Blue
by Joni Mitchell

Album
Blue by Joni Mitchell
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-06-22
Overall rank: 71st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 1,531 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1971 (6th)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 1970s (21st)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (71st)

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Blue is ranked as the best album by Joni Mitchell.

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Blue track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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All I Want
Average Rating: 88 (338 votes)Comments: View 6
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My Old Man
Average Rating: 84 (300 votes)Comments: View 3
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Little Green
Average Rating: 85 (281 votes)Comments: View 1
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Carey
Average Rating: 88 (308 votes)Comments: View 4
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Blue
Average Rating: 85 (297 votes)Comments: View 2
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California
Average Rating: 89 (330 votes)Comments: View 5
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This Flight Tonight
Average Rating: 84 (278 votes)Comments: View 3
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River
Average Rating: 89 (308 votes)Comments: View 2
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A Case Of You
Average Rating: 88 (312 votes)Comments: View 2
10.
The Last Time I Saw Richard
Average Rating: 83 (271 votes)Comments: View 4

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Blue rankings

Blue rankings summary
Overall rank: 71st | 1970s rank: 21st | 1971 rank: 6th  Overall chart history
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84/100 (from 1,531 votes)
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 !		4 days ago JoshN125  Ratings distribution  8866/100
 
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 !		09/03/2026 01:30 stareaterogni0n  Ratings distribution  56371/100
 
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 !		08/21/2026 21:15 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,75835/100

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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 84.2/100, a mean average of 83.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.


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From BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements
“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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From BestEverAlbums 08/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5418): By baystateoftheart
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by baystateoftheart () 1. by (1966) 2. by (1965) 3. by (1967) 4. by (1972) 5. by (1972) 6. (2015) 7. by (2013) 8. by (1969) 9. (1971) 11. by (2015) 12. by by (2012) 14. (1989) 15. (1970) 16. (2007) 17. by (1964) 18. by (1975) 19. by (1971) 21.…”
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From BestEverAlbums 08/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5416): By C_Krug2009
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by C_Krug2009 () 1. (2012) 2. by (1990) 4. by (2012) 6. by (2009) 7. by by by by (1973) 11. by (2015) 12. (1991) 13. by (2015) 16. by (2005) 17. by (1996) 20. by (2013) 22. (1989) 23. by (1986) 24. by (1999) 25. (2024) 26. by (2024) 27. by…”
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From 04/17/2025 22:09 | #308555
Je ne comprends pas l'engouement autour de cet album. Je trouve les compos sans relief. (Edited)
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From 02/15/2025 00:52 | #307610
Joni's Masterpiece. Backed by multi-instrumentalist Stephen Stills, James Taylor and Sneaky Pete Kleinow (of Flying Burritos Brother fame) on pedal steel guitar. Each song a stark and soul searching testimonial to life. It's an Lp I personally never get tired of listening to. (Edited)
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From 01/17/2025 22:12 | #307064
Didn't quite hit the mark for me personally. I did prefer the guitar led tracks over the piano. Nazareth do a fine cover of 'This Flight Tonight'. (Edited)
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From 10/24/2024 23:06 | #305763
Oh, it's one of the most finest folk albums I've ever heard. (Edited)
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From 06/01/2024 23:30 | #303803
Disappointing (Edited)
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