Illuminations (studio album) by Buffy Sainte-Marie

Illuminations by Buffy Sainte-Marie
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 3,039th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 79 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (72nd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (274th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,039th)
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 79 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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What’s the best album no one has heard of ? Music snobs have preached the the virtues of this album for decades and with good reason. Coming out in 69 this album was swamped by the land mark releases from The Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin and very much suffered as the hippie summer of love folk sound from 2 years prior was waning in popularity for an edgier harder sound

Regardless it remains a remarkable album full of passion and exceptional song writing who’s legend hopefully continues to grow with each generation
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Una de los voces más hermosas que haya escuchado.
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Best Albums of 1969
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
3. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
4. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
5. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
6. The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
7. Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
8. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. In A Silent Way by Miles Davis
10. Hot Rats by Frank Zappa
11. Tommy by The Who
12. Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
13. The Band by The Band
14. Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire by The Kinks
15. Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby, Stills & Nash
16. The Stooges by The Stooges
17. Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
18. Stand! by Sly & The Family Stone
19. Willy And The Poor Boys by Creedence Clearwater Revival
20. Karma by Pharoah Sanders
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