They Say I'm Different
by Betty Davis

They Say I'm Different by Betty Davis
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 4,428th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 65 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1974 (73rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (740th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,428th)

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Overall rank: 4,428th | 1970s rank: 740th | 1974 rank: 73rd
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2026 imacgillTop 38 Music Albums of 197432/381
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 197458/1002
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 197479/1001
2026 Patman360Top 96 Music Albums of 197450/962
2026Marswolf68Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s96/1001
2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s8/10019
2026cicadelicTop 75 Music Albums of 19741/755
2026 covecoveTop 50 Music Albums of 197440/501
2025 BoltzmannTop 83 Music Albums of the 1970s66/834
2025 WasinskiTop 69 Music Albums of 197443/692
2025HyggevinylTop 65 Music Albums of 19745/655
2025 neilgeeTop 100 Music Albums of 197464/1002
2025 paladisiactop 60r albums (58), #0101-0200*13/97 -
2025TroutMaskGregTop 28 Music Albums of 197416/282
2025 craolaTop 20 Music Albums of 197415/202
2025WayneMCTop 100 Music Albums of 197497/1000
2025HyggevinylTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s69/1006
2025 videoheadcleanerTop 55 Music Albums of 197416/554
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1974 by Acclaimed Music62/62 -
2025 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 197490/1001
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 69
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 318
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77/100 (from 65 votes)
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03/01/2026 15:21 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,10933/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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From 06/15/2023 05:42 | #297606
Pretty ok funk. Sounds quite modern
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From 01/31/2016 23:22 | #158363
If you like hard funk this record is for you. She growls, screeches and let's it all hang out here. This album though is not as good as her earlier material and the songwriting is a bit uneven. If she would have hooked up with a better band she might have produced more material and still be around today.
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From 07/03/2013 04:20 | #80336
Now, here's some nasty funk. She's ferocious!
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
7. Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno
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