Crime Of The Century (studio album) by Supertramp

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 268th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 775 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1974 (4th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (65th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (268th)

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Crime Of The Century is ranked as the best album by Supertramp.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 775 votes)
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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 81.8/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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35/100
From 03/04/2024 20:59
Not for me. The songs are pleasant but nothing special that I would go out of my way to listen to again. Think it might be a bit of a grower though, maybe on my third listen I will appreciate it more.
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From 01/28/2024 04:50
Brilliant album and one of the best of the 70's and all time. Fabulous musicianship, production and song writing. Songs are complex and multi faceted. Great vocals from Davies and Hodgson.
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95/100
From 02/27/2023 01:24
This is Supertramp's most consistent record without a doubt with every song being very good and some are outstanding. One of my favourites is Bloody Well Right as the climax to the song just works perfectly for me and sounds amazing. There are loads of highlights throughout this release though and that is primarily due to the phenomenal performances across the board. They seem to just gel on this release and everything feels so cohesive. This leads to some beautiful compositions and arrangements that you can just sit back and admire as you get lost in this wonderful album. Overall, this is the peak of the group with it being their most consistent and also their most complex and enjoyable release.
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95/100
From 02/17/2023 10:20
Great songs, arrangements and production. This album was the first of the classic line up and it is impressive how well they jelled together to produce such a complete package.
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85/100
From 09/06/2022 17:38
Great record
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From 03/30/2022 14:42
I never heard of this album before, but I see it as an underrated masterpiece. Great instrumentation throughout all the tracks, and the only song that I don't like at all is Dreamer, but on the other hand Hide In Your Shell is one of the best 70s songs I've ever heard.
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95/100
From 03/17/2022 09:24
This album has a track score of 90.63 and is placed in my top albums chart @ 36th. It has a rating of 95
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75/100
From 01/08/2022 16:07
This is a great album. Lived off their Greatest Hits for years before finally getting round to the start of their albums - look forward to even more
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85/100
From 12/11/2021 08:49
I have never heard a single song from this band and looking forward to liking it?. The first tracks sound great.
A decent mixture of pop, rock, and prog is difficult to achieve without going too deep, nd make it a mess.
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From 08/03/2021 12:19
wow wow maybe my most underrated album
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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
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