Pipes Of Peace
by Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney bestography
Pipes Of Peace is ranked 19th 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 261 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,088.
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Pipes Of Peace track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Pipes Of Peace rankings
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 | juanr1096 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1983 | 54/55 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 4 | 44/59 | - |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 34 Music Albums of 1983 | 26/34 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1980s Pt 3 | 85/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Lets all make a bomb! | 29/38 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Paul McCartney/Wings/The Fireman/Twin Freaks: RANKED | 19/33 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (65), #0201-0300* | 10/78 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 92 Music Albums of 1983 | 37/92 | 3 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1983 | 17/20 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 77 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 225 | |||
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Pipes Of Peace ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/01/2026 06:46 |  CharlieBarley | 3,271 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/23/2026 15:21 | Fritz | 1,374 | 77/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2025 23:45 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.9/100, a mean average of 66.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 67.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.
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Pipes Of Peace forum mentions
NowhereMan 03/30/2026 08:25 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
pedro1976 10/31/2023 15:20 in What album are you listening to right now?Pipes Of Peace comments
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The first McCartney album I listened to. Made me want to discover more. (Edited)
My first McCartney album, and so far only one (apart from a hits compilation). On my Christmas list back in '83, and gratefully received! I can only comment on this as an individual record as I've not got any others to compare it too. I just remember loving the title track and it's accompanying video, and didn't feel the album let it down. Listening again now (33 years later!)...I realise why I liked it then, it's a lovely listen, nothing groundbreaking, admittedly....I'll have to get hold of his higher rated albums if this is the benchmark that I work from. (Edited)
These are the leftovers of Tug of war.
The first half is as good -or better IMHO- as TOW. Then on the second half the album falls apart.
Still a listeneable album if you like 80s pop. (Edited)
This album is underrated! Has his collaborations with Michael Jackson and some cool songs he had lying around. (Keep Under Cover's a good one) (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/01/2016 02:27 | #170240 | TOP COMMENT
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Not that bad... SOmehow this is overshadowed by Tug of War - it's almost as good. (Edited)
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