Blue Moves (studio album) by Elton John

Blue Moves by Elton John
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 13,030th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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72/100 (from 93 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (168th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,814th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,030th)
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Blue Moves is ranked 15th best out of 53 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 7,939.

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85/100
From 10/23/2023 21:42
Took me a surprisingly long time to get around to this one, considering I've been listening to the rest of the 1970-1975 Elton John discography for years, but I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Probably could cut this down to a single album and have a really strong record, but this is pretty good as is. The hit Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word is good, but Tonight, One Horse Town, Chameleon, Crazy Water, and especially Cage the Songbird are all better. Would probably round out the hypothetical single album with Out of the Blue (compelling, proggy instrumental), If There's a God in Heaven (biting lyrical tune with a great contrast in its upbeat sound), Idol (downbeat and jazzy), and Bite Your Lip (fun, funky romp to close the record). A little inconsistent, but generally enjoyable.
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70/100
From 03/22/2022 02:37
There is something great on this album, worth a listen!
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From 06/16/2020 05:42
The last of his great 70s era albums.
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From 04/09/2020 12:04
Blue Moves is the best album Elton John's ever made. Best song: One Horse Town.
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From 07/15/2018 18:06
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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65/100
From 05/18/2017 02:14
Not on par with the rest of his peak period.
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70/100
From 06/16/2016 00:13
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.
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75/100
From 01/24/2016 22:48
A very under rated record, not Elton's best but worth repeated listens.
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From 07/19/2014 19:28
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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Best Albums of 1976
1. Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Station To Station by David Bowie
3. Ramones by Ramones
4. Hotel California by Eagles
5. Boston by Boston
6. 2112 by Rush
7. Desire by Bob Dylan
8. The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers
9. Hejira by Joni Mitchell
10. A Trick Of The Tail by Genesis
11. A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra
12. Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy
13. Rising by Rainbow
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15. A Day At The Races by Queen
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18. África Brasil by Jorge Ben
19. Moonmadness by Camel
20. Wind & Wuthering by Genesis
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