Pilgrimage
by Wishbone Ash
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Wishbone Ash bestography
Pilgrimage is ranked 4th best out of 46 albums by Wishbone Ash on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wishbone Ash is Argus which is ranked number 925 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,882.
(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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Pilgrimage track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pilgrimage rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1971 | 25/41 | 2 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1971 | 24/34 | 2 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 58 Music Albums of 1971 | 38/58 | 2 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 51 Music Albums of 1971 | 27/51 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1971 4TH 100 | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the '70's (201 - 300) | 28/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #301-400 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 58 Music Albums of 1971 | 55/58 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 334 | |||
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Pilgrimage ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/21/2026 14:20 | Guigou | 1,367 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/23/2026 16:37 | cicadelic | 14,076 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 16:52 | hebbo137 | 199 | 79/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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Pilgrimage forum mentions
dihansse 01/08/2023 21:06 in My discoveries per yearPilgrimage comments
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No british band ever did the duel lead guitars as well as the Ash. The album is unsophisticated under produced and the lyrics an afterthought but that does not matter - just listen to the duelling guitars (Edited)
A great album that succeeds in its guitar work and versatility. There are fun blues rock tunes (Jail Bait, Where Were You Tomorrow), folk-prog (The Pilgrim, Valediction) and even a bit of hard jazz (Vas Dis). Wishbone Ash reached its peak with Argus but Pilgrimage is still worthy of being considered one of their best efforts. (Edited)
Another excellent prog album from Wishbone Ash with folky themes. These guys were really on it in the 70s! (Edited)
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