Heavy Horses
by Jethro Tull

Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 3,093rd   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 203 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (58th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (555th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,093rd)

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Jethro Tull bestography

Heavy Horses is ranked 6th best out of 47 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jethro Tull is Aqualung which is ranked number 322 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,245.

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Heavy Horses track list

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

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Heavy Horses rankings

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Overall rank: 3,093rd | 1970s rank: 555th | 1978 rank: 58th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 203 votes)
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01/16/2026 10:22 Exist-en-ciel   7,23070/100
 
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07/27/2025 10:31 cicadelic   11,71573/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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75/100
From 10/10/2023 12:15 | #299433
An average and very unimaginative. Still listenable and solid..
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From 07/05/2019 18:55 | #239010
My favorite Jethro Tull record. I love their "Folk Rock"-Aera.
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70/100
From 10/01/2017 20:15 | #198974
This isn't an album I have played that often. I picked up the vinyl second hand at a record fair at a reasonable price and to be honest was more attracted by how little I had to pay than the possible musical content, being totally unfamiliar with the album, however I did already own Aqualung, War Child and Crest of a Knave so knew what to expect. Having just given the vinyl its first spin for the first time in a couple of years I realise that is actually a good album, not fantastic but very listenable. Stand out track for me is Heavy Horses.
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From 12/24/2015 00:11 | #155018
The soundtrack of my autumn.
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From 09/03/2015 14:24 | #149169
One of my favourites. The title track is a surprisingly moving paean to the draught horse, and the love song 'Moths' is genuinely heartfelt too. This is Tull from deep in the heart of the country, like its hedgerow sister album 'Songs from the Wood'
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85/100
From 08/23/2012 14:45 | #49076
Jethro Tull have 3 types of albums: a) near perfect masterpieces; b) good albums; c) weak albums. This one is a good album. You should not get this album as an introduction to the band but if you heard a bit of them and tend to like it, this one is a good choice to get some more. On the heavier side of Tull.
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