The Faust Tapes
by Faust
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The Faust Tapes is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Faust on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Faust is Faust IV which is ranked number 1021 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,709.
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The Faust Tapes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Faust Tapes rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 71 Music Albums of 1973 | 52/71 | 1 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 57 Music Albums of 1973 | 39/57 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 95 Music Albums of 1973 | 45/95 | 3 |
| 2026 | mttr-in-plc | Top 29 Music Albums of the 1970s | 8/29 | 15 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1973 | 31/85 | 3 |
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of the '70's (401 - 500) by U R C | 15/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 47 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 121 | |||
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The Faust Tapes ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/06/2026 08:14 | cicadelic | 14,159 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/25/2026 15:57 |  CellarDoor | 8,900 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 23:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,216 | 70/100 |
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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 76.9/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.6.
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Norman Bates 04/16/2014 21:33 in BEA Reviews the History of Popular MusicThe Faust Tapes comments
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It may be one of the weakest records in their catalogue, but it's still an impressive collection of little scraps of experimental music coalesced in the shape of "The Faust Tapes". Lucky you if you bought this album for 49p in the UK back in 1973, what a bargain for such a great album.
Bound to still be inaccessible to a huge percentage of the audience in 2016 let alone 1973, this record is simply a collection of great, timeless music and I urge Krautrock fans not to skip this one.
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