Yes
by Yes
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Yes bestography
Yes is ranked 8th best out of 71 albums by Yes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Yes is Close To The Edge which is ranked number 86 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 13,436.
(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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Yes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Yes rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 97 Music Albums of 1969 | 95/97 | 0 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best UK Albums | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 48 Music Albums of 1969 | 9/48 | 4 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock | 100/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 26/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 66 Music Albums of 1969 | 38/66 | 2 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | My Favorite Prog-Rock Albums | 42/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 186 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 738 | |||
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Yes ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/29/2026 20:14 |  Repo | 2,234 | 85/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 12:44 |  flamingyesdept | 2,944 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 03:04 | BrianOBX | 36 | 58/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Yes forum mentions
Repo 07/26/2026 21:53 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 04/28/2023 19:17 in What album are you listening to right now?Yes comments
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sageamagoo TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/07/2012 13:13 | #57030 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm surprised this album doesn't get more attention. There's lots to love here, especially the first three tracks, but the whole album is great. Impressive debut. (Edited)
This is actually a great album. Very impressive debut. (Edited)
This often overlooked album is a chameleon, cleverly switching seamlessly between styles. The opening track has a psychedelic feel, the next is very much a jazz feel and the next has a much more acoustic and melodic feel where Jon Anderson's vocals could well be the best on any Yes album. And this interchanging of styles continues throughout. The instrumentation on this album is as good as on the 'classic' Yes albums. It actually gets more spins in my house than Close To The Edge and Fragile! (Edited)
This album is so damn underappreciated. I love it. Have since my first listen. The playing on here is brilliant too.
Amazing album! (Edited)
Exceptional debut album. Clearly there are lots of Yes’ proggy/folky roots all over this album, but you also get to hear a little bit of a harder side of the band that you don’t really get on later records. I’d say the stand out tracks are the edgy prog number Looking Around and an absolutely rocking cover of I See You. But every track is worth listening to. (Edited)
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