On The Threshold Of A Dream
by The Moody Blues

On The Threshold Of A Dream by The Moody Blues
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-04-25
Overall rank: 2,209th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 188 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (57th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (201st)
Award Best albums of all time (2,209th)

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The Moody Blues bestography

On The Threshold Of A Dream is ranked 4th best out of 30 albums by The Moody Blues on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Moody Blues is Days Of Future Passed which is ranked number 350 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,786.

The Moody Blues album bestography « Higher ranked (1,954th)
To Our Children's Children's Children
This album (2,209th)
On The Threshold Of A Dream
Lower ranked (3,010th) »
Seventh Sojourn

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On The Threshold Of A Dream rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,209th | 1960s rank: 201st | 1969 rank: 57th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
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2026TroutMaskGregTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s40/10012
2026stevengnzTop 66 Music Albums of 196915/664
2026mrmcrookTop 13 Music Albums of 196910/132
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 196969/1002
2026bonnequestionTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s25/10015
2026 IlolahtiTop 4 Music Albums of the 1960s4/45
2026 LeonardTop 97 Music Albums of 196964/972
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 196912/1004
2026mrmcrookTop 60 Music Albums of the 1960s46/605
2026 LiedzeitTop 55 Music Albums of 196933/552
2026stevengnzTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s40/10012
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s95/1001
2026TroutMaskGregTop 41 Music Albums of 196914/413
2026tim0505Top 22 Music Albums of 196913/222
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s63/1008
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196930/1004
2026bonnequestionTop 44 Music Albums of 196913/444
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 19695/1005
2026 RockyRaccoonProgressive Rock #201-30030/100 -
2026 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of 196941/1003
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 165
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 743
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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 188 votes)
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06/02/2026 15:08 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,84865/100
 
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04/25/2026 23:00 Robert Anton Wil  Ratings distribution  1,14984/100
 
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02/07/2026 02:39 stangetzaway  Ratings distribution  2,31084/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.


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70/100
Easing off on the psychedelia that was on 'Lost Chord'. This is a bit more laid back with a bit of a paisley feel at times. Still a good album. The Moody's seem to be a bit overlooked as an fabled band of the 60's.
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75/100
A diffcult album to fatbhim as there are so many styles and tones throughout. The last 3 show a consistent tone and beautiful sound to get yourself immersed to MB
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80/100
An ambitious follow-up to 'In Search of the Lost Chord', but it lacks the mystique and coordination of its predecessor. Their are interesting moments on both sides of the LP, but I find it to be outdone by the Moodies' two prior releases, as well as their next album, 'To Our Children's Children's Children', released later that same year (1969).

Casual Moodies listeners can enjoy 'Never Comes the Day' and move along without missing much.
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Rating:  
80/100
I bought On The Threshold Of A Dream by Moody Blues on 24/07/1986 from Record & Tape Exchange on LP/MP3 for £0.30 The version I have is on the record label Deram catalogue number SML 1035 It entered the UK charts on 03/05/1969 and got to number 1 spending a total of 73 weeks on the chart.
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90/100
Probably my least favorite of the original seven, but that is a function of the consistent greatness of that best-ever-run-of-seven-consecutive-albums-in-the-history-of-music. Still a solid 90/100.
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Rating:  
75/100
From 07/26/2016 16:38 | #171847
this one got me interested In the Moody Blues. i love it
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