Aerial Ballet
by Harry Nilsson

Aerial Ballet by Harry Nilsson
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-07-00
Overall rank: 3,970th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 92 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (59th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (333rd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,970th)

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Harry Nilsson bestography

Aerial Ballet is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by Harry Nilsson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Harry Nilsson is Nilsson Schmilsson which is ranked number 1432 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,197.

Harry Nilsson album bestography « Higher ranked (1,432nd)
Nilsson Schmilsson
This album (3,970th)
Aerial Ballet
Lower ranked (5,176th) »
Nilsson Sings Newman

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Aerial Ballet track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Aerial Ballet rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,970th | 1960s rank: 333rd | 1968 rank: 59th
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2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 196859/1002
2026 NowhereManTop 21 Music Albums of 196820/210
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 196831/1004
2026 NowhereManTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s96/1001
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196844/1003
2026lanadeleswiftTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s45/10011
2026 sssvnnnTop 65 Music Albums of 196821/653
2026 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 1968100/1000
2026lanadeleswiftTop 50 Music Albums of 196814/504
2026 MadhattanJackTop 51 Music Albums of 196815/514
2026daCriticTop 33 Music Albums of 196829/331
2026 HaydenTop 95 Music Albums of 196875/951
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 196813/504
2026amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of 196810/1005
2026amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s43/10012
2025 sssvnnnTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s92/1002
2025 ExTeaSeaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s71/1006
2025WayneMCTop 100 Music Albums of 196858/1002
2025 imimesisTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s13/10018
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of 196825/1004
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 98
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 371
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Aerial Ballet ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 92 votes)
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01/01/2026 15:14 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,98973/100
 
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10/11/2025 02:57 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,16133/100
 
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11/25/2024 06:59 slatsheit  Ratings distribution  2,04281/100
 
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11/16/2024 03:27 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35781/100
 
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04/10/2024 00:46 PapaShiz86  Ratings distribution  11,43379/100

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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 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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90/100
From 01/12/2022 19:49 | #279221
Honestly an amazing album, "Everybodys talking" is fantastic and Nilssons own song writing was at a peak here. "My old desk" is great and so is "bath". "One" is a stand out and given the popularity of "one" and "everybodys talking" im surprised this album is so over looked. Its perhaps one of the most overlooked albums of all time. A fantastic, well flowing listen. Full of charm, character and experimentation.
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85/100
From 02/14/2019 17:33 | #231937
8.5/10

Top Tracks: "Daddy's Song", "Everybody's Talkin'", "One"
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75/100
From 05/17/2018 23:59 | #215085
An interesiting piece of Fun, goofy Harry Nilsson. "Everybody's Talkin" is such a pretty song.
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85/100
From 02/07/2016 13:25 | #158933
A great early record from one of the finest voices in pop music ever.
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