Dread Beat An' Blood
by Poet & The Roots
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Dread Beat An' Blood track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Dread Beat An' Blood rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 79 Music Albums of 1978 | 40/79 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 99 Music Albums of 1978 | 9/99 | 5 |
| 2025 |  LadyGodiva | Top 50 Music Albums of 1978 | 26/50 | 3 |
| 2025 | Hayden | Mannish Water | 26/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1978 by Acclaimed Music | 52/60 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 56 | |||
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Dread Beat An' Blood ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/17/2026 04:47 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,297 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2026 08:09 | cicadelic | 14,199 | 73/100 |
| ! | 08/10/2025 23:42 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,776 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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Dread Beat An' Blood forum mentions
neilgee 02/12/2026 06:10 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 04/06/2023 07:12 in What album are you listening to right now?
Jimmy Dread 06/11/2015 05:11 in Best Lyrical Albums EverDread Beat An' Blood comments
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It's got very good moments, and is easily memorable.
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