The Pentangle
by Pentangle

The Pentangle by Pentangle
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 10,706th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 58 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (137th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (754th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,706th)

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Pentangle bestography

The Pentangle is ranked 5th best out of 16 albums by Pentangle on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Pentangle is Basket Of Light which is ranked number 2522 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 628.

Pentangle album bestography « Higher ranked (8,703rd)
Reflection
This album (10,706th)
The Pentangle
Lower ranked (13,740th) »
Solomon's Seal

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The Pentangle track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Pentangle rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,706th | 1960s rank: 754th | 1968 rank: 137th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 58 votes)
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75/100
 
10/01/2025 13:07 duelek  Ratings distribution  1,92775/100
 
65/100
 
09/05/2025 06:49 Liedzeit  Ratings distribution  2,42774/100
 
70/100
 
01/18/2025 09:00 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,18672/100
 
80/100
 
11/25/2024 07:00 slatsheit  Ratings distribution  2,04281/100
 
65/100
 
10/27/2023 19:59 Jameth  Ratings distribution  3,45368/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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From 02/22/2023 17:35 | #294353
Pentangle is almost a unique band that uses a subtle palette of elements, tones, and modes from all possible genres of music: jazz, folk, blues, and medieval. The instruments used are acoustic, but that makes this is moody and solemn experience.

Just sit and listen. It will take your mindset to different places.
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From 01/21/2022 17:44 | #279787
Awesome folk/jazz. These guys can play the shit out their instruments. It's really something when they let loose.
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From 07/12/2013 00:20 | #81160
Bert Jansch's band... great album.
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