Led Zeppelin II (studio album) by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 43rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 2,671 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1969 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1960s (13th)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (43rd)

Led Zeppelin bestography

Led Zeppelin II is ranked 2nd best out of 23 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 44,947.

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87/100 (from 2,671 votes)
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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 87.2/100, a mean average of 86.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.

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80/100
From 05/09/2023 17:56
A solid early record from Led Zeppelin where they are still finding their sound and relying more on their influences than demonstrating their own unique creativity and musical genius. This isn't necessarily a bad thing as we are treated to some absolute classics because of this. The obvious examples of this is Ramble On, Whole Lotta Love and the phenomenal Heartbreaker. All of these songs, as well as most of the rest of the record, showcase the impressive skillset of each member brilliantly with Jimmy Page's guitar work being a personal highlight especially on Heartbreaker. I am also a huge fan of the closing track as I find it to end the album on a great note and it always make me leave the record wanting more Led Zeppelin. Overall, this is better than their debut and it is a lot of fun to listen to but it is inferior to what would be released in their future.
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75/100
From 02/27/2023 19:12
Rather incosistent, but Heartbreaker steals the show.
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85/100
From 10/26/2022 02:16
The first aLZ album I listened to. It´s been 25 years and I still think is close to a masterpiece.
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85/100
From 08/31/2022 03:24
Great album
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From 04/22/2022 18:48
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From 04/13/2022 17:18
It is incredible that this album shows a large progression from the first album within the same year. Not settling on being a simple blues and rock'n'roll band there are signs of being more adventurous in the instrumentation with small elements of funk and work within the rhythm sections to be even more interesting.
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65/100
From 03/21/2022 14:45
A mixed bag, some superb elements to this like Thank You, Heartbreaker and the closing Bring It On Home.
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95/100
From 02/22/2022 21:16
fave tracks - Lemon Song, Ramble On, Whole Lotta Love
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From 01/29/2022 19:05
Maybe their most consistent album. Highlights are Ramble On, Whole Lotta Love and Thank You. Shout out for the intro to Heartbreaker.
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90/100
From 01/17/2022 10:26
Second album by Led Zeppelin is as great as the first one if not better. Whole Lotta Love is obviously a classic, but Heartbreaker and Ramble On are great too.
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