Holst: The Planets (studio album)
by Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Condition: Used
Condition: Very Good
Condition: Used
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra bestography
Holst: The Planets is ranked 7th best out of 70 albums by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker is Beethoven: IX. Symphonie which is ranked number 4255 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 333.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Holst: The Planets rankings
All 16 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 62/100 | 8 | |
| 2025 | First Classical CDs in 1983 | 12/57 | - | |
| 2025 | platus | Top 7 Music Albums of 1981 | 6/7 | 1 |
| 2025 | Classical Bangers | 13/13 | - | |
| 2023 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 26/100 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Classical | 8/99 | - | |
| 2021 | vruslov | Top 90 Music Albums of 1981 | 69/90 | 1 |
| 2021 | Top 11 Music Albums of 1981 | 5/11 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 47/100 | 11 | |
| 2020 | Classical | 42/83 | - | |
| 2018 | stillness | 52/97 | - | |
| 2017 | danwright252 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1980s | 18/99 | 17 |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 82 Music Albums of the 1980s | 38/82 | 11 |
| 2016 | danwright252 | Top 6 Music Albums of 1981 | 3/6 | 3 |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2011 | Top 69 Greatest Music Albums | 10/69 | - | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 16 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 64 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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45/100 | 03/19/2025 13:09 | BoxFL | ![]() | 51/100 |
85/100 | 10/18/2024 15:39 | BorderFreeAndrew | ![]() | 74/100 |
75/100 | 03/28/2024 16:49 | ![]() | 78/100 | |
60/100 | 10/03/2023 19:20 | TonySayers61 | ![]() | 64/100 |
75/100 | 03/18/2023 09:44 | ![]() | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.0.
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A fine recording of a daring composition. I prefer the new Kansas City Symphony interpretation.
I don´t like Karajan!
Alternative: Sir Georg Solti
While I don't see classical fitting on this site (I don't really have a reason - I just keep it separate) one can't argue with the sheer power of this music.
jupiter, venus and neptune are the best!
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