Led Zeppelin
by Led Zeppelin

Album
Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-01-12
Overall rank: 61st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
86/100 (from 2,616 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1969 (5th)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 1960s (16th)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (61st)

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Led Zeppelin bestography

Led Zeppelin is ranked 3rd best out of 24 albums by Led Zeppelin on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Led Zeppelin is Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) which is ranked number 12 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 36,006.

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Led Zeppelin track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Good Times Bad Times
Average Rating: 89 (713 votes)Comments: View 6
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Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Average Rating: 91 (770 votes)Comments: View 13
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You Shook Me
Average Rating: 83 (506 votes)Comments: View 5
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Dazed And Confused
Average Rating: 91 (785 votes)Comments: View 14
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Your Time Is Gonna Come
Average Rating: 84 (509 votes)Comments: View 7
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Black Mountain Side
Average Rating: 81 (481 votes)Comments: View 8
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Communication Breakdown
Average Rating: 87 (561 votes)Comments: View 7
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I Can't Quit You Baby
Average Rating: 82 (482 votes)Comments: View 5
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How Many More Times
Average Rating: 86 (518 votes)Comments: View 8

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Led Zeppelin rankings

Led Zeppelin rankings summary
Overall rank: 61st | 1960s rank: 16th | 1969 rank: 5th  Overall chart history
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 86.3/100, a mean average of 85.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.


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Led Zeppelin forum mentions

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From BestEverAlbums 09/27/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5448): By Glitterboiii
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Glitterboiii () 1. by (1969) 2. by by (1975) 4. by by (1973) 6. (1966) 7. by (1969) 8. by (1967) 9. by (2015) 10. by by (1999) 12. by (1998) 13. by by (1979) 15. by (1972) 16. by (1970) 17. by (1967) 18. by (1968) 19. by (1971) 21. by (1969)…”
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From 11/08/2013 18:46 | #91285 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
LED ZEPPELIN (I) is magnificent showcase for a band that has since attained almost godlike status among their diehard fans. The bombastic volume of their heavier numbers easily matched (and often surpassed) the intensity of their contemporaries in 1969. At the same time, their songs were quite dynamic and borrowed widely from different genres including folk & blues. It seems obvious that Jimmy Page had been paying close attention to Jeff Beck's debut TRUTH while crafting the sound of his new band, even going as far as covering "You Shook Me". It's never been any great secret that Zeppelin borrowed & stole many of its ideas from other songwriters. Still, they were great interpreters and often knew how to elevate these songs & ideas to their full potential. Their debut album remains a towering achievement to behold, both for musicians wanting to follow in their footsteps and more casual music fans. (Edited)
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From 10/05/2013 21:29 | #87667 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
My favorite Zeppelin album. To put things in perspective, imagine that it is 1969 and you hear this album for the very first time. Mind blowing! The guitar effects and Page's production were way ahead of their time. (Edited)
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From 09/22/2017 04:56 | #198501 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Hell of a debut blues rock album. This is kick ass in every sense of the term, can you imagine hearing this album in 1969? (Edited)
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From 03/23/2017 00:03 | #187907 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Perhaps one of the greatest debut albums of all time. Led Zeppelin split rock at its seams with they're debut blues-rock LP.

Highlights- Good Times Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Dazed and Confused, Communication Breakdown (Edited)
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From 02/21/2016 17:24 | #160430 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
I have owned "Mothership" for a number of years and tried listening to it a few times, but never got into it.

So I bought this album in february 2016 due to the position on the overall chart and the amazing reviews of this and the other Zeppelin albums

I bought this one first as i thought id start at the begining - and am i happy i did - i absolutely love it

This is great blues rock at its absolute finest

Ive gone on to buy up to the fifth (houseofholy) already because of this album (end of feb 2016) and i havent been dissapointed .... Yet

This album has kick started my love of the Zep

If like me you hadnt tried the zeppelin - start with this one - you wont regret it :)
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