Islands (studio album)
by The Band

Islands by The Band
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 45,998th   
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 38 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (432nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (4,481st)
Award Best albums of all time (45,998th)

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The Band bestography

Islands is ranked 10th best out of 19 albums by The Band on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Band is The Band which is ranked number 248 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,511.

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Islands

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Islands 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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Islands rankings

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Overall rank: 45,998th | 1970s rank: 4,481st | 1977 rank: 432nd

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Islands ratings

Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 38 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.6/100, a mean average of 65.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.

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From 03/02/2015 03:51 | #135902
An average effort from a band about to hang it up.
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From 07/01/2010 19:19 | #13265
"Right as Rain", "Saga of Pepote Rouge" and "Christmas must be tonight" are all fantasic, an album with a definte pop feel but an overlooked album nonetheless. Despite a crappy album cover, no promotional campaign from their crappy label (Capitol), the fact that this was their last album for Capitol...it still could be their best(shock!) album, better than their overrated first album.
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Best Albums of 1977
1. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
2. Animals by Pink Floyd
3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. Low by David Bowie
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