The Band
by The Band

The Band by The Band
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-09-22
Overall rank: 252nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 989 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1969 (12th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1960s (40th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (252nd)

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Lower ranked (292nd) »
Music From Big Pink

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The Band track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 252nd | 1960s rank: 40th | 1969 rank: 12th
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2026 RomanelliTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s10/10018
2026 paladisiactop albums, #2401-2500*68/79 -
2026Juneof44Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s48/10011
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s68/1007
2026svk4everTop 6 Music Albums of 19695/62
2026BraddlesHendoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums85/10016
2026JakorTop 100 Music Albums of 19698/1005
2026 LeonardTop 97 Music Albums of 196928/974
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s57/1009
2026Foxforce5101 - 20070/100 -
2026Marswolf68Top 100 Greatest Music Albums48/10052
2026 HaydenTop 100 Greatest Music Albums61/10040
2026 DommeDamianTop 39 Music Albums of 196929/391
2026cicadelicRobert Christgau's 1969 Jazz & Pop Ballot: Pop4/10 -
2026AbsurdCheesecakeTop 50 Music Albums of the 1960s33/507
2026Rm12398Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s19/10016
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 196910/1005
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s85/1003
2026stevengnzTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s68/1007
2026joathomeTop 49 Music Albums of 196914/494
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 841
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 6,297
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Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 989 votes)
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90/100
 
05/04/2026 04:22 JoshN125  Ratings distribution  15984/100
 
85/100
 
04/22/2026 01:53 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  44278/100
 
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04/21/2026 15:48 Pavloss  Ratings distribution  39449/100
 
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04/19/2026 03:16 iannicolson  Ratings distribution  1,04375/100
 
85/100
 
04/17/2026 08:08 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,68873/100

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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 80.9/100, a mean average of 80.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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90/100
From 03/29/2024 00:44 | #302729
A well-produced and well performed album of quirky pseudo-mainstream songs. 9/10.
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35/100
From 01/28/2024 19:24 | #301554
This type of music is not really my cup of tea. Highlights for me were Jawbone and Across The Great Divide.
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75/100
From 12/11/2023 06:24 | #300413
Completely agree with Untitled’s review below.
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75/100
From 03/03/2023 11:30 | #294654
This record has some outstanding musical moments and might be superior to their debut in terms of the depth of their instrumentation but it just isn't as consistent or cohesive. There are only 5 or 6 songs that are really worth listening to with 4 of them being elite. These 4 songs are The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up On Cripple Creek and the opening and closing tracks. The rest of the songs you could argue are skippable and while some will appeal to you the rest will just feel a bit empty. Overall, they aren't as consistent or focused on here as they are on their debut but there is some beautiful instrumental work so it is well worth a listen.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 05/13/2022 16:00 | #285301
Want to transport yourself to another era? Listen to this album. It is so quintessentially Americana and evokes feelings of nostalgia. Absolutely joyous and one of my favorites. 100/100.
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60/100
From 01/17/2022 11:40 | #279531
There are some decent tracks like The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, but overall Music From Big Pink is much better and most of the tracks doesn't even come close.
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70/100
From 11/15/2021 19:30 | #276313
There are some terrific tracks and musical moments, but we know that Pink Pink is just more composed and better structured.
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75/100
From 03/18/2021 15:43 | #267451
great music
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70/100
From 12/25/2020 19:03 | #263197
One of the most essential albums. Every music lover should give this a try no matter which genre is your favorite.
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80/100
From 10/17/2020 18:48 | #259384
Delícia de álbum. Dá para ouvi-lo várias e várias vezes. Percebi várias coisas que seriam incorporados no soft rock vindouro.
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