The Twain Shall Meet
by Eric Burdon & The Animals
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Eric Burdon & The Animals bestography
The Twain Shall Meet is ranked as the best album by Eric Burdon & The Animals.
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The Twain Shall Meet track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Twain Shall Meet rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1968 | 14/61 | - |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 66 Music Albums of 1968 | 49/66 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 98 Music Albums of 1968 | 45/98 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 64 Music Albums of 1968 | 13/64 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 74/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  nitomano | Top 56 Music Albums of 1968 | 22/56 | 3 |
| 2025 | albumceleste | Top 46 Music Albums of 1968 | 26/46 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 59 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 201 | |||
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The Twain Shall Meet ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/11/2026 14:57 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 01:49 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 23:00 |  Robert Anton Wil | 1,149 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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The Twain Shall Meet forum mentions
dihansse 03/17/2022 19:59 in My discoveries per year
jackup 01/06/2022 10:54 in What album are you listening to right now?The Twain Shall Meet comments
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This album is one of the outstanding masterpieces of the late sixties and Eric Burdon one of the era's creative figures as well as one of its greatest vocalists. Blues, raga and jazz elements combine to create a work that is refined musically as it is dark politically and socially.
They go full psychedelic here. Sky Pilot and Monterrey may be the best ones but really the whole album is good.
Without doubt, Eric Burdon and the Animals' finest album. A psychedelic masterpiece that resonated with the times.
Enigmatic, political and surprisingly experimental. The diverse song structures and Eastern instrumentals are a testament to this group's composing talents, easily overshadowed by their more radio-friendly releases. This is an essential piece for any psychedelic rock collection.
Jboy56 02/12/2023 18:57 | #293967 | TOP COMMENT
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Animals is great
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