Dread Beat An' Blood
by Poet & The Roots

Dread Beat An' Blood by Poet & The Roots
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 19,222nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 25 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (255th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,405th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,222nd)

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Overall rank: 19,222nd | 1970s rank: 2,405th | 1978 rank: 255th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 25 votes)
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01/17/2026 04:47 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,96370/100
 
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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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From 01/01/2015 16:25 | #130578
It's got very good moments, and is easily memorable.
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