Living In The Past
by Jethro Tull
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Jethro Tull bestography
Living In The Past is ranked 10th best out of 48 albums by Jethro Tull on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jethro Tull is Aqualung which is ranked number 323 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,093.
(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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Living In The Past track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Living In The Past rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1d410Arthur | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 43/99 | 56 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 94 Music Albums of 1972 | 5/94 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 85 Music Albums of 1972 | 70/85 | 1 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 85/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 60 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 267 | |||
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Living In The Past ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/25/2026 22:47 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 |
| ! | 12/05/2025 22:41 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,265 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/23/2025 07:31 | NYAndreas | 1,433 | 44/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Living In The Past forum mentions
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Robert Anton Wilson TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/23/2012 14:59 | #49079 | TOP COMMENT
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This is a double album which is a compilation but not a "best of" per se because it is a combination of great songs, outtakes, live cuts and singles not available on LP so far. As a result it makes for a very strong album. This ranks as a Tull essential "to have" album even though it has some material available on other albums since the greater proportion of the album is new material.
A really good examination of what JT were all about, even if it is an early album. Great songs, tight performances, and a fascinating glimpse into Ian Anderson's own trademark malaise and musings.
poppmusic TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/09/2015 04:41 | #141112 | TOP COMMENT
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This gives you the best sense of what "Jethro Tull" was about. The single releases contained herein gives an indication of the breezy, forlorn sound that has captivated me about them.
A great album of strong material from a band at the height of their power.
Recopilatorio atípico. Tiene canciones inéditas, algunos en directo, rarezas (sobre todo, temas no editados en LP hasta entonces) y un tema representativo de cada uno de sus cuatro primeros álbumes. No es el clasico Grandes Éxitos, pero todo en él es magnífico.
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