The Family That Plays Together
by Spirit
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Spirit bestography
The Family That Plays Together is ranked 3rd best out of 26 albums by Spirit on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Spirit is Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus which is ranked number 2037 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 824.
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The Family That Plays Together track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Family That Plays Together rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 85 Music Albums of 1968 | 9/85 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1968 | 66/91 | 1 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (61), #0101-0200* | 24/95 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 45 Music Albums of the 1960s | 17/45 | 13 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 57/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 33 Music Albums of 1968 | 13/33 | 3 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best of The 60s Pt.2 (101-200) | 85/100 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 39/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 89 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 278 | |||
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The Family That Plays Together ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/17/2026 15:01 | cicadelic | 14,173 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2026 17:44 | BrunoDMartins | 2,245 | 76/100 |
| ! | 04/26/2026 07:39 | Olli | 7,940 | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
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Solid psychedelic rock. “I Got a Line on You” is one of the great songs of the era—of any era. (Edited)
This album must have sounded years ahead of its time when it came out in 68. After the brilliant upbeat opener, 'It Shall Be' is a much more deep and soulful track which then moves seamlessly into Fresh Garbage, upbeat and original. The strings created on the album sound like something from a Prophet Five, a synth which hadn't been invented in 68! 'Drunkard' has it all, cellos, flute, possibly a string quartet to boot! One of those albums where you hear more with each listen.
Best album of the band with "Spirit" (1968) and the psychedelic "Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" (1970). The Spirit style is a mixture of rock, blues, jazz but especially psychedelic and early progressive rock. In brief, delightful melodies and very influent work!
Jboy56 01/30/2023 12:13 | #293409 | TOP COMMENT
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Some of the recording quality things on this album restrained my feelings at first listening, but this album has got many possibilities to reveal its secrets. A true psychedelic-era classic. Criminally underrated and known among the basic music-playing stations and DJs altogether.
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