Hejira
by Joni Mitchell
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Joni Mitchell bestography
Hejira is ranked 2nd best out of 36 albums by Joni Mitchell on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joni Mitchell is Blue which is ranked number 72 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,228.
(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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Hejira track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Hejira rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 48 Music Albums of 1976 | 20/48 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 70 Music Albums of 1976 | 65/70 | 0 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 32 Music Albums of 1976 | 8/32 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 12/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1976 | 18/21 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 17 Music Albums of 1976 | 3/17 | 4 |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 3/100 | 98 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 28 Music Albums of 1976 | 23/28 | 1 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 1/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 415 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,688 | |||
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Hejira ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/14/2026 19:34 | Glitterboiii | 4,952 | 88/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2026 19:10 | Mrump | 543 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2026 19:49 |  AfterHours | 836 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.7/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.
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Hejira forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5454): By mianfei BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - August 2026Hejira comments
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Love everything about thks album. Maybe just some of the lyrics don't interest me much but everything is still very poetic and original. Can't even try to duplicate the unique songwriting Joni had on this one. I don't really love other albums by her but this album grabbed me from the first listen and it is one of my all time favorite albums.
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/18/2015 16:07 | #131852 | TOP COMMENT
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This is really growing on me. In some ways it's the most desolate and stark "road trip" album ever relased. In other ways, after seven albums of blissful ignorance and woe, Mitchell finally sounds content and in control. An existential masterpiece.
A wonderful journey between the soft arrangements and the excellent songwriting. A mention for the young and unknown at that time Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny, they showcased their full potential with Joni. (Edited)
For me this album was slow burner, sure some of the tracks are superb and some were average. But now i think with out doubt its one of her best albums. (Edited)
Here, as with many of her releases, Joni is writing on a level most of her contemporaries can only dream of. Oh.. and Jaco...badass.
Favorite songs:
Coyote
Amelia
A Strange Boy
Blue Motel Room
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