Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
by Joni Mitchell
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Joni Mitchell bestography
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is ranked 9th best out of 36 albums by Joni Mitchell on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joni Mitchell is Blue which is ranked number 70 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,268.
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Don Juan's Reckless Daughter track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter 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 | Johnnyo | Top albums of all time by female artists | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 69 Music Albums of 1977 | 36/69 | 2 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 23 Music Albums of 1977 | 8/23 | 3 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 32/100 | 69 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 95 Music Albums of 1977 | 40/95 | 3 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 52 Music Albums of 1977 | 34/52 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 69 Music Albums of 1977 | 39/69 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 98 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 436 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/28/2026 17:15 |  AwaitingAndrew | 2,590 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2026 14:56 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,395 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2026 11:35 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Another great record by an often misunderstood and derided songstress. She was moving past pretty music into the realm of experimentation. You have to give her credit for that even is you don't understand what she is doing. (Edited)
'Don Juan's Reckless Daughter' is probably the most underrated of all the recordings in rock history. It is a piece that in its totality is a mature work of beauty that works on every emotional and intellectual level. Above all else the encapsulation of the synergy between music and poetry is unsurpassed.
The strident symphonic overtones that embelish 'Paprika Plains' is a work of eloquence and restraint - a wonderous piece that evokes a time and a place which appear suspended and disclocated from gravity. Dream-like abstractions and mysticism is a running theme throughout the album. This is a work that rewards the attentive listener with un-ending pleasure - a timeless masterpiece.
ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/22/2011 12:17 | #19440 | TOP COMMENT
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hairymarx1..you are so eloquent...Love all of her albums, i have been listening to "song for a seagull" lately, "Cactus Tree' is such a great song, this version especially, she is so young when she sang this and her voice is so light and supple. As she matured, it turned smokey and darker which worked well for the material but something about this album really moves me...many people think it is too sophomoric but I disagree. (Edited)
Definitely a good album, it takes five to six listens before you start to appreciate it. I like all the tracks apart from THE TENTH WORLD. The title track is up their with her best songs. (Edited)
My Album of the Year for 1977; hardly listened to anything else, really. I knew "Rumors" from the car radio, not my home stereo. It wasn't the songs so much as the textures, the sounds...
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