Electric Warrior
by T. Rex

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-09-24
Overall rank: 355th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 850 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1971 (17th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (89th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (355th)

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Electric Warrior is ranked as the best album by T. Rex.

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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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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 355th | 1970s rank: 89th | 1971 rank: 17th
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2026KettwigTop 31 Music Albums of 197115/313
2026 LiedzeitGlam Rock4/30 -
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 500 Reorganized According To My Taste68/100 -
2026matterhornriderTop 71 Music Albums of 19716/715
2026 CharadeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums54/10046
2026jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s82/1004
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s19/10016
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Greatest Music Albums15/10086
2026adbrack1988Top 45 Music Albums of 197115/453
2026 LebowskiRamsTop 66 Music Albums of the 1970s22/6614
2026javicho07Top 34 Music Albums of 197128/341
2026RiveraTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s24/10015
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s6/10019
2026bonnequestionBest albums from '65 to '7470/100 -
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Greatest Artists87/100 -
2026LittleM1971Top 65 Music Albums of 197112/654
2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 197132/1003
2026 btener11Top 100 Greatest Music Albums51/10050
2026 HeliosTop 50 Music Albums of 197112/504
2026stevengnzTop 86 Music Albums of 19717/865
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 775
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 4,679
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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 850 votes)
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4 hours ago Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,26668/100
 
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04/20/2026 10:01 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  58381/100
 
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03/13/2026 14:53 Deckard  Ratings distribution  23379/100
 
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03/02/2026 22:46 wizardalien  Ratings distribution  81748/100

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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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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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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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Rating:  
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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Rating:  
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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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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