Tejas
by ZZ Top

Tejas by ZZ Top
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 8,897th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 69 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (119th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,326th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,897th)

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ZZ Top bestography

Tejas is ranked 6th best out of 27 albums by ZZ Top on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by ZZ Top is Eliminator which is ranked number 1119 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,551.

ZZ Top album bestography « Higher ranked (5,894th)
Afterburner
This album (8,897th)
Tejas
Lower ranked (10,310th) »
La Futura

(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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Tejas rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,897th | 1970s rank: 1,326th | 1976 rank: 119th

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Tejas ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 69 votes)
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03/16/2026 21:52 AgingVagabond  Ratings distribution  3675/100
 
65/100
 
12/26/2025 07:18 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,71770/100
 
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12/12/2025 02:27 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,81863/100
 
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05/12/2025 17:01 Jboy69  Ratings distribution  36479/100
 
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02/23/2025 18:34 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,69675/100

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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 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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From 03/08/2026 04:08 | #313476
Well, I've always said that blues rock is cool, and these baradas have confirmed it. Zi Zi's progression from his carefree boogie to a more complex sound. A bold expansion of the band's musical boundaries that can only attract attention and delight.
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Rating:  
65/100
From 07/29/2022 13:26 | #287939
Album Rating: 68.40
(684/10)

1.It's Only Love. 66
2.Arrested For Driving While Blind. 68
3.El Diablo. 74
4.Snappy Kakkie. 73
5.Enjoy And Get It On. 63
6.Ten Dollar Man. 70
7.Pan Am Highway Blues. 61
8.Avalon Hideaway. 65
9.She's A Heartbreaker. 61
10.Asleep In The Desert. 83
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Rating:  
75/100
From 04/01/2022 06:19 | #283679
This album sounds pretty lame and this might be their worst? It lacks the groove and power.
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Rating:  
70/100
From 05/19/2020 13:41 | #251729
Just an average rock 'n blues album. Nothing really stands out here.
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50/100
From 01/02/2019 04:27 | #228541
Something of a relatively uninteresting lull between better albums.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/17/2018 20:55 | #205906
Arrested for driving while blind, El diablo and Asleep in the desert make this album worthwhile. Actually this may be my favourite ZZ Top album.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 07/14/2015 16:56 | #145740
It's Only Love is outstanding. Ten Dollar Man and El Diablo are good, too, but the rest is so-so.
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From 03/01/2015 15:41 | #135863
Pretty average. Only necessary for ZZ Top completists.
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