Solar Fire (studio album)
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Solar Fire by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 7,530th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 57 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (139th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,151st)
Award Best albums of all time (7,530th)

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Manfred Mann's Earth Band bestography

Solar Fire is ranked 3rd best out of 36 albums by Manfred Mann on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Manfred Mann is The Roaring Silence which is ranked number 7035 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 180.

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.

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From 03/15/2023 06:30
1st 4 albums - masterpieces ??
Symbiosis Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath - Manfred Mann
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I discovered this album while doing research into Dylan covers ~ the way MMEB take Dylan's shortest song (under 1m 30s) and turn it into a 9m 55s classic is a masterpiece. I have added this version of the song onto my 'top 100 Dylan covers' chart.
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Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
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7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
9. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
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18. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
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