Free
by Free

Free by Free
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 7,214th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 65 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (119th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (547th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,214th)

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Free bestography

Free is ranked 3rd best out of 14 albums by Free on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Free is Fire And Water which is ranked number 2365 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 673.

Free album bestography « Higher ranked (6,789th)
Tons Of Sobs
This album (7,214th)
Free
Lower ranked (10,254th) »
Free Live!

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,214th | 1960s rank: 547th | 1969 rank: 119th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 65 votes)
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80/100
 
03/03/2026 19:44 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,12472/100
 
70/100
 
02/28/2026 21:55 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
65/100
 
08/11/2025 19:48 iann97  Ratings distribution  1,99474/100
 
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05/20/2025 03:53 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,66075/100
 
70/100
 
03/08/2025 13:59 CaptainPain  Ratings distribution  3,33961/100

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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 75.5/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.5.

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From 09/05/2025 18:24 | #310831
This album real has it all. If you want great upbeat blues rock, there's Trouble On Double Time, I'll Be Creepin and Woman, but it's real strength lies in the "heavy" acoustic numbers. Lying In The Sunshine, Free Me, and Mourning Sad Morning are all just perfection. From the slowness, sadness, and amazing vocal harmonies come these songs that don't real have a comparison. A true epic album, probably top ten all time for me by possibly the most underrated band that's ever existed.
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85/100
From 03/04/2023 09:42 | #294687
This album is slow and solemn, even sad in its tone.A fine entry to world of rock. This is not a hard rocker, but a very fine and stylish album
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From 05/06/2019 20:53 | #235926
Bem blues, som lento, pantanoso, ritmo preciso e o espírito exposto.
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From 05/06/2018 15:46 | #214318
Their most underrated album. I was really surprised how consistent it was. Good album.
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From 05/25/2015 17:51 | #142395
Chill blues rock...probably Free's best
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From 11/11/2012 15:57 | #54781
The wind is blowing, the guitar is plucking and the waves are playing you to better times. Music full of remorse and a hope for a better future.
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