McCartney III
by Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney bestography
McCartney III is ranked 13th best out of 50 albums by Paul McCartney on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Paul McCartney is Band On The Run which is ranked number 262 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,088.
(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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McCartney III track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
McCartney III rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Leonard | Old men but still alive! | 26/57 | - |
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  serpico | Top 20 Music Albums of the 2020s | 8/20 | 13 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 94 Music Albums of 2020 | 17/94 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | male solo artists (2 B deleted) | 99/99 | - |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2020 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 2020s, 65rating (65.5-65), #101-200* | 17/60 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 36 Music Albums of 2020 | 12/36 | 3 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Paul McCartney/Wings/The Fireman/Twin Freaks: RANKED | 17/33 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 96 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 310 | |||
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McCartney III ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/16/2026 06:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,265 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2026 12:17 | Chamita78 | 25 | 96/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2026 16:34 | ecocruzr | 256 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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McCartney III forum mentions
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McCartney III comments
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I wasn't too sure about "Deep deep feeling" at first. But serious listening in the dark changed my mind: a superb musical ride, the equivalent of a cubist painting to my ears. And totally on his own! The rest of the album? Very enjoyable, and likely to be a serious grower with time. We're lucky to have him around.
NowhereMan 12/14/2020 17:32 | #262694 | TOP COMMENT
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So excited. This is the closest I’ll ever get to my favourite band releasing new material. It’s such a novelty for me.
UofTBlues 12/20/2020 23:19 | #262989 | TOP COMMENT
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One of my favorite albums released this year. Macca is such a talented musician. What stands out for me is that he really enjoys writing, recording & performing for his many loyal fans since the early 60's.
Considerably experimental and the best of the trilogy. His best album since Flaming Pie.
NowhereMan 12/18/2020 09:03 | #262844 | TOP COMMENT
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Fans of his prior “McCartney” installments will really enjoy this.
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