will fall in love with the experimentation and musicality.
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From 09/06/2022 17:39
Great record
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From 02/22/2022 21:30
fave tracks - Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Bron Y Aur Stomp
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From 01/17/2022 10:00
Near perfect Led Zeppelin album, diversed and quite consistent only the last track is bad in my opinion.
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60/100
From 01/09/2022 20:35
My second favourite Led Zep album. Probably their most consistent. The last 2 tracks are the weakest by far and drag the rating down a bit for me. If it was just 8 tracks I'd probably put it above Led Zeppelin IV. My highlights are Out On The Tiles, That's the Way and Immigrant Song.
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From 12/16/2021 18:53
Otra obra maestra de los Zeppelin.
Inmigrant song, Since I've been loving you,... Sencillamente impresionante
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From 03/18/2021 16:09
less hard rock. That's the Way a favorite
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From 03/02/2021 17:40
Immigrant Song pour commencer, ça met dans l'ambiance :-). Pochette vinyl étonnant qui ressemble plus à un album pop avec ce disque coloré qui tourne pour changer l'aspect de la pochette.
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From 01/12/2021 04:45
this album has one low point, "hats off to harper". the rest of the album is incredible, and in my opinion is comparable to IV and II
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From 12/06/2020 06:29
A bit of a preview of what was to come as the album contains pretty much all the genres the band would include on later releases. There's heavy rock- Immigrant Song eastern mysticism- Friends pop- Celebration Day and some beautiful ballads especially That's the Way with Page's sublime dobro accompaniment. Page's guitar is all over brilliant here but in particular on the extended electric blues of Since I've been Loving You and the off the charts acoustic slide of the terrifying Hats off to Harper. Their 3rd best album.
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2. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
3. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
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