American Pie
by Don McLean
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Don McLean bestography
American Pie is ranked as the best album by Don McLean.
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American Pie track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
American Pie rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 54/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 46 Music Albums of 1971 | 22/46 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1971 | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s | 95/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 14/45 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 95 Music Albums of 1971 | 93/95 | 0 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 51 Music Albums of 1971 | 21/51 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 185 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 718 | |||
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American Pie ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/25/2026 18:00 | RemainInLight | 3,819 | 36/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2026 00:49 | morphee | 1,218 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2026 18:22 | evo | 285 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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American Pie forum mentions
NowhereMan 12/19/2024 11:11 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 01/05/2024 21:14 in What album are you listening to right now?
RockyRaccoon 08/05/2022 16:15 in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's LogView all forum mentions
American Pie comments
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Before giving this album a proper whirl, I was of a similar opinion to several reviewers here - other than the title track and Vincent, a little insipid. But when I gave it a proper chance, I came to realise that it's actually a brilliant listen. I found myself thinking it was tailing off a little towards the end, but then checked myself as the tracks were still really good, just not quite as good as those which had come before. Don McLean's guitar playing is superb, and his vocals, whilst at their peak on the two aforementioned tracks, are excellent throughout. Don't be put off by the threat of the title track - the rest of the album is worthy of your time too.
Best tracks: American Pie, Vincent, Crossroads, Winter Wood, Everybody Loves Me, Baby.
A really consistent album that I thoroughly enjoyed. Certainly the album is dominated by its opening title track which should be familiar to most. However, there are some other very good tracks on this album including the magnificent Vincent. Some brilliant narratives told in some beautiful songs. (Edited)
Such a great record with a lot of feeling. (Edited)
I always listen to this album in February in honor of one of the best songs ever written (it was my favorite song for the longest time when I was younger) and in honor of the greats that were lost that day. I love the entire album and for me it is a perfect 100. it's hard to talk about America and music without mentioning American Pie (Edited)
Gooz 04/25/2014 19:51 | #110071 | TOP COMMENT
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American Pie is just an amazing song. So Energetic! If the others tracks could reach half of it this album would completely own my heart.
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