Free
by Free

Free by Free
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-10-00
Overall rank: 5,123rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 65 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (93rd)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (401st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,123rd)

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Free bestography

Free is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Free on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Free is Fire And Water which is ranked number 2167 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 768.

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Fire And Water
This album (5,123rd)
Free
Lower ranked (5,843rd) »
Tons Of Sobs

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,123rd | 1960s rank: 401st | 1969 rank: 93rd

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Free ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 65 votes)
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04/10/2026 18:51 Garyf1972  Ratings distribution  75668/100
 
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03/03/2026 19:44 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,20772/100
 
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02/28/2026 21:55 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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08/11/2025 19:48 iann97  Ratings distribution  2,05774/100
 
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05/20/2025 03:53 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,94875/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.

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85/100
From 03/04/2023 09:42 | #294687 | TOP COMMENT
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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80/100
From 05/06/2018 15:46 | #214318 | TOP COMMENT
Their most underrated album. I was really surprised how consistent it was. Good album.
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80/100
From 05/25/2015 17:51 | #142395 | TOP COMMENT
Chill blues rock...probably Free's best
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From 11/11/2012 15:57 | #54781 | TOP COMMENT
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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