The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-06-00
Overall rank: 3,714th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 91 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1968 (54th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (316th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,714th)

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The best album by Arthur Brown is The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown which is ranked number 3714 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 394.

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Overall rank: 3,714th | 1960s rank: 316th | 1968 rank: 54th
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2026Steppenwolf666Top 99 Music Albums of 196876/991
2026Marswolf68Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s83/1004
2026 sssvnnnTop 65 Music Albums of 196818/654
2026 RockyRaccoonEarly Psychedelic Rock Pt. 329/100 -
2026 MadhattanJackTop 51 Music Albums of 196825/513
2026amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of 196890/1001
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 65 Music Albums of the 1960s25/6513
2026OlliTop 82 Music Albums of 196841/823
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s76/1005
2025 Patman360Top 88 Music Albums of 196825/884
2025TastyandTemptinTop 29 Music Albums of 196810/293
2025 CharlieBarleyTop 65 Music Albums of 196859/651
2025TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s17/10017
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 196897/1000
2024 JamethTop 77 Music Albums of 196824/774
2024DJStuart79Top 35 Music Albums of 196819/352
2024Steppenwolf666One album wonders part 27/98 -
2024Steppenwolf666Psychedelic album covers33/100 -
2024TroutMaskGregTop 32 Music Albums of 19686/324
2024 djnizziTop 50 Music Albums of 196838/501
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 88
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 394
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 91 votes)
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12/28/2025 11:02 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,63973/100
 
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06/27/2025 15:35 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,97184/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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From 12/16/2024 07:18 | #306528
Own: Tracks records mono, 1968.
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From 12/08/2022 17:12 | #291837
crazy
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From 08/24/2021 21:11 | #272797
1968 was a bit of a crazy year in music, more noisy, experimental, maybe as a sort of rejection of 1967 and its "Summer of Love". The Crazy World of Arthur Brown encompasses a lot of what made the year unique, while making steps toward progressive rock on songs like Child of My Kingdom and a strong fascination with Hell on all of side 1, most notably on the song Fire, which I would also single out as the best song on here.
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From 07/26/2020 12:08 | #256234
Psychedelic Rock blended with some jazz-driven Blues. Fire is the highlight track here, obviously, but this record has great other tunes too. The absence of electric guitar and the proeminent organ lines give an exotic feeling to these songs.
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From 07/12/2019 13:24 | #239372
Listen to the original mono mix without the orchestral overdubs. Apparently, the drums and keyboards were accidentally recorded to the same track, and the overdubs were made to mask the poor recording, in lieu of re-recording the album. The mono mix projects a much more engrossing atmosphere.
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From 12/11/2018 16:05 | #226782
Fire is of course a classic, I Put a Spell on You is worth listening to, the rest is quirky but OK.
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