Led Zeppelin III
by Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
Year: 1970
Release date: 1970-10-05
Overall rank: 188th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
84/100 (from 2,004 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1970 (9th)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1970s (44th)
Award Top 200 albums of all time (188th)

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Led Zeppelin bestography

Led Zeppelin III is ranked 6th best out of 24 albums by Led Zeppelin on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Led Zeppelin is Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) which is ranked number 12 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 37,969.

Led Zeppelin album bestography « Higher ranked (113th)
Houses Of The Holy
This album (188th)
Led Zeppelin III
Lower ranked (1,361st) »
Presence

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Led Zeppelin III track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Led Zeppelin III rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 188th | 1970s rank: 44th | 1970 rank: 9th
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2026matterhornriderTop 56 Music Albums of 19702/565
2026 RomanelliTop 45 Music Albums of 197015/453
2026bonnequestionTop 100 Greatest Music Albums88/10013
2026JohnnyoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums96/1005
2026stevengnzTop 83 Music Albums of 197011/834
2026fabm0All Time Pt 387/100 -
2026 MilhaudTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s97/1001
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2026sunnydhammTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s14/10017
2026 CaptainPainTop 12 Music Albums of 19706/123
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2026mrmcrookTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s7/10019
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 1,163
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 7,897
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84/100 (from 2,004 votes)
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3 days ago Christian889  Ratings distribution  4393/100
 
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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 83.6/100, a mean average of 82.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.

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80/100
From 02/27/2026 18:45 | #313367
Another near perfect album following I and II, a little less hard rock, and very consistence even with some experimentation I heard in the sound. Never a dull moment listening to this album. My favorite tracks "Immigrant Song", "Since I've Been Loving You", and "That's The Way". Robert Plant voice is distinctive and powerful with a wide vocal range.
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75/100
From 11/14/2025 20:29 | #311670
73.5

Encuentro el tercer disco de la banda muy por debajo de sus dos antecesores. Las canciones se sienten monótonas. Cuando la canción más destacada del disco es Tangerine es porque falta una que explote así como lo hacen Rock n' Roll en el IV, o Whole Lotta Love en el II. Se siente gustoso el característico hard rock que la banda toca, pero no encuentro mucha innovación en la música, más que en la distintiva Immigrant Song y en la ya mencionada Tangerine. La última canción del disco es probablemente la peor de su discografía hasta ahora y quizá de todos sus discos, o eso creo hasta que escuche su álbum final, ya que hay un consenso en que ese es el más flojo de todos. No convence este Zepp.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 03/26/2023 10:23 | #295465
One of the more diverse records from Led Zeppelin with them going into several genres very effectively. This record is just flowing with experimentation and that leads to some extremely rewarding songs for us. As they are changing styles so frequently on here it means that there is hardly ever a dull moment in this record. It is one of the more engaging Led Zeppelin listens and it does reward patience with its music with it only clicking for me on my 5th or 6th listen. The performances are unique and are of a very high quality with every member of the group deserving praise for this release. The peak of their performances for me is on Immigrant Song and Tangerine which are swiftly becoming two of my favourite Zeppelin songs. However, the closer is poor and should have been cut from this album. Overall, the music on here might be a bit confusing at first especially if your used to the harder side of Zeppelin but if given time its quality will shine through and you will fall in love with the experimentation and musicality.
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85/100
From 09/06/2022 17:39 | #289423
Great record
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100/100
From 02/22/2022 21:30 | #281788
fave tracks - Immigrant Song, Since I've Been Loving You, Bron Y Aur Stomp
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95/100
From 01/17/2022 10:00 | #279519
Near perfect Led Zeppelin album, diversed and quite consistent only the last track is bad in my opinion.
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60/100
From 01/09/2022 20:35 | #278951
My second favourite Led Zep album. Probably their most consistent. The last 2 tracks are the weakest by far and drag the rating down a bit for me. If it was just 8 tracks I'd probably put it above Led Zeppelin IV. My highlights are Out On The Tiles, That's the Way and Immigrant Song.
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From 12/16/2021 18:53 | #277585
Otra obra maestra de los Zeppelin.
Inmigrant song, Since I've been loving you,... Sencillamente impresionante
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75/100
From 03/18/2021 16:09 | #267487
less hard rock. That's the Way a favorite
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85/100
From 03/02/2021 17:40 | #266868
Immigrant Song pour commencer, ça met dans l'ambiance :-). Pochette vinyl étonnant qui ressemble plus à un album pop avec ce disque coloré qui tourne pour changer l'aspect de la pochette.
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Best Albums of 1970
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2. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
3. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
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