Carpenters (studio album) by Carpenters

Carpenters by Carpenters
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 6,546th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 69 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1971 (104th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,037th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,546th)
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Carpenters bestography

Carpenters is ranked 2nd best out of 26 albums by Carpenters on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Carpenters is Close To You which is ranked number 5356 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 252.

Carpenters album bestography « Higher ranked (5,356th) This album (6,546th) Lower ranked (7,076th) »
Close To YouCarpentersThe Singles 1969-1973

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.

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75/100
From 03/04/2025 06:27
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1972 Grammy's. The eventual winner was Tapestry by Carole King
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From 04/08/2023 16:16
The three songs belong to the canon of light pop music forever. With those I can easily give 80
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From 12/11/2018 01:28
I received this album as part of an extended family blind Christmas gift exchange... when I was seven... not the best gift to land in the hands of a seven year old. Nevertheless, I had a cheap record player I threw the album on... and at the tender age of seven, instantly fell in love with Karen's voice.

Superstar was my favorite song. Today, nearly a half century later, I'm still in love with Karen's voice and I believe Rainy Days and Mondays is the best Carpenters song ever and a solid 100.
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From 09/07/2016 22:45
The criticism for them seems arbitrary. Their arrangements are incredible. It's 10 steps beyond feel-good music
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From 12/15/2011 17:05
Filled with some of the Carpenters greatest songs - "Rainy Days and Mondays", "For All We Know", "Superstar", "Sometimes"...
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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