The Bruford Tapes
by Bruford
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Bruford bestography
The Bruford Tapes is ranked 5th best out of 8 albums by Bill Bruford on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bill Bruford is One Of A Kind which is ranked number 8435 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 149.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Bruford Tapes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (4 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
The Bruford Tapes rankings
The Bruford Tapes rankings summary
Overall rank: 79,255th | 1970s rank: 6,900th | 1979 rank: 691st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 27 Music Albums of 1979 | 21/27 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 97 Music Albums of 1979 | 96/97 | 0 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 90 Music Albums of 1979 | 73/90 | 1 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 94 Music Albums of 1979 | 76/94 | 1 |
| 2021 | emptysquares | Top 64 Music Albums of 1979 | 58/64 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/26/2026 11:10 | Pluto11 | 12,259 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2025 22:43 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2021 23:40 | TodFitz | 27,373 | 63/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2018 02:14 | Fischman | 11,855 | 66/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2018 00:51 | Skerns | 5,171 | 80/100 |
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