American Woman (studio album)
by The Guess Who

American Woman by The Guess Who
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 3,594th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 140 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (67th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (624th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,594th)

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American Woman is ranked as the best album by The Guess Who.

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2025PapaShiz86Top 50 Music Albums of 197042/501
2025MoondanceMy top 100 artists/albums: Canada10/98 -
2025blueandthemoonTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s69/1006
2025dsavardTop 75 Music Albums of the 1970s49/757
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of 197095/1000
2025bonnequestionTop 50 Music Albums of 197013/504
2025dhbarrettTop 29 Music Albums of 197012/293
2025 jhuikBest/ Favourite Songs of All Time82/100 -
2025RiveraTop 38 Music Albums of 197031/381
2025bonnequestionBest Canadian Albums42/100 -
2025blueandthemoonTop 46 Music Albums of 197013/464
2025 AwaitingAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s97/1001
2025ThuramThugoodPt 2: Greatest Albums Ever - (Part 2): 101-200. | All-Time44/71 -
2025 slatsheitTop 73 Music Albums of 197055/731
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 197071/1002
2025 NightprowlerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s39/10012
2025 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197091/1001
2025 nitomanoTop 71 Music Albums of 197052/711
2025 NightprowlerTop 100 Greatest Music Albums100/1001
2025 jhuikFavourite Artists (Favourite Albums) -- My Top 100 Artists46/100 -
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 139
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 407

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75/100 (from 140 votes)
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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 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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85/100
From 02/04/2024 14:17
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
#301721 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -1 votes (0 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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75/100
From 01/07/2022 18:41
One good song. Others did not made any impression.
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85/100
From 02/03/2021 08:42
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.
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From 08/18/2020 13:39
It was off to a good start then dragged at the end. Rating (79.00)
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85/100
From 09/01/2014 12:33
Best known for the three hit singles, but it's a solid blues/rock record from beginning to end. No filler at all.
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80/100
From 10/01/2012 01:43
Best classic Canadian
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85/100
From 09/29/2012 03:44
Those three hits are probably three of the 100 best radio songs ever.
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80/100
From 05/03/2012 01:17
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?
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90/100
From 07/24/2010 23:48
Iconic Canadian artist's signature album.
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