Watt
by Ten Years After
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Ten Years After bestography
Watt is ranked 5th best out of 23 albums by Ten Years After on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ten Years After is Cricklewood Green which is ranked number 5413 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 255.
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Watt track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Watt rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Pluto11 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 47/100 | 54 |
| 2026 | zsolti | Top 66 Music Albums of the 1970s | 64/66 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 50 Music Albums of 1970 | 15/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 42 Music Albums of 1970 | 28/42 | 2 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the 70’s (301 - 400) | 51/100 | - |
| 2025 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 45 Music Albums of 1970 | 35/45 | 1 |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 76/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 24 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 117 | |||
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Watt ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/06/2026 11:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,858 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2025 14:59 | tim0505 | 4,418 | 82/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2024 09:30 | zsolti | 706 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.3/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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Watt forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/08/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5429): By Steppenwolf666Watt comments
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"Watt" was Ten Years After's fifth studio album and the second to be released in 1970. The group was at the height of popularity after the success of the previous album "Cricklewood Green" and the single "Love Like a Man".
"Watt" was a fine sequel to "CR", but it did not have the song that could repeat "Love Like a Man" 's success in the singles charts.
Guitarist Alvin Lee wrote, as the previous album, all the tracks (except of course live recording of "Sweet Little Sixteen). Lee's songwriting is relatively simple with strong base in the blues. There is also focus on the melodic side of the band, which is particularly reflected in the more subdued tracks like "Think About the Times," "My Baby Left Me" and the instrumental "The Band With No Name". In the more rocking end you'll enjoy "I'm Coming On," "I Say Yeah" and "Gonna Run".
All these numbers are fine examples of the group at its best. The long track "She Lies in the Morning" somehow comes out a little unfinished, and leaves you uncertain of which direction it wants to take you. The live recording seems a bit like filler and seems a little bit out of place.
Still a solid sequel to "Cricklewood Green"
Jboy56 02/04/2022 09:55 | #280674 | TOP COMMENT
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I have always liked TYA, hence even this rather uneven album gets a good rating. The problem making two albums in a year almost always means a rushed product. In this case, this album proves my point. A good album, but many songs are only good embryos. The live song also proves that they had to fill the album because of the rushed timetable.
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