War Child
by Jethro Tull
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Jethro Tull bestography
War Child is ranked 14th best out of 48 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jethro Tull is Aqualung which is ranked number 322 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,111.
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War Child track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
War Child 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 | Skerns | Top 99 Music Albums of 1974 | 66/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 34 Music Albums of 1974 | 16/34 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 44 Music Albums of 1974 | 35/44 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 71 Music Albums of 1974 | 51/71 | 1 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 15 Music Albums of 1974 | 8/15 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1974 | 55/99 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 55 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 154 | |||
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War Child ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/28/2026 14:09 | platus | 5,891 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:33 | iann97 | 2,206 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2026 20:07 |  RockyRaccoon | 7,234 | 84/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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War Child forum mentions
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Robert Anton Wilson TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/23/2012 15:06 | #49082 | TOP COMMENT
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A good album album which mostly suffers from having been released in between and in a time of masterpieces. Not an essential Tull album, but definitely a good one for anyone wanting to go beyond their obvious masterpieces. (Edited)
A middling Tull Album - very pleasant if not outstanding. Its hard to believe that such a good album is probably not even in the best ten Tull Albums - which says something about the depth of their catalogue.
Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day & Ladies are highlights, Back Door Angels is very proggy. Only Solitare is a lovely ballad.
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My theory about great album covers and great music doesn't hold up here because the cover is rubbish and the music is excellent. This album is a real mixed bag from the almost classical 'Ladies' to the superb lead guitar soloing on 'Back Door Angels'. 'Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day' and 'Bungle in the Jungle' is a personal favourites. (Edited)
A bit of an overlooked Tull album. Consistent right through with some of the better tracks being the lesser known ones. Not their best but in no way shabby.
A good record, but not their best by any means. I give it a listen once in awhile. It's hard to beat Thick As A Brick or Aqualung.
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