Where I'm Coming From
by Stevie Wonder

Where I'm Coming From by Stevie Wonder
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 13,621st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 62 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (189th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,847th)
Award Best albums of all time (13,621st)

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Stevie Wonder bestography

Where I'm Coming From is ranked 13th best out of 39 albums by Stevie Wonder on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Stevie Wonder is Songs In The Key Of Life which is ranked number 73 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,707.

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Overall rank: 13,621st | 1970s rank: 1,847th | 1971 rank: 189th

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74/100 (from 62 votes)
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01/04/2026 13:48 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,61370/100
 
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09/01/2025 21:34 MarkusKosmo  Ratings distribution  61085/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 73.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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From 12/29/2023 10:38 | #300741
This is the first album where Stevie takes control over the sound & direction he wants his music to go ... Music Of My Mind would follow and then 6 amazing albums in a row up to and including Hotter Than July a genius is revealed.
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From 12/06/2021 19:39 | #277176
This is where Stevie's genius starts to reach a whole 'nother level, as begins to take control of his sound from the Motown producers. I think there's obviously a very steep drop-off to Side 2, but the first side is the first hint of Stevie's incredibly great period that was going to last through the 70s.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
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20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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