Dark Horse (studio album)
by George Harrison

Dark Horse by George Harrison
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 10,520th   
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 110 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (148th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,503rd)
Award Best albums of all time (10,520th)

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George Harrison bestography

Dark Horse is ranked 8th best out of 18 albums by George Harrison on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by George Harrison is All Things Must Pass which is ranked number 97 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 12,482.

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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).

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Dark Horse rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,520th | 1970s rank: 1,503rd | 1974 rank: 148th

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Dark Horse ratings

Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 110 votes)
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11/23/2025 19:22 TimBroad04   20369/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 69.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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Dark Horse comments

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80/100
From 11/04/2022 20:10 | #291044
Meio repetitivo, mas ainda bom.
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From 05/18/2020 16:14 | #251680
Not sure what George was going through while recording this boring album. His voice is terrible.
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From 09/27/2016 01:37 | #175870
Acceptable at best.
The few really good songs are ruined by his voice (he was ill; I guess he thought he would never ever get healthy again so he proceeded ahead to record them that way).
Incomprehensible.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 08/10/2016 03:59 | #172674
My 2nd favorite George album behind All Things Must Pass, the consistency throughout is there
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95/100
From 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.
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From 06/08/2015 23:00 | #143338
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 :)
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75/100
From 07/18/2013 11:35 | #81804
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.
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70/100
From 07/18/2013 11:15 | #81803
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.
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80/100
From 05/19/2012 20:34 | #42712
Its no 'All things...' But a pretty good follow up during that period in his life.
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
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