American Woman
by The Guess Who
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American Woman is ranked as the best album by The Guess Who.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/10/2026 21:50 |  EyeKanFly | 8,849 | 65/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 16:39 | Johnnyo | 9,761 | 77/100 |
| ! | 05/07/2026 05:09 | matterhornrider | 5,104 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 21:56 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2026 14:15 | Deckard | 267 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Album Rating: 81.67 (Original release)
(735/9)
82.10 (Re-release incl Track 10)
(821/10)
31.01.1970
The Guess Who (CAN): American Woman
1.American Woman. 98
2.No Time. 82
3.Talisman. 77
4.No Sugar Tonight /New Mother Nature. 83
5.969 (The Oldest Man) (Instrumental). 68
6.When Friends Fall Out. 81
7.8:15. 83
8.Proper Stranger. 83
9.Humpty's Blues/American Woman (Epilogue). 80
Re-release additional track:
10. Got To Find Another Way. 86
In order (incl additional track):
The Guess Who (AW) - American Woman. 98
The Guess Who (AW - re-release) - Got To Find Another Way. 86
The Guess Who (AW) - 8:15. 83
The Guess Who (AW) - No Sugar Tonight /New Mother Nature. 83
The Guess Who (AW) - Proper Stranger. 83
The Guess Who (AW) - No Time. 82
The Guess Who (AW) - When Friends Fall Out. 81
The Guess Who (AW) - Humpty's Blues/American Woman (Epilogue). 80
The Guess Who (AW) - Talisman. 77
The Guess Who (AW) - 969 (The Oldest Man) (Instrumental). 68
Jboy56 01/07/2022 18:41 | #278808
One good song. Others did not made any impression.
Released in Jan '70, The strength of side 1 of American Woman carries this to flagship status.
Despite a weaker latter half, this should still be considered the peak Guess Who album - and was the last to feature Randy Bachman, who would go on to form Brave Belt, and of course, BTO.
llibnanoon 08/18/2020 13:39 | #257156 | TOP COMMENT
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It was off to a good start then dragged at the end. Rating (79.00)
Decurso 09/01/2014 12:33 | #120941
Best known for the three hit singles, but it's a solid blues/rock record from beginning to end. No filler at all.
GoJetsGo 10/01/2012 01:43 | #51545
Best classic Canadian
jhuik 09/29/2012 03:44 | #51406 | TOP COMMENT
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Those three hits are probably three of the 100 best radio songs ever.
junodog4 05/03/2012 01:17 | #41421 | TOP COMMENT
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They were invited to the White House, under the guise that they would not play one particular song. They played 'American Woman' anyway, and were kicked out. How badass is that?
Freddie55 07/24/2010 23:48 | #13681 | TOP COMMENT
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Iconic Canadian artist's signature album.
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