Chain Lightning
by Don McLean
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Don McLean bestography
Chain Lightning is ranked 5th best out of 18 albums by Don McLean on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Don McLean is American Pie which is ranked number 2272 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 723.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Chain Lightning track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Chain Lightning rankings
Chain Lightning rankings summary
Overall rank: 83,116th | 1970s rank: 7,151st | 1978 rank: 727th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (63), #0101-0200* | 10/60 | - |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | 1970s 65rating (64.09-63), #001-100* | 30/99 | - |
| 2023 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2020 |  skelter54 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1978 | 36/40 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/05/2023 07:24 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2021 13:15 |  Norman Bates | 10,168 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2020 17:23 | TodFitz | 27,371 | 63/100 |
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