On The Border
by Eagles
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Eagles bestography
On The Border is ranked 7th best out of 19 albums by Eagles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Eagles is Hotel California which is ranked number 269 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,008.
(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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On The Border track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
On The Border rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 91/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1974 | 12/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1974: Part 2 (#101-200) | 19/19 | - |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 32 Music Albums of 1974 | 28/32 | 1 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 86/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1974 | 27/36 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 97 Music Albums of 1974 | 57/97 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1970s Pt 3 | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 35 Music Albums of 1974 | 8/35 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 102 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 277 | |||
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On The Border ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 43 hours ago | Siromynian | 1,708 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2026 18:24 | culwin | 1,598 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 10:51 | davidhuret | 2,055 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 71.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Eagles never made a great album but this one still belongs on the bottom half of their catalog. They had some good songs but were always a tad dull and On the Border may be the highpoint of that dullness. The cover of Ol' 55 is incredibly pale compared to the original. Listenable, but definitely skippable.
Already Gone is the best song ever made with cheesy lyrics. Best of My Love, Ol' 55, and the title track are all classics as well.
Possibly my favourite Eagles album. On the border, features some excellent tracks. Already gone, is a great opener, the Gram Parsons tribute, my man, is utterly beautiful, and there's a nice cover of Tom Waits' ol'55. James Dean, is probably the weakest song, a generic rocker, but the rest is fine. Enjoyable record.
Very good album.
Very underrated album, and in my opinion, second best by the Eagles after Hotel California. From the funky On the Border, to the bouncy Midnight Flyer, to the slide guitar-infused Good Day to Hell, to the sweet tribute My Man, everything on this album just works. Any fan of the Eagles or Eagles-like sound needs to listen to this one.
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