Gonna Take A Miracle
by Laura Nyro & Labelle
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Laura Nyro & Labelle bestography
Gonna Take A Miracle is ranked 5th best out of 18 albums by Laura Nyro on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Laura Nyro is Eli And The Thirteenth Confession which is ranked number 1249 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,393.
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Gonna Take A Miracle track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Gonna Take A Miracle rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 23 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 22/45 | 3 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 901-1000 | 23/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 46 Music Albums of 1971 | 30/46 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 32 Music Albums of 1971 | 1/32 | 5 |
| 2026 | O.T. | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 21/100 | 79 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | O.T. | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 8/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 72 Music Albums of 1971 | 39/72 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 34 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 176 | |||
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Gonna Take A Miracle ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/03/2026 15:25 |  RockyRaccoon | 7,231 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2026 11:39 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,762 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/06/2025 10:57 | Tamthebam | 23,300 | 69/100 |
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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 77.3/100, a mean average of 77.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Gonna Take A Miracle forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5394): By O.T.
Repo 08/06/2022 12:44 in What album are you listening to right now?
bobbyb5 12/30/2017 01:21 in Best Year For Music- Round 1-Part 2: The 1970'sGonna Take A Miracle comments
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flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2016 19:51 | #180088 | TOP COMMENT
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Really brilliant album. While her fantastic originals are missed, the choice of covers is superb, and as expected from Nyro they are interpreted, arranged and performed excellently and with great emotion. The inclusion of the Labelle singing trio really lifts the album up too. Highlights include the beautiful Desiree and The Bells. (Edited)
A thoroughly enjoyable covers album from the brilliant Laura Nyro. Great performances and songs make this a light distraction from her more complexed records. Great fun. (Edited)
slatsheit 03/03/2025 16:52 | #307843 | TOP COMMENT
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I've heard this album many times, but hadn't for a long time. It's one of Laura's best vocal performances over the course of an album in her early years, and features fantastic backup singing from LaBelle. Nice arrangements and production, too. (Edited)
Jboy56 04/17/2023 14:52 | #296157 | TOP COMMENT
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Incredible...
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