Piledriver
by Status Quo
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Status Quo bestography
Piledriver is ranked 2nd best out of 60 albums by Status Quo on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Status Quo is Quo which is ranked number 4760 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 299.
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Piledriver track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Piledriver rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 40 Music Albums of 1972 | 30/40 | 1 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1972 | 23/41 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Greatest Music Albums #101 - 200 | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 23 Music Albums of 1972 | 4/23 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Classic Rock albums of the year 1972 by Radio X | 24/25 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1972 | 96/100 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 36 Music Albums of 1972 | 7/36 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 47 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 183 | |||
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Piledriver ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/22/2026 22:36 | mrmcrook | 1,149 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2026 17:07 | kino | 26 | 41/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 07:11 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,612 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.4/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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dihansse 05/27/2018 14:27 in My discoveries per yearPiledriver comments
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Great variety on this one. Two Great Heavy Rockers with "O Baby" and "Big Fat Mama", Two Great Ballads with the Slow, Gentle Blues " Unspoken Words" and the Gorgeous "All The Reasons", Prog Rock Stoner, with excellent three-part harmonies, " A Year", A Stomping, thunderous version of "Roadhouse Blues" and an underestimated Rock 'N' Roll Classic "Don't Waste My Time". Fabulous Album I just Never Tire Of.
Love the Quo this being one of their heavier bluesy no. alot of people favour this album re released recently I saw the Frantic Four twice this year and last Brilliant 'Don't Waste my Time' my all time favourite Quo no.
This was Quo's first album after switching to the Vertigo label, and it set the tone as they headed towards their peak years. Something of a transistion, it still had the heavy blues-rock feel of their previous two albums, but the band were clearly refining the boogie-rock template that brought them greater success in subsequent years.
The single 'Paper Plane' saw them return to the UK's top 10 after a few years in the wilderness, while 'Don't Waste My Time', 'Big Fat Mama' and their cover of The Doors' 'Roadhouse Blues' remained live favourites for many years. Hidden amongst the hard rock is a little gem in 'A Year', which proved that they could do softer tempo tunes without the cheese that would spoil some of their later efforts.
Top tracks: Paper Plane, A Year, Don't Waste My Time, Big Fat Mama
The first of the five classic Quo albums (and maybe the best). This is when they really find their sound. Among the rockier tracks there are also a pair of bluesier and softer tracks that contribute to a good dynamic. Best songs is Big Fat Mama and finishing The Doors cover Roadhouse Blues.
Quo at their very best. The pinnacle of their catalog. The photo on the cover sums it up perfectly. (Edited)
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