The Meters
by The Meters

The Meters by The Meters
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-05-00
Overall rank: 5,585th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 63 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (99th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (427th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,585th)

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The Meters bestography

The Meters is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by The Meters on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Meters is Rejuvenation which is ranked number 3788 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 391.

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The Meters rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,585th | 1960s rank: 427th | 1969 rank: 99th  Overall chart history
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings).Help Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
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2026PurpleHazelTop 100 Greatest Music Albums66/10034
2026sunnydhammTop 67 Music Albums of the 1960s31/6711
2026bonnequestionBest Ever Albums - 1 Per Artist65/100 -
2026bonnequestionBest American Albums32/100 -
2026bonnequestionTop 44 Music Albums of 19696/444
2026bonnequestionFunk & Soul6/100 -
2026Rm12398Top 100 Music Albums of 196934/1003
2026bonnequestionBest albums from '65 to '7437/100 -
2026 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 196970/1002
2026 arthurbittencourtTop 65 Music Albums of the 1960s61/652
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1969 by Ultimate Record Collector65/100 -
2026JakorTop 100 Music Albums of 196964/1002
2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 196963/1002
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 196966/1002
2026PurpleHazelTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s37/10013
2026bonnequestionTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s10/10018
2026 imacgillTop 62 Music Albums of 196957/620
2025 Larcx13Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s47/10011
2025TodFitzTop 100 Music Albums of 196944/1003
2025 Graeme2Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s91/1002
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 73
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 247
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The Meters ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 63 votes)
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48 hours ago JoshN125  Ratings distribution  8067/100
 
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07/25/2026 00:45 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,46370/100
 
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04/13/2026 10:40 Johnnyo  Ratings distribution  9,90677/100
 
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11/02/2025 04:52 Larcx13  Ratings distribution  2,85074/100
 
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11/17/2024 01:20 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35781/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.


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So this is a really good funk record. I dont need vocals. Deserves a much better rating.
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