Splendor Solis
by The Tea Party
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The Tea Party bestography
Splendor Solis is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by The Tea Party on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Tea Party is The Edges Of Twilight which is ranked number 4258 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 341.
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Splendor Solis track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Splendor Solis rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 33 Music Albums of 1993 | 5/33 | 4 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  rambleon80 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '85 to '94 | 62/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Greatest Music Albums #201 - 300 | 39/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 80 Music Albums of 1993 | 60/80 | 1 |
| 2025 | JPin8497 | Top 55 Music Albums of the 1990s | 24/55 | 12 |
| 2025 | lanis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/100 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 187 | |||
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Splendor Solis ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/07/2025 11:16 |  Strangel | 1,010 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2025 03:46 | Proto | 4,396 | 33/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2024 21:21 | TonySayers61 | 25,939 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.
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In my view this album is misunderstood and highly underrated - unfortunately that's the case for the band in general. This shows the beginnings of their experimentalism with the Indian and Eastern sounds, less exotic than Edges of Twilight, but for me it is so beautifully crafted, with stunning six and twelve string guitar, sublime bass playing, rock solid drumming/percussion and a very strong and cohesive mystical theme that binds it all together. The light and shade is very well balanced on this album with great songwriting structure constructed with awesome rock riffs to go with folkier elements, blending Celtic, Eastern and Indian flavours sometimes all within the one song. One is very easily reminded of Led Zep in some of these songs (and some might say The Doors), but it doesn't at all sound like an impersonation (unlike some bands that are quite obviously guilty of this) - it just draws from that realm and takes it to new places. (Edited)
Agree with the comment below. Very Doors-y feel with a middle eastern vibe. Great album. Many good tracks
Pretty good album by this Jim Morrison obsessed lead singer 4some. Fav tracks; the river and Save me.
Strangel TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/07/2025 11:16 | #312050 | TOP COMMENT
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Music with swagger. (Edited)
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