Heavy Soul
by Paul Weller

Heavy Soul by Paul Weller
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 8,272nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 56 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (136th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,333rd)
Award Best albums of all time (8,272nd)

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Paul Weller bestography

Heavy Soul is ranked 7th best out of 28 albums by Paul Weller on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Paul Weller is Stanley Road which is ranked number 1850 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 906.

Paul Weller album bestography « Higher ranked (8,224th)
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This album (8,272nd)
Heavy Soul
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Heavy Soul rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,272nd | 1990s rank: 1,333rd | 1997 rank: 136th
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2026davidhuretTop 17 Music Albums of 199711/172
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 199716/1004
2026LittleM1971Top 90 Music Albums of 199767/901
2026 covecoveOverall Chart 101-20046/100 -
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of 199737/1003
2026 TakaTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s42/10012
2026JohnnyoIndie albums of the year 1997 by Radio X15/25 -
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 70 Music Albums of 199723/703
2026 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 199794/1000
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 199734/1003
2025 pedro1976Top 30 Music Albums of 19973/305
2025JohnnyoTop albums of the '90's (101 - 200)23/100 -
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 19976/1005
2025 Squonk007Top 12 Music Albums of 199710/121
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '90's (301 - 400) by U R C75/100 -
2025JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 19977/1005
2025 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 199735/1003
2025DJStuart79Top 100 Music Albums of 199760/1002
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 199767/1002
2024 pedro1976Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s29/10014
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 50
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 150
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 56 votes)
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02/10/2026 17:19 covecove  Ratings distribution  6,55673/100
 
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12/11/2025 03:29 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
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02/19/2025 12:48 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,96764/100
 
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10/03/2024 13:25 Jonboy  Ratings distribution  6380/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.

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From 09/22/2011 03:14 | #27740
RECORDED LIVE IN THE STUDIO !!!! RAW JAMMING..."PEACOCK SUIT", "MERMAIDS" AND TITLE TRACK "PARTS 1&2" ARE AMAZING...OTHER FAVS ARE: "FRIDAY STREET","INSPIRE YOU" AND "BRUSHED"...HIS BAND IS PROBABLY THE BEST OF THE DECADE...
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