Number 5
by Steve Miller Band

Number 5 by Steve Miller Band
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 40,602nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 26 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (389th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (4,094th)
Award Best albums of all time (40,602nd)

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STEVE MILLER BAND Number 5 CAPITOL LP VG+ gatefold
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Steve Miller Band bestography

Number 5 is ranked 10th best out of 27 albums by Steve Miller Band on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Steve Miller Band is Fly Like An Eagle which is ranked number 2147 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 762.

Steve Miller Band album bestography « Higher ranked (15,124th)
Abracadabra
This album (40,602nd)
Number 5
Lower ranked (45,174th) »
Circle Of Love

(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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Number 5 rankings

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Overall rank: 40,602nd | 1970s rank: 4,094th | 1970 rank: 389th

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 26 votes)
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03/07/2026 16:29 morphee  Ratings distribution  1,20284/100
 
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01/09/2026 02:06 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,04170/100
 
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09/10/2025 01:53 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,65775/100
 
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04/02/2023 02:24 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,37265/100
 
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09/11/2022 16:05 romackjack1972  Ratings distribution  18289/100

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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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70/100
From 05/28/2020 18:58 | #252426
Different than what I am used to hearing from the SMB.
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90/100
From 12/28/2017 07:09 | #204015
Probably one of the most underrated albums of all time. Going to the Country is one of Miller's very best songs. Going to Mexico, Never Kill Another Man, Tokin's, and Jackson-Kent Blues are also very good, and the rest of album is certainly worth listening too as well.
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90/100
From 02/21/2017 16:46 | #186092
A so-so album but Jackson-Kent blues is utterly brilliant.
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Best Albums of 1970
1. Paranoid by Black Sabbath
2. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young
3. All Things Must Pass by George Harrison
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
5. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon
6. Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
7. Moondance by Van Morrison
8. Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
9. Led Zeppelin III by Led Zeppelin
10. Fun House by The Stooges
11. Let It Be by The Beatles
12. Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
13. Loaded by The Velvet Underground
14. Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek & The Dominos
15. Déjà Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
16. American Beauty by Grateful Dead
17. Abraxas by Santana
18. Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
19. Tea For The Tillerman by Cat Stevens
20. Morrison Hotel by The Doors
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