Bang
by James Gang
James Gang bestography
Bang is ranked 3rd best out of 13 albums by James Gang on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James Gang is Yer' Album which is ranked number 11949 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 99.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Bang track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Bang rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 88 Music Albums of 1973 | 74/88 | 1 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  TheDude85 | Top 63 Music Albums of 1973 | 17/63 | 4 |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2022 | rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 5 |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 45/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
Bang collection
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Bang ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/26/2026 22:54 |  UofTBlues | 3,636 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2024 08:28 | Pluto11 | 12,203 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2024 20:33 | sssvnnn | 8,410 | 67/100 |
| ! | 03/24/2023 17:07 | MW19704U | 6,988 | 59/100 |
| ! | 02/15/2023 18:28 | TonySayers61 | 24,929 | 64/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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rockbluesfolkjaz 10/15/2021 18:20 | #275058
It's not The James Gang with Joe Walsh. It's with Tommy Bolin on guitar and vocals. And it's easily the best album in The James Gang catalogue. It's rock, it's melodic, and Bolin's guitar playing is incredible.
Fischman 11/30/2018 20:37 | #225941
This forgotten gem easily sits quietly as one of the best in the James Gang discography. Bolin's guitar work is impeccable, the songs are both varied and high quality, and the deliver is solid all the way around.
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