Give It Up
by Bonnie Raitt

Album
Give It Up by Bonnie Raitt
Year: 1972
Release date: 1972-09-00
Overall rank: 7,562nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 64 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (112th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,119th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,562nd)

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Bonnie Raitt bestography

Give It Up is ranked as the best album by Bonnie Raitt.

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Give It Up rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,562nd | 1970s rank: 1,119th | 1972 rank: 112th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 64 votes)
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 !		04/10/2026 17:06 Deckard  Ratings distribution  26780/100
 
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 !		01/03/2026 07:26 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,69570/100
 
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 !		04/09/2023 13:43 Vinyl  Ratings distribution  53280/100

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From BestEverAlbums 08/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5404): By pctrooper
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From 03/02/2011 13:59 | #18853 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
her best album, Warner BS 2643 and her best selling album prior to her re-emergence on Capitol.
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From 04/09/2023 13:57 | #295895 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This is the album that introduced me to Bonnie Raitt. Bought it from a second hand shop in 2022 on a whim and loved it straight away. I am now slowly making my way through her backlog, enjoying each new record I discover. So glad I took that chance, and I have the rest of her catalogue to look forward to.
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From 05/20/2016 16:31 | #166528 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A great rock/blues album with hints of pop, folk, and jazz, it's brilliant. The playing is superb and the record features some great tracks in opener, give it up or let it go, the lovely second number, nothing seems to matter, and the standout, too long at the fair. Great album.
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From 02/15/2016 13:14 | #159800 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A strong album from a ground breaking artist. This record is some of her strongest work, excellent!
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From 05/31/2020 13:37 | #252611 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Great album, so many different sounds and a lovely voice!
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