Roxy Music
by Roxy Music
Roxy Music bestography
Roxy Music is ranked 3rd best out of 20 albums by Roxy Music on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Roxy Music is Avalon which is ranked number 495 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,473.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/22/2026 19:27 | Marswolf68 | 927 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/17/2026 21:32 | Robert_fripp | 112 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 00:30 | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 19:44 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,538 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/24/2025 09:33 | lanadeleswift | 3,562 | 86/100 |
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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 78.8/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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An album that starts out with so much energy and passion, but it slowly dwindles the further into the album you go with the majority of side 2 feeling like quite a drag. That first side is simply fantastic and is Roxy Music at their best with Ferry's vocal taking us on a ride with his clever manipulation of his voice. The way he exaggerates his singing is so enjoyable to me and it boosts the first side up massively. Every song is at least great on that first side with some reaching levels above that. They are all so infectious and just seem to trigger something inside of me that makes me happy. The production is brilliant as well and is consistent throughout the whole record. However, that second side, after The Bob (Medley), just feels so slow and like we are just counting down to the end of the album. The energy and quality seem to just fall of quite a lot, and it impacts the listening experience significantly. You could cut all 4 of the last tracks and I think the record would be better for it as it would feel more compact and not elongated. It really needed a revival at that point and it never arrived which is such a shame as the other part of the record is so good. Overall, there is a tremendous amount of quality on display here and it is close to being an elite level album but is held back by those weaknesses.
I'm not the biggest Brian Eno fan, but I admire how ahead of its time was this album. It's experimental, but it's not balanced so we have great 1st half and not so good 2nd half.
Jboy56 11/29/2021 14:59 | #276867
This is my first full listen of this album!. Roxy is quite unique in tonal quality, choices of instrumentation, and chords.What comes to the track order, this clearly frontloaded, the hits are on the A-side.
For a regular pop fan, this is a challenging album. Very ingenious and eclectic.
splashfoop 07/21/2021 21:09 | #271806
Their best album obviously and just incredibly fun and innovative
rather similar to music produced at the time does move in a different direction with new music, prog feel to it.
Timestarter 08/31/2020 11:25 | #257609
Fav. Tracks: Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron, Virginia Plain, Sea Breezes.
The first half of this album is excellent, but the rest doesn't quite reach the same level.
Top tracks: Virginia Plain, Re-Make/Re-Model, Ladytron
Droophus 01/08/2020 03:49 | #246536
Solid debut, which in ‘72 must have sounded like rock n roll from Mars. Clearly influenced by Bowie and Zappa, but with their own very distinct sound.
Solid album that doesn't drag except a little at the end.
ImmortalAl 03/22/2019 15:54 | #233896
Quite a pleasant surprise from a generation older than I. Energetic. Unique. Enjoyable.
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