Presence
by Led Zeppelin
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Presence is ranked 7th best out of 24 albums by Led Zeppelin on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Led Zeppelin is Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) which is ranked number 12 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 35,995.
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Presence track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Presence rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | wizardalien | Led Zeppelin Studio Albums Ranked | 8/9 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | steve397 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Fast 'n' Bulbous | Best Albums 1976 | 17/98 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1801-1900 | 97/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1976 | 9/23 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 17 Music Albums of 1976 | 7/17 | 3 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 31 Music Albums of 1976 | 12/31 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JR | Led Zeppelin | 7/9 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 327 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,280 | |||
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Presence ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/30/2026 08:26 | Siromynian | 1,773 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2026 18:52 | wizardalien | 911 | 48/100 |
| ! | 09/14/2026 20:22 | Foxforce5 | 485 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Presence forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5419): By MasterOfPuppets BestEverAlbums 07/05/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5364): By steve397
pedro1976 04/09/2026 06:03 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Presence comments
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I think that the problem with this album is that, if any other band had released it, it would have been considered a good album, because it can from the greatest band of all time, many people consider it a let down. Compared to I, II, III etc. yes, it's not as good but it's not as bad as people make out.
pearljammer13 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/05/2011 18:38 | #29811 | TOP COMMENT
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Am I the only one that thinks this was a great album? Certainly not as good as basically everything they put out before it, but still filled with great songs I think. Some of Page's most underrated and forgotten riffs...Hots On For Nowhere and Royal Orleans are both amazing riffs. And Achilles Last Stand is just incredible.
I could approach this in two ways, compare this album with the likes of 2, 4, Physical Graffiti, Houses of the Holy, or, rate it as an isolated album, almost as if I had never heard this band before. I will opt for the latter.
The album opens with a stunning driving blues rock workout and is followed up by a slower but still punchy blues rock offering, both tracks are very guitar driven with no noted keyboards present so far. 'Royal Orleans' is again very bluesy with some great guitar soloing. 'Nobody's Fault But Mine' continues with the harder driving blues theme introducing harmonica which really works. 'Candy Store Rock' is less memorable than what has come before but still ok. Some great guitar work on the fun 'Hots On For Nowhere'. 'Tea For One' is a slower laid back blues workout with some great Jimmy Page fretwork caressing. If you are a guitarist you will appreciate how good this last track actually is.
In summary, I really like the album. There are no keyboards that I can discern but that doesn't matter as the overall sound and production is superb, particularly the way the drums are recorded and how they sit in the mix.
The Hipgnosis sleeve design is thought provoking. So what is the object, just an abstract table ornament? Should the clever listener be linking the abstract object with what is quite an abstract album or am I over thinking it?
This was the last of the Zeppelin I got well after I had all others. Hence I always had a weariness that it wouldn't live up to the glory of all others before. So it took a bit before fully appreciating the greatness of it. Sure, they have better albums, but this is still fucking shit hot. Very guitar driven rhythms and riffs. Zeppelin do no wrong (Edited)
No acoustic guitars, no keyboards. That alone makes this a unique Zep album. Let alone that Plant is singing from a wheelchair! Page's fav Zep album.
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