Back Stabbers
by The O'Jays

Back Stabbers by The O'Jays
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 5,840th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 72 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (89th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (924th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,840th)

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Back Stabbers is ranked as the best album by The O'Jays.

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,840th | 1970s rank: 924th | 1972 rank: 89th
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2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 197241/1003
2026RiveraBest Of Rest 479/100 -
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 197268/1002
2026 O.T.Top 25 Music Albums of 19729/253
2026LittleM1971Top 62 Music Albums of 197250/621
2026matterhornriderTop 70 Music Albums of 197244/702
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 75 Music Albums of 197236/753
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 601-70020/100 -
2026 RomanelliTop 49 Music Albums of 197212/494
2026JakorTop 100 Music Albums of 19728/1005
2025 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197287/1001
2025 MetalMan67Top 100 Music Albums of 197283/1001
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the '70's (401 - 500) by U R C33/100 -
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of 197233/1003
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1972 by Acclaimed Music27/76 -
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 197211/1005
2025dukeboxkoolBest R&B Albums. My Top 10092/100 -
2025 Squonk007Top 17 Music Albums of 197211/172
2025RiveraTop 36 Music Albums of 197230/361
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1972 by Ultimate Record Collector50/51 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 96
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 232
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75/100 (from 72 votes)
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90/100
 
3 days ago Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,29268/100
 
75/100
 
03/25/2026 18:31 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distribution  7,39171/100
 
70/100
 
01/02/2026 23:48 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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11/23/2025 07:29 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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10/12/2025 08:04 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100

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This album is rated in the top 10% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.

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85/100
From 06/02/2019 14:42 | #237023
Grande descoberta para mim! Soul incrível!
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 01/15/2012 21:08 | #35276
Hugely underrated. Even if "Love Train" is raped to sell lawnmower beer, it's still a great song, and the album is just as good.
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