Now & Then
by Carpenters
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Carpenters bestography
Now & Then is ranked 6th best out of 26 albums by Carpenters on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Carpenters is Close To You which is ranked number 5624 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 244.
(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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Now & Then track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Now & Then rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 47 Music Albums of 1973 | 35/47 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 48 Music Albums of 1973 | 36/48 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 86 Music Albums of 1973 | 36/86 | 3 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1973 | 32/48 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1973 | 51/59 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Best of The 70s Pt.2 (101-200) | 57/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1973 | 72/100 | - |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 10 Music Albums of 1973 | 7/10 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 28 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 71 | |||
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Now & Then ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/27/2026 18:04 | Deckard | 267 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 10:26 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2026 19:19 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,832 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 67.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.9.
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Now & Then forum mentions
Liedzeit 07/13/2026 10:35 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Liedzeit 10/06/2019 08:57 in What album are you listening to right now? Liedzeit 10/03/2019 14:08 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayNow & Then comments
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Listmeister 08/27/2016 01:22 | #173549
Interesting concept. Side one ("Now") is original songs including 'Sing' and 'Masquerade' (also 'Jambalaya'). Side two ("Then") begins with 'Yesterday Once More', a song about how great the old songs were. Then, there's a medley of those old songs separated by Richard Carpenter doing his Radio DJ shtick. It fades out on reprise of 'Yesterday Once More'.
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