Electric Warrior
by T. Rex

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-09-24
Overall rank: 352nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 849 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1971 (16th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (87th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (352nd)

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Electric Warrior track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 352nd | 1970s rank: 87th | 1971 rank: 16th

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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 849 votes)
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03/13/2026 14:53 Deckard  Ratings distribution  7388/100
 
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03/09/2026 13:52 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  23279/100
 
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03/02/2026 22:46 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  80147/100
 
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02/28/2026 21:41 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/24/2026 13:11 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,23673/100

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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 82.0/100, a mean average of 81.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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40/100
From 03/02/2026 22:46 | #313417
Get It On is great, there are a couple of good tracks also, including the first two, but overall it's rather forgettable for me
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80/100
From 12/07/2024 21:39 | #306411
The pinnacle of the glam rock world with touches of folk oozing in at times. One of his best
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75/100
From 02/09/2023 14:55 | #293829
A decent glam rock album that might be simplistic but it works really well especially on the big hits which sound great. Get It On is the stand out track as it is such an infectious song and is so easy to sing along with. It always cheers me up when I hear that song as well. The record is then bulked up with more great hits such as Cosmic Dancer, Mambo Sun, Jeepster and Life's A Gas. The group have a way of creating catchy songs that when paired with the vocal become enjoyable rock experiences. Also, they definitely have their own unique style formed on here which is helped by the unique percussion and Bolan's singing. Overall, there is a lot of fun to be had on this record and plenty of great songs backing up this fact.
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60/100
From 01/24/2022 17:40 | #280022
Not bad album but not outstanding for me either. It's just not my type of music.
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95/100
From 12/28/2021 19:23 | #278138
I have known this album for years and really enjoyed it throughout. If it is simplistic and formulaic and poppy then so be it. I read Boltzmann comments below really trash it and I felt a little sad about that. But I guess there might be albums that they love that just don't land with me. But I'm sticking with loving this album.
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50/100
From 06/18/2021 14:48 | #270799
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95/100
From 04/25/2021 16:09 | #268965
Glam rock powerhouse T. Rex escaped my attention until I was a teenager, when I first heard supergroup Power Station's cover of "Bang a Gong (Get It On)." Even now I'm not so sure it's a great song, but it's a pretty good gateway drug into Electric Warrior, which is undoubtedly their most exciting and rocking album. While not quite as ambitious as fellow glam rock superstar David Bowie, Marc Bolan and company carved out a niche within the genre with their crackling guitars and endless pop hooks. An excellent album by one of the decade's greatest bands. I'd suggest "Jeepster" is the place to start here, but the whole album is incredibly consistent.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/03/2021 22:28 | #263784
Favorite Tracks: Bang a Gong and Hot Love. Very good glam rock from the 70s
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75/100
From 07/23/2020 13:44 | #256073
Glamorous & Funky! Rating (79.09)
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
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19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band