Imagine
by John Lennon

Imagine by John Lennon
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-09-09
Overall rank: 360th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,169 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1971 (17th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (90th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (360th)

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John Lennon bestography

Imagine is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by John Lennon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Lennon is John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band which is ranked number 149 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,353.

John Lennon album bestography « Higher ranked (149th)
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This album (360th)
Imagine
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Mind Games

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 360th | 1970s rank: 90th | 1971 rank: 17th

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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,169 votes)
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02/20/2026 19:17 Kronikal433  Ratings distribution  15493/100
 
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02/17/2026 12:05 swed  Ratings distribution  1,21480/100
 
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02/13/2026 02:10 evstratios  Ratings distribution  18097/100
 
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01/22/2026 06:15 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  1,55586/100

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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 81.1/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.

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From 12/29/2023 13:12 | #300743
One of my all time favourite albums rightly regarded as a classic
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From 05/19/2023 15:35 | #297088
1 and 3 are masterpieces ??
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From 01/12/2023 22:16 | #292766
Terrific album, JL's 2nd best to my ears -narrowly beaten by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
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From 09/06/2022 17:09 | #289363
Classic record
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From 01/24/2022 17:19 | #280015
Some great songs by John Lennon land on here but there is a lot of filler as well. But when it reaches high points it's really high.
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From 01/15/2022 10:17 | #279408
Obviously the title track is one of the best songs ever written, How Do You Sleep and Jealous Guy are also decent but the rest of the album is nothing spectacular.
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From 12/26/2021 12:35 | #277998
A pesar de que muchos opinan que el paso del tiempo ha perjudicado esta joya, en mi opinión esta es la obra cumbre de Lennon.
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90/100
From 12/07/2021 04:10 | #277193
Probably John's poppiest and most accessible solo record, it is a real showcase of his songwriting talents with a number of very strong cuts from here. The title track needs no introduction at this stage
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From 09/03/2021 22:33 | #273268
Political without being overbearing. The middle section has gotten a bit dull to me but its probably just from overplay.
Now it is my 2nd favorite lennon album and 5th favorite solo beatle record.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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