What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
by The Doobie Brothers
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The Doobie Brothers bestography
What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits is ranked 4th best out of 22 albums by The Doobie Brothers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Doobie Brothers is The Captain And Me which is ranked number 2696 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 587.
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What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1974 | 98/99 | 0 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1974 | 36/49 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1974 | 32/100 | - |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 68 Music Albums of 1974 | 31/68 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (65), #0001-0100* | 53/81 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 22/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 167 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/16/2026 21:18 | Fevernova | 3,162 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 08:21 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,396 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2026 21:16 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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I'm surprised that no one has yet commented on this album. It is one of their better efforts and no, I don't think the overplayed hit Black Water was the best song. Pursuit on 53rd St., Eyes of Silver, and Another Park are all better songs. This band was so much better before Michael McDonald became the lead singer.
Probably the Doobies' second best effort after The Captain and Me. Black Water is obviously a classic, but the rest is really good too. Another Park, Another Sunday, Eyes of Silver, Spirit, Song to See You Through, Daughters of the Sea, all excellent.
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