Quo
by Status Quo

Quo by Status Quo
Year: 1974
Release date: 1974-05-03
Overall rank: 4,453rd   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 69 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (74th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (743rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,453rd)

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Quo is ranked as the best album by Status Quo.

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Quo track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Quo rankings

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Overall rank: 4,453rd | 1970s rank: 743rd | 1974 rank: 74th

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Quo ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 69 votes)
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06/05/2023 16:55 Jboy56   4,26878/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.

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90/100
From 11/16/2017 11:48 | #201432
Probably their heaviest album and one of the best. Lancaster made his mark and co-wrote six of eight songs on this album. Best song, however, is the epic Slow Train.
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90/100
From 02/13/2016 11:57 | #159540
I Wish All Of Status Quo's Albums Sounded Like This! Features My Favourite Quo Single "Break The Rules" and My All-Time Favourite Quo Studio Recording "Slow Train".
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75/100
From 05/04/2013 05:36 | #75158
The heaviest encounter by the Quo Alan Lancaster plays a big part in this album that's probably why best tracks all of side one
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From 05/16/2012 01:18 | #42461
Alan Lancaster shines on this one singing 4 of the 8 tunes, the first two tracks being worthy of mention. Not to be outdone Francis Rossi sings 2 very good songs and Rick Parfitt proves that Status Quo isn't all about 3 chord boogie. Not the classic hits of Hello but a better record overall.
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