Mirage
by Camel
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Mirage is ranked as the best album by Camel.
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Mirage track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Mirage 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 |  ExTeaSea | Top 71 Music Albums of 1974 | 2/71 | 5 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Cheboygan74 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 78/100 | 21 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 36 Music Albums of 1974 | 19/36 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 82 Music Albums of 1974 | 10/82 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 29 Music Albums of 1974 | 24/29 | 1 |
| 2026 | Kettwig | Top 18 Music Albums of 1974 | 15/18 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 99 Music Albums of 1974 | 44/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | JMGL95 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1974 | 6/31 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 355 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,319 | |||
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Mirage ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/01/2026 15:24 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2026 01:40 |  AAL2014 | 4,302 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2026 01:57 |  ilovelctr | 552 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.1/100, a mean average of 80.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Mirage forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/16/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5437): By Untitled BestEverAlbums 08/20/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5410): By Deckiller BestEverAlbums 08/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5397): By Cheboygan74Mirage comments
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What a fantastic musical composition from beginning to end. This album encapsulates me with every listen and I find myself getting completely lost in the music. From the instrumentation to the vocal performances it is just brilliant and their style of music is so pleasing to the ears. The performances all round the group are sensational with the guitar, organ, piano and drums really standing out amongst strong competition. The solos we are treated to on the guitar stun me and I can't help but just sit back and admire the quality on display. The final track is the peak of this album for me with all the previous songs seeming to be a build up to this one massive track that is one of the most perfect prog compositions I have ever heard. Overall, this record is extremely strong and powerful and is one of the very best pieces of prog music on offer and is also one of the greatest albums ever made.
One of my all time favorite prog records even if its a little on the shorter end. All five tracks are epic!
IlMala 02/03/2022 15:59 | #280558
I'd say the most beloved from Camel fans: actually i could even agree, but... little bit longer?! So that i prefer Moonmadness and the Snow Goose.
Peppa 01/22/2021 14:00 | #264844
This under-the-radar and underrated album, which came so close to perfection like no other one!
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/12/2020 11:41 | #248678
I guess this is a must-listen for prog fans. They tick all the boxes of what a prog album should be, what for some people mean it's a masterpiece... for me it means it's just another prog album.
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