Homecoming
by America

Homecoming by America
Year: 1972
Release date: 1972-11-15
Overall rank: 9,249th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 87 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (132nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,334th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,249th)

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America bestography

Homecoming is ranked 3rd best out of 26 albums by America on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by America is America which is ranked number 2782 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 564.

America album bestography « Higher ranked (4,606th)
History - America's Greatest Hits
This album (9,249th)
Homecoming
Lower ranked (20,303rd) »
Highway: 30 Years Of America

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Homecoming rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,249th | 1970s rank: 1,334th | 1972 rank: 132nd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 87 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.


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70/100
Some songs remind me of CSN/Y (Edited)
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90/100
This is a spellbinding example of harmonics and melodies that are so good that they will be played as long as we love music. America is one of my favorite bands ever since a friend of mine loaned some of his brother's records, and America's Greatest Hits was one of them. Rest is history for me.. (Edited)
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70/100
It's a good album with some really awesome tracks, but it does have some weaker ones. The first three songs are awesome.
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80/100
I'm a sucker for harmonies and America knows how to do them well. On the first album I really only liked A Horse With No Name and I Need You but this album is nearly without any flaws, whether it is on slows or harder edged tracks. Of course the best harmonies are to be found on Ventura Highway, a gem of a song, but I nearly like every track here (maybe except for Head And Heart).
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