The Band
by The Band
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The Band bestography
The Band is ranked as the best album by The Band.
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The Band track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Band 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 | Juneof44 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 77/100 | 24 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | The Band - RANKED | 1/2 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of all time (1 - 100) by Acclaimed Music | 57/100 | - |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 11 Music Albums of 1969 | 10/11 | 1 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 100/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1969 | 13/34 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1969 | 9/20 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | 201-300 | 42/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 843 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6,177 | |||
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The Band ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | BurndenAce | 1,317 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/07/2026 23:12 | Miele | 26 | 97/100 |
| ! | 09/02/2026 07:48 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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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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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5415): By JR BestEverAlbums 08/22/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5412): By BraddlesHendoThe Band comments
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A well-produced and well performed album of quirky pseudo-mainstream songs. 9/10. (Edited)
This type of music is not really my cup of tea. Highlights for me were Jawbone and Across The Great Divide. (Edited)
AAL2014 12/11/2023 06:24 | #300413
Completely agree with Untitled’s review below. (Edited)
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. (Edited)
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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