Imagine (studio album) by John Lennon

Imagine by John Lennon
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 362nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,155 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1971 (17th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1970s (91st)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (362nd)
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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 9,771.

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Imagine track list

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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 1,155 votes)
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05/17/2025 04:14 brent13  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,36571/100
 
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05/12/2025 10:53 CharonBri  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,00175/100
 
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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
One of my all time favourite albums rightly regarded as a classic
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From 05/19/2023 15:35
1 and 3 are masterpieces ??
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95/100
From 01/12/2023 22:16
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
Classic record
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From 01/24/2022 17:19
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
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
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
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
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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65/100
From 04/22/2021 19:38
sparse self-indulgent mediocrity how the mighty fell
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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. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
14. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
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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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