McCartney III
by Paul McCartney

Album
McCartney III by Paul McCartney
Year: 2020
Release date: 2020-12-18
Overall rank: 4,592nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 138 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2020 (62nd)
Award Top albums of of the 2020s (314th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,592nd)

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Paul McCartney bestography

McCartney III is ranked 13th best out of 50 albums by Paul McCartney on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Paul McCartney is Band On The Run which is ranked number 260 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,154.

Paul McCartney album bestography « Higher ranked (4,537th)
Egypt Station This album (4,592nd)
McCartney III Lower ranked (4,643rd) »
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McCartney III rankings

McCartney III rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,592nd | 2020s rank: 314th | 2020 rank: 62nd  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
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2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 202048/1003
2026 jeremy9Top 98 Music Albums of 202087/981
2026 LiedzeitTop 8 Music Albums of the 2020s7/85
2026joathomeTop 93 Music Albums of 202017/934
2026 NowhereManBeatles Solo Works - RANKED20/52 -
2026JohnnyoMost listened to studio albums of 2021 (101 - 200) (To delete)60/99 -
2026PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 202084/1001
2026davidhuretRanking: Paul McCartney's albums (excluding his classical works)12/32 -
2026fabm0List 202043/65 -
2026arnellarsenTop 100 Music Albums of 202099/1000
2026 neilgeeTop 35 Music Albums of 202011/354
2026JakorTop 30 Music Albums of 202019/302
2026 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 202082/1001
2026saltysurpriseTop 67 Music Albums of 202061/671
2026 PurplepashRanked listening log 2020 201-30014/100 -
2026davidhurettop 25 solo Beatles albums (1970-2020)21/25 -
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (65), #0201-0300*21/78 -
2026lanadeleswiftTop 100 Music Albums of 202081/1001
2026 BozoTyrannusTop 68 Music Albums of the 2020s44/687
2026 paladisiac2020s, 65rating (65.5-65), #101-200*17/60 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 96
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 311
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McCartney III ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 138 votes)
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 !		07/16/2026 06:52 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,32470/100
 
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 !		06/03/2026 16:34 ecocruzr  Ratings distribution  14368/100
 
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 !		05/31/2026 14:33 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,49373/100
 
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 !		05/10/2026 11:41 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  25,13064/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.


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McCartney III comments

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From 08/21/2025 03:20 | #310582
A very good well-balanced album. A kiss of Venus And seize the day Are my favorites.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 10/16/2022 16:17 | #290530
A real grower. Didn't like it much at first but now I really like it. Still not impressed by All the pretty boys and Lavatory Lil is horrendous but the rest is really good, really interesting.
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75/100
From 04/17/2021 16:52 | #268660
I wasn't that fond of this the first time I heard it, but I've been motivated to come back to it a few times since its release and its a grower. I appreciated it more with each listen. Very consistent tone and a very solid effort for an artist at this stage in their career.
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70/100
From 04/15/2021 18:19 | #268574
Love the usual albums but McCartney does have the habit of playing it safe with his official solo records.
This does not do that. It goes in interesting directions while maintaining a home-spun atmosphere. Gonna play it wsy more than Egypt Station
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75/100
From 03/22/2021 17:07 | #267624
One of his best solo works in a good long while. Bonus points for the self sufficiency on it
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Rating:  
90/100
From 12/24/2020 09:56 | #263144
Why don't you for a start?
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10/100
From 12/22/2020 16:17 | #263061
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70/100
From 12/22/2020 05:40 | #263051
It is creative, but rather repetitive and lackluster most of the time.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 12/21/2020 14:01 | #263021
Loved this better than I & II. (Rating 83.18)
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70/100
From 12/21/2020 08:28 | #263006
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