Blood, Sweat & Tears
by Blood, Sweat & Tears

Blood, Sweat & Tears by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-12-11
Overall rank: 2,570th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 186 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (41st)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (228th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,570th)

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,570th | 1960s rank: 228th | 1968 rank: 41st

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 186 votes)
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03/05/2026 10:39 platus  Ratings distribution  5,85274/100
 
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01/03/2026 21:24 CharlieBarley  Ratings distribution  3,25481/100
 
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12/20/2025 05:48 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  12,43470/100
 
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12/08/2025 23:54 LittleM1971  Ratings distribution  5,96281/100
 
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11/17/2025 18:59 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43470/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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90/100
From 01/05/2026 01:13 | #312470
This recording certainly shows a diversity of ability, with excellent songs in multiple genres of music. It is only held back from being a classic by the lack of super hits. It still has excellent songs, just not at the level where it is among the greats. 9/10!
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85/100
From 02/23/2025 10:48 | #307745 | TOP COMMENT
Winner of the album of the year at the Grammys in 1970. Pretty decent choice to be honest
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75/100
From 02/18/2021 17:21 | #266461
decent intense cross-genre and some gems.
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75/100
From 10/21/2020 13:30 | #259529
Way Jazzier than I expected. Rating (75.50)
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Rating:  
80/100
From 04/17/2019 20:34 | #235140
Enjoyable instrumental mix, good combination of jazz and rock.
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80/100
From 07/30/2018 01:20 | #218944 | TOP COMMENT
This is an interesting listen - complex compositions and interesting dynamics between the vocals and the instruments. The "Variation" bookends are a nice touch, too.

Overall, a theatrical and well-composed blend of jazz, concert band and rock. Fans of Chicago and The Band will enjoy.
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Rating:  
30/100
From 03/30/2016 19:03 | #163000
David Clayton-Thomas's voice just doesn't do it for me. Sad to say.
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From 01/25/2015 20:56 | #132561
Best track: Spinning Wheel
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Rating:  
65/100
From 01/23/2015 04:16 | #132298
Spinning Wheel is much better than You've Made Me So Very Happy
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From 09/01/2014 18:40 | #120995 | TOP COMMENT
even though this album came out in the 60's, the song "Spinning Wheel" totally takes me back to the 70's... probably because i wasn't old enough to really pay attention to music in the 60's :-) it was really interesting to hear the album version for the first time, because it's got an extended coda of wacky amusement park melodies and band chatter that cut from the radio version. for me it gives the song quite a different feel.
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