Dark Horse
by George Harrison
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George Harrison bestography
Dark Horse is ranked 8th best out of 19 albums by George Harrison on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by George Harrison is All Things Must Pass which is ranked number 100 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,680.
(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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Dark Horse track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dark Horse rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1974: Part 2 (#101-200) | 12/21 | - |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 97 Music Albums of 1974 | 91/97 | 0 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 36 Music Albums of 1974 | 20/36 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1974 | 18/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 42 Music Albums of 1974 | 15/42 | 3 |
| 2026 | Repo | Rank 'Em: George Harrison | 6/10 | - |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 32 Music Albums of 1974 | 29/32 | 1 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 19 Music Albums of 1974 | 5/19 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 57 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 108 | |||
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Dark Horse ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/19/2026 08:45 | Moondance | 20,868 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2026 02:45 | davidleewrong | 2,357 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 19:47 | szhiagngey | 233 | 99/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.9/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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Dark Horse forum mentions
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Dark Horse comments
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I love George. But this album sounds to me like he was going through the motions, on a bad day; unlike its superb predecessor "Living in the material world", but very much like its lacklustre follow-up "Extra texture", minus the laryngitis. Good moments though, for sure. It's George Harrison after all.
sszwalbenest 07/18/2013 11:15 | #81803 | TOP COMMENT
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Decent Album. Once You get past that he had laryngitis when he recorded it it is musically pretty good. "simply shady" is my favorite track. (Edited)
Ive been diggin' this record for a while now, very compelling and relaxing. Simply shady and Far East Man are both in my top 10 George compositions. Peace :)
Kingturtle 05/03/2016 15:30 | #165110
Forget it's George. Forget it's an ex-Beatle. On its own merit, it is a really good album. (Edited)
Its no 'All things...' But a pretty good follow up during that period in his life.
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