If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears
by The Mamas And The Papas
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears is ranked as the best album by The Mamas And The Papas.
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 17 Music Albums of 1966 | 7/17 | 3 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 | 25/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  eclab | Top 17 Music Albums of 1966 | 7/17 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 5 Music Albums of 1966 | 4/5 | 2 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 16 Music Albums of 1966 | 13/16 | 1 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 48 Music Albums of 1966 | 20/48 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 22 Music Albums of 1966 | 19/22 | 1 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 15/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 330 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,483 | |||
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/01/2026 04:06 |  pranafilms | 245 | 91/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2026 08:47 | markl73 | 643 | 78/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2026 16:55 | NowhereMan | 1,504 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears forum mentions
Romanelli 11/14/2025 13:32 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
baystateoftheart 06/29/2024 23:29 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today Romanelli 06/08/2024 13:56 in The Great Harmonies ThreadView all forum mentions
If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears comments
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Very underrated band. California dreamin' has got to be a contender for greatest song of the 60s. (Edited)
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/02/2013 22:42 | #71157 | TOP COMMENT
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If i were RFNAPLES, i'd say "Best Track: California Dreamin'". It really is the standout track, but most of the other songs have a good beat and harmonies as well, like "monday, monday" and "straight shooter".
This is very good album from the 60's. Great vocals and great songs :) (Edited)
Extremely underratted. Contains wonderful songs, and incredibles vocals. An excelent Album (97/100). (Edited)
Amazing harmonies, arrangements and production make this record pure pop perfection. (Edited)
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