The American Metaphysical Circus
by Joe Byrd And The Field Hippies
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The American Metaphysical Circus rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock #201-300 | 23/100 | - |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Psychedelic album covers | 98/100 | - |
| 2023 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1969 | 38/73 | - |
| 2023 | Steppenwolf666 | 1969 4TH 100 | 79/100 | - |
| 2023 |  Jameth | Top 84 Music Albums of 1969 | 69/84 | 1 |
| 2018 | AlienCinema | Top 90 Music Albums of 1969 | 53/90 | 2 |
| 2018 | glynspsa | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2018 | Roal | Top 34 Music Albums of the 1960s | 21/34 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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The American Metaphysical Circus ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/15/2026 03:26 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,585 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2025 23:53 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,715 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2024 20:49 | RockyRaccoon | 7,197 | 84/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.3/100, a mean average of 66.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.2.
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Jameth 07/19/2019 17:24 in What album are you listening to right now? neilgee 03/26/2018 19:01 in What album are you listening to right now?The American Metaphysical Circus comments
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This album has its charm. Its softer, easy listanable with horns being used extensively. Elephant at the door is superb and one of the best 60s songs.
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