Caribou (studio album) by Elton John

Caribou by Elton John
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 7,156th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 126 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (108th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,127th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,156th)
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Elton John bestography

Caribou is ranked 10th best out of 53 albums by Elton John on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elton John is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which is ranked number 208 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,988.

Elton John album bestography « Higher ranked (6,043rd) This album (7,156th) Lower ranked (8,460th) »
Too Low For ZeroCaribouSongs From The West Coast

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 126 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 69.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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65/100
From 08/21/2022 02:00
The Bitch is Back, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me and Ticking are all among John's best tracks, the latter being an unappreciated gem. The rest of the record is a mostly disappointing mixed bag. Its sandwiched between two of his best records, but Caribou appears to have been quite rushed.
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From 02/06/2022 10:00
Este álbum fue el que siguió al descomunal Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Quizás eso hizo que parte de la crítica no lo valorará como merece. Para mí, es de los mejores trabajos de Elton John. Fue número 1 tanto en USA como en UK.
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75/100
From 06/02/2019 07:16
Not his best from his amazing early 70s stretch, but certainly better than Too Low for Zero, which is ranked higher here.
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60/100
From 09/20/2018 16:49
'You're so static' best album track in my opinion ,'Stinky','Pinky'are ok tracks,the two hits are clearly the best here though as mentioned several times before.
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From 05/18/2017 02:11
Starting to fade. A glimpse of what was to come.
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From 06/18/2016 11:13
One of the lesser seventies albums from Elton John. Caribou, named after where the record was recorded has only two songs of any note in, the bitch is back, and, don't let the sun go down on me. It's not bad, but certainly not one of Elton's essential LP's.
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55/100
From 02/12/2016 13:03
The beginning of the end for Mr. John. He should have released fewer records and concentrated on quality not quantity.
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90/100
From 07/13/2015 15:48
The follow up to GYBR suffered in comparison but on its own this is a great little collection of songs. Not the best album from the golden era 1970-75 when 9 studio albums were released but also not the worst Rock of the Westies is not as good as this. Best tracks are The Bitch Is Back ,Pinky, Ticking & Don't Let The Sun.
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40/100
From 03/06/2015 21:57
Other than the 2 hits (Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me and Bitch Is Back), this album is surprisingly weak. I had it on vinyl back in the day, never bothered to get it digital. It is the only album from Elton's start through Captain Fantastic that I would NOT recommend.
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
7. Sheer Heart Attack by Queen
8. Here Come The Warm Jets by Brian Eno
9. Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
10. A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
11. Queen II by Queen
12. Mirage by Camel
13. Radio City by Big Star
14. Autobahn by Kraftwerk
15. Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
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18. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson
19. No Other by Gene Clark
20. Country Life by Roxy Music
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