When The Eagle Flies
by Traffic
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Traffic bestography
When The Eagle Flies is ranked 7th best out of 19 albums by Traffic on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Traffic is John Barleycorn Must Die which is ranked number 2055 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 816.
(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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When The Eagle Flies track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
When The Eagle Flies rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Traffic (& related) albums ranked | 16/17 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 94 Music Albums of 1974 | 81/94 | 1 |
| 2026 | machiaj | Top 40 Music Albums of the 1970s | 23/40 | 9 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #401-500 | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 | machiaj | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 30/100 | 66 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 99 Music Albums of 1974 | 84/99 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Brum Rocks | 47/94 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 60/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 31 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 122 | |||
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When The Eagle Flies ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/23/2026 19:40 | Filipe | 204 | 77/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2026 16:08 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,189 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 02:15 | Reynardine | 16 | 88/100 |
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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 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.9.
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I’ve always been a Winwood fan and love his experimentation with synthesizer on this album. This is definitely my favorite Traffic album, and I understand other fans will point to other albums. Granted some of the songs are long and it is Dream Gerrard that is my favorite. I love the artwork on the cover of this album.
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Every traffic album is worth a listen. Certainly not their best but some nice stuff here
Best Track: Something New
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