Something Magic (studio album) by Procol Harum
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Procol Harum bestography
Something Magic is ranked 9th best out of 17 albums by Procol Harum on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Procol Harum is A Salty Dog which is ranked number 1684 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,009.
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Something Magic track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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All 14 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | martintho | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 79/100 | 22 |
| 2024 |  jeremy9 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1977 | 19/25 | 1 |
| 2024 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 28/100 | 15 |
| 2023 |  Igtonumama | Top 98 Music Albums of 1977 | 37/98 | 3 |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | BubblingUnder100Greatest101-200 | 92/100 | - |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | DECADE 1970's (101-200) | 65/73 | - |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 90 Music Albums of 1977 | 20/90 | 4 |
| 2022 | martintho | Top 67 Music Albums of 1977 | 2/67 | 5 |
| 2020 | Rovers | Top 56 Music Albums of 1977 | 24/56 | 3 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2015 | platus | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 79/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 60 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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60/100  | 03/31/2024 09:49 | TonySayers61 | | 64/100 |
70/100 | 10/14/2023 15:17 | mostlymor | | 79/100 |
80/100 | 09/03/2023 09:33 | Adhura | | 78/100 |
60/100 | 08/11/2023 13:26 |  Tamthebam | | 69/100 |
65/100 | 03/19/2023 17:32 | Igtonumama | | 61/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.7/100, a mean average of 63.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.
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Crumpet 01/25/2018 16:49
Something Magic isn't the most popular album in the Procol Harum lineup, but, as with most of their stuff, I really like it.
The Album starts with the title track, and also the best track, 'Something Magic', an understated song that is also one of their greatest later tracks. This is followed by an entertaining track, 'Skating on Thin Ice', not a bad song, but not as good as some of the other tracks on here, then 'Wizard Man' which is great after that we have 'The Mark of the Claw', a fun murder mystery. The next song is the worst, the boring ‘Strangers out in Space’.
Then we have an 18min parable, recited by Brooker over some very nice music, 'The Worm and the Tree'. This is a song that most people don't seem to like very much, but I really enjoy it. The lyrics are silly but fun, the music is varied and Brooker speaks in a clearly self-aware voice that shows that you shouldn't really take this track too seriously. Part 1 is good, parts 2 & 3 are better.
Overall, the album is enjoyable, even if it isn't one of their best. I do especially recommend getting the newer edition that contains 3 bonus tracks 'Backgammon', an instrumental that isn't pleasant or unpleasant, very much just there, 'You'd Better Wait (Live)' a brilliant song that should really have been an album track, and 'This Old Dog (Live)' which is very bouncy and fun, both the live tracks really make this album feel much more worthwhile, so get this edition if you can.
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