Blood, Sweat & Tears
by Blood, Sweat & Tears
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Blood, Sweat & Tears bestography
Blood, Sweat & Tears is ranked as the best album by Blood, Sweat & Tears.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Blood, Sweat & Tears rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1968 | 18/78 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | 1960s, 65rating (63), #001-100* | 27/28 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 85 Music Albums of 1968 | 15/85 | 4 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1968 | 7/34 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 45 Music Albums of 1968 | 33/45 | 1 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 87 Music Albums of the 1960s | 44/87 | 10 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Self-Titled | 43/50 | - |
| 2026 |  RoundTheBend | Top 60 Music Albums of 1968 | 43/60 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Grammys: All of the albums of the year | 11/67 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 170 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 614 | |||
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Blood, Sweat & Tears ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/25/2026 21:38 | BurndenAce | 1,339 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/05/2026 10:39 | platus | 5,896 | 74/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 21:24 |  CharlieBarley | 3,271 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Blood, Sweat & Tears forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5365): By amirmishali
jackup 02/25/2026 16:33 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
dihansse 02/02/2026 20:54 in My discoveries per yearBlood, Sweat & Tears comments
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BS&T loses their leader, Al Kooper, and comes back with one of the best records of the 60s. Has their two biggest hits, "Spinning Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy," along with classics like the standard, "God Bless the Child," and Laura Nyro's "And When I Die." The band's later efforts would be uninspired, but this is just great. (Edited)
philbutrin 09/01/2014 18:40 | #120995 | TOP COMMENT
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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. (Edited)
drakonium 01/21/2013 21:53 | #62401 | TOP COMMENT
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Great mix between rock, jazz, pop and blues. I don't listen to jazz yet, but when I'll want to discover that genre, I'll be looking for albums like this one to introduce me. (Edited)
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. (Edited)
Winner of the album of the year at the Grammys in 1970. Pretty decent choice to be honest (Edited)
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