Blue Moves
by Elton John

Blue Moves by Elton John
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 11,583rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 104 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (147th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,589th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,583rd)

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Elton John bestography

Blue Moves is ranked 14th best out of 56 albums by Elton John on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elton John is Goodbye Yellow Brick Road which is ranked number 210 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,187.

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Blue Moves rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,583rd | 1970s rank: 1,589th | 1976 rank: 147th  Overall chart history
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71/100 (from 104 votes)
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70/100
A slightly unfocused and indulgent LP. Blue moves, is one of the final few albums of Elton John's artistic peak. It's a bit of a messy affair, but always interesting, and contains possibly Elton John's most beautiful ballad, sorry seems to be the hardest word. The album is worth it for that song alone. All in all, inconsistent fun. (Edited)
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Not on par with the rest of his peak period. (Edited)
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From 01/24/2016 22:48 | #157554 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A very under rated record, not Elton's best but worth repeated listens.
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From 07/19/2014 19:28 | #117119 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Blue Moves is not a bad album, but it should never have been a double album. There's more filler here than substance, but some really cool songs nonetheless. "Chameleon" and "Boogie Pilgrim" are both great and interesting songs.
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70/100
A much maligned album but the best tracks stand among EJ's best:

Cage The Songbird
Chamleon
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Between Seventeen and Twenty
Tonight
Idol
One Horse Town
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