Strictly Personal
by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band bestography
Strictly Personal is ranked 9th best out of 31 albums by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band is Trout Mask Replica which is ranked number 274 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,947.
(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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Strictly Personal track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Strictly Personal rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1968 | 30/61 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 32 Music Albums of 1968 | 8/32 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 33/100 | 14 |
| 2024 |  Boltzmann | rock 'n' roll - '50s & '60s | 75/85 | - |
| 2024 |  Helios | Top 40 Music Albums of 1968 | 38/40 | 0 |
| 2024 | spinout | top 50 Music albums of 1968 | 23/50 | - |
| 2024 |  Arthurknight | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 38/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 44 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 129 | |||
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Strictly Personal ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/28/2026 18:43 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 05:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,684 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2025 05:52 | Leschoses | 122 | 85/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
Strictly Personal forum mentions
CharlieBarley 08/28/2021 00:28 in What album are you listening to right now?Strictly Personal comments
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I realize Beefheart himself wasn't a fan, because of the production, but the album itself is great. The final product is what it is. I prefer it to the exhausting Mirror Man sessions which overcompensated for this release.
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/04/2013 00:39 | #80405
Complete and utter garbage.
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