ZZ Top's First Album
by ZZ Top

ZZ Top's First Album by ZZ Top
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 19,583rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 78 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (267th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,450th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,583rd)

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ZZ Top bestography

ZZ Top's First Album is ranked 11th best out of 27 albums by ZZ Top on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by ZZ Top is Eliminator which is ranked number 1111 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,557.

ZZ Top album bestography « Higher ranked (19,173rd)
The Very Baddest
This album (19,583rd)
ZZ Top's First Album
Lower ranked (20,789th) »
Rhythmeen

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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ZZ Top's First Album rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 19,583rd | 1970s rank: 2,450th | 1971 rank: 267th

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ZZ Top's First Album ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 78 votes)
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01/04/2026 13:41 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,80970/100
 
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07/21/2024 03:14 AgingVagabond  Ratings distribution  3675/100

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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.

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75/100
From 06/16/2020 18:19 | #253662
Ok, a little meh.
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From 01/02/2019 04:28 | #228542
Solid debut with hints of what the band could/would become.
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From 01/30/2015 02:42 | #133063
Best Track: (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree
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