Live At Leeds
by The Who

Live At Leeds by The Who
(Live album)
Year: 1970
Release date: 1970-05-11
Overall rank: 825th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 693 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (24th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (175th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (825th)

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The Who bestography

Live At Leeds is ranked 6th best out of 51 albums by The Who on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Who is Who's Next which is ranked number 40 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 20,412.

The Who album bestography « Higher ranked (642nd)
My Generation
This album (825th)
Live At Leeds
Lower ranked (1,647th) »
A Quick One

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Live At Leeds rankings

Live At Leeds rankings summary
Overall rank: 825th | 1970s rank: 175th | 1970 rank: 24th  Overall chart history
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2026mrmcrookTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s43/10012
2026blueandthemoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s1/10020
2026 RhynerTop 40 Music Albums of 197039/400
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s38/10013
2026AledJamesTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s80/1004
2026saltysurpriseTop 54 Music Albums of 19706/545
2026juanr1096Top 58 Music Albums of 197010/584
2026JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 197060/1002
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 601-70090/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums26/10075
2026 baystateoftheartTop 92 Music Albums of 197063/922
2026 imacgillTop 49 Music Albums of 197020/493
2026LittleM1971Greatest Music Albums: 601-70055/100 -
2026SkernsTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s32/10014
2026MasterOfPuppetsTop 12 Music Albums of 19707/123
2026JohnnyoMost listened to live albums in 202070/70 -
2026mrmcrookGreatest Music Albums #101 - 20022/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 47 Music Albums of 19701/475
2026 AAL2014Best Ever Live Albums1/100 -
2026fabm0Platinum decade 1970s Pt 237/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 440
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 2,112
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Average Rating: 
83/100 (from 693 votes)
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03/28/2026 14:59 Hyggevinyl  Ratings distribution  4,45072/100

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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 82.6/100, a mean average of 82.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.


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90/100
From 06/18/2026 16:39 | #314959
Is this The Who's best up to this point?? Could be!! (Edited)
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85/100
From 07/23/2025 05:38 | #310257
An essential live album. A must own IMO with great versions of substitute, my generation and the magic bus. (Edited)
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75/100
From 06/13/2024 03:28 | #303948
The thing with this album is that long time Who fans, like me, who are Who nerds, know that a lot of performances here are amazing but the official released version of this album and all its iterations released over the years are heavily edited (more on that below) and this specific version omits almost the whole concert that took place in Leeds.

"Young Man Blues", "Shakin' All Over", "My Generation" and "Magic Bus" that were released here are edited to a point that I cannot unhear the discrepancy of what was really performed that day and what was released officially. All official releases chop a lot of parts of those songs so much that it is baffling.

This concert is amazing and you can find it in unedited form if you look for it, and if that was this instead, would be a 90/100 album easily. (Edited)
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95/100
From 04/07/2024 18:48 | #302898
Track 5 is the highlight. The other tracks are very strong due to the performances. Daltrey sounds like Robert Plant on some tracks. People forget that he could sing in many different styles, as is evidenced here. Obviously "The Ox" (Entwistle) is a beast on the bass; Moon is endlessly creative; and Townshend is the master of blending multiple musical genres. What a showcase of talent! A great live album! 9.5/10! (Edited)
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75/100
From 01/17/2023 00:19 | #292947
A great album that catches a brief moment of the quality that The Who posses when performing live. The song selection is fantastic as well with the extended version of My Generation being an absolute joy to experience and Substitute performed live is just as electric and exciting as I had expected. The performances are brilliant as well with each member demonstrating their quality and all fusing together to create the classic sound of the group with it also feeling more raw and edgy due to it being live. Also, the music packs a real punch on here and is full of energy which they transfer to the listener. Overall, it is very enjoyable to be able to experience a moment of rock history captured on this album and it is a pleasure to revisit.
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85/100
From 10/20/2022 20:57 | #290632
The sum of all parts equals greatness. John Entwistle is the king of bass players. Keith one of the kings of drumming.
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75/100
From 03/11/2022 10:44 | #282702
One of my favourite albums from The Who. The second album I ever bought (after Who's Next.)
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95/100
From 11/10/2021 12:26 | #276069
This album is a synonym for ROCK. The band is so tight and the song collection contains all bangers.
Pete Townshed is a riff master and his guitar tone is sooo heavy.
Enthwistles bass roars and riffs hard. Keith Moon is from the Moon. (Edited)
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90/100
From 10/06/2021 18:15 | #274745
Townshend's guitar notes bouncing of the Leeds' walls with incredible echo and volume helps to make this album one of the best live efforts in history. It's all about tone, power, and vocals here. (Edited)
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75/100
From 03/18/2021 16:14 | #267493
uncomparable. The Who (wow) Live
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