Court And Spark
by Joni Mitchell
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Joni Mitchell bestography
Court And Spark is ranked 3rd best out of 36 albums by Joni Mitchell on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joni Mitchell is Blue which is ranked number 70 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,392.
(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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Court And Spark track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Court And Spark rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 201 - 300 | 47/100 | - |
| 2026 |  neilgee | 70's Rock | 91/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (64), #0501-0600 | 35/100 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 16 Music Albums of 1974 | 4/16 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 15 Music Albums of 1974 | 12/15 | 1 |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 40 Music Albums of 1974 | 1/40 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | AbsurdCheesecake | Top 70 Music Albums of the 1970s | 69/70 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 33/100 | 14 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 521 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,196 | |||
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Court And Spark ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2026 20:34 | AledJames | 1,671 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/21/2026 21:46 | mrmcrook | 1,125 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.8/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5415): By JR BestEverAlbums 08/16/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5406): By skrapoelCourt And Spark comments
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Pleasantly lively. I prefer this over Blue. (Edited)
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1975. The winner was Fulfiilingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder (Edited)
HoldenM 10/20/2023 01:40 | #299560 | TOP COMMENT
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I can see this growing into my favorite Joni Mitchell album. She wears soft rock really well without sacrificing any of her idiosyncrasies. Not totally sure about its bluesier tail-end (although "Trouble Child" is great), but everything up to that point is fantastic. (Edited)
Great record
This album is getting worse by the end, but overall it is great and comparable to Blue. (Edited)
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