Led Zeppelin II
by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-10-22
Overall rank: 41st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 2,782 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1969 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 1960s (13th)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (41st)

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Led Zeppelin bestography

Led Zeppelin II is ranked 2nd 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 11 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 36,637.

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Led Zeppelin II track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Led Zeppelin II rankings

Led Zeppelin II rankings summary
Overall rank: 41st | 1960s rank: 13th | 1969 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
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2026BurndenAceTop 75 Music Albums of the 1960s7/7518
2026fabm0Top Rock3/100 -
2026timosbuechereiTop 30 Music Albums of the 1960s6/3017
2026jdizzle12345650-9920/75 -
2026 Squonk007Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s7/10019
2026jackqTop 43 Music Albums of the 1960s8/4317
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 400 Reorganized According To My Taste28/100 -
2026HyggevinylTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s18/10017
2026 ExTeaSeaTop 101 - 200 Greatest Music Albums37/100 -
2026mrmcrookTop 61 Music Albums of the 1960s1/6120
2026downandoutTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s8/10019
2026brent13Top 32 Music Albums of 19698/324
2026PavlossTop 100 Greatest Music Albums21/10079
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s62/1008
2026Brando1788Top 100 Greatest Music Albums41/10059
2026 Robert Anton WilsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums16/10082
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2026DaveH68Top 60 Greatest Music Albums25/6057
2026 NowhereManTop 30 Music Albums of 19694/305
2026AbsurdCheesecakeTop 50 Music Albums of the 1960s5/5018
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 1,977
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 20,347
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Average Rating: 
87/100 (from 2,782 votes)
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06/19/2026 15:52 Diogo1991  Ratings distribution  3993/100

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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 13.1.


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90/100
From 02/24/2026 14:57 | #313268
I can't fine words to explain this album knowing this is early zeppelin who was still finding their way. It may be better than their fourth album. This is a must play listening to on headphones to really enjoy the creativity that went into this album. It's hard for me to fine weakness when they just might be my favorite artist. (Edited)
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85/100
From 11/14/2025 16:43 | #311668
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Un escalón por encima de su debut. Hay mayor virtuosidad en la composición. Este disco abre con la que quizá sea la mejor canción de su discografía. Con esta perspectiva, es difícil que el resto alcance ese pico, pero se mantiene constante alrededor del album, con ciertos bajones, como Lemon Song o Moby Dick, aunque ninguna supone un revés tan significativo como lo es You Shook Me para su primer álbum.

Un repertorio bastante puro para lo que es la banda. Ramble On, What Is and What Should Never Be y Thank You aportan a la continuidad de la calidad. El closing track también les sigue de cerca. Con unos cuantos altibajos, el segundo disco de la banda británica es distintivamente una mejor entrega que su antecesor. (Edited)
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80/100
From 05/09/2023 17:56 | #296816
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. (Edited)
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75/100
From 02/27/2023 19:12 | #294527
Rather incosistent, but Heartbreaker steals the show. (Edited)
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85/100
From 10/26/2022 02:16 | #290806
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 | #289074
Great album
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100/100
From 04/22/2022 18:48 | #284497
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85/100
From 04/13/2022 17:18 | #284196
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. (Edited)
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65/100
From 03/21/2022 14:45 | #283165
A mixed bag, some superb elements to this like Thank You, Heartbreaker and the closing Bring It On Home. (Edited)
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95/100
From 02/22/2022 21:16 | #281783
fave tracks - Lemon Song, Ramble On, Whole Lotta Love
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