Betty Davis
by Betty Davis

Betty Davis by Betty Davis
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 6,572nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 55 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (117th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,026th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,572nd)

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Betty Davis bestography

Betty Davis is ranked 2nd best out of 6 albums by Betty Davis on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Betty Davis is They Say I'm Different which is ranked number 4425 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 319.

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Betty Davis rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,572nd | 1970s rank: 1,026th | 1973 rank: 117th

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Betty Davis ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 55 votes)
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01/01/2026 05:43 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79370/100
 
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08/24/2025 20:40 ExTeaSea  Ratings distribution  5,14282/100
 
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05/14/2025 11:08 videoheadcleaner  Ratings distribution  12,22785/100
 
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11/21/2024 15:56 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,12973/100
 
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08/14/2024 17:22 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,57269/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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85/100
From 08/24/2025 20:52 | #310652
I have been putting this off for far too funking long. It's amazing!
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95/100
From 04/13/2021 15:33 | #268498
Okay, so maybe I went a little over the top there but as you say drstuey, the whole package is incredible. Glad to see that there's another Betty Davis fan on the site. Stay funky!
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Rating:  
90/100
From 04/13/2021 03:42 | #268490
I'm not sure I agree that this is the funkiest *music* ever, though it is pretty darn cool - but the whole package is just incredible. Her vocal performance is amazing. So much sass. The lyrics are awesome - such a unique perspective and really clever. I also liked how the 70's rock guitar was well integrated into the overall sound, when on some of the funk albums from the mid 70's, the guitar is too much and stands out and takes you out of the funk. 10/10 will listen again and add to the artists I follow and enthuse to strangers about how good she is.
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From 06/08/2019 19:20 | #237278
This is one of the funkiest albums ever recorded. It’s fabulous
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