Imagine
by John Lennon

Imagine by John Lennon
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-09-09
Overall rank: 352nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,170 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1971 (16th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (87th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (352nd)

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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 151 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,185.

John Lennon album bestography « Higher ranked (151st)
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
This album (352nd)
Imagine
Lower ranked (3,133rd) »
Mind Games

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 352nd | 1970s rank: 87th | 1971 rank: 16th
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2026 swedTop 66 Music Albums of the 1970s21/6614
2026LittleM1971Top 65 Music Albums of 197132/653
2026 Squonk007Top 26 Music Albums of 19714/264
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s12/10018
2026fabm0Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s62/1008
2026wizardalienTop 67 Music Albums of the 1970s32/6711
2026 arthur237Top 100 Greatest Music Albums90/10011
2026timosbuechereiTop 77 Music Albums of the 1970s18/7716
2026 Sandrof1969Top 35 Music Albums of 19714/355
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 19715/1005
2026leniadTop 401-500 Greatest Albums Of All Time28/100 -
2026TroutMaskGregTop 36 Music Albums of 197116/363
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of 197157/1002
2026munsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums15/10085
2026AbsurdCheesecakeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums83/10018
2026 JMGL95Top 37 Music Albums of 197120/372
2026 MilhaudTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s71/1006
2026gregthealienTop 100 Greatest Music Albums56/10045
2026 imacgillTop 57 Music Albums of 197126/573
2026 Squonk007Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s33/10014
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 847
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 4,736
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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,170 votes)
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03/30/2026 22:53 Martini  Ratings distribution  75095/100
 
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03/12/2026 20:47 stareaterogni0n  Ratings distribution  39171/100
 
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02/28/2026 21:41 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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02/17/2026 12:05 swed  Ratings distribution  1,21480/100

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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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95/100
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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80/100
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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35/100
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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95/100
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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90/100
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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From 04/22/2021 19:38 | #268888
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