The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
by Traffic

The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys by Traffic
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-11-26
Overall rank: 2,614th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 200 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (57th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (469th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,614th)

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Traffic bestography

The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys is ranked 3rd best out of 19 albums by Traffic on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Traffic is John Barleycorn Must Die which is ranked number 2013 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 832.

Traffic album bestography « Higher ranked (2,167th)
Mr. Fantasy
This album (2,614th)
The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
Lower ranked (3,155th) »
Traffic

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The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys rankings

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Overall rank: 2,614th | 1970s rank: 469th | 1971 rank: 57th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 200 votes)
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80/100
 
4 days ago spinout  Ratings distribution  3,43181/100
 
80/100
 
5 days ago MNGamecock  Ratings distribution  1175/100
 
70/100
 
05/23/2026 19:40 Filipe  Ratings distribution  20077/100
 
75/100
 
05/02/2026 11:41 Adhura  Ratings distribution  1,67877/100
 
85/100
 
02/17/2026 15:29 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,18672/100

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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 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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90/100
From 06/25/2025 15:17 | #309705
A collection of very good songs made excellent by exceptional playing and a smooth, dynamic feel. 9/10!
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85/100
From 04/14/2022 06:05 | #284216
A pleasant surprise.
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From 04/13/2022 16:46 | #284186
Very good. I like the long songs and the guitar parts in them
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From 06/24/2021 15:44 | #270989
A truly fantastic album and my favorite from Traffic. Definitely underrated on this website, everything here is a classic, most notably the title track. If you're a fan of progressive rock, folk, jazz fusion, or any similar genre, you should probably love this album as well. I recommend it for anybody, really.
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From 05/27/2019 03:16 | #236767
A very lysergic work. An album for when the walls are breathing; it was 1971.
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95/100
From 07/01/2018 00:27 | #217558
My favorite Traffic album. Moments that are at times slow and introspective (the lovely "Many A Mile To Freedom") to the loose and funky ("Light Up or Leave Me Alone") and of course the sprawling epic title track. A MUST own!
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From 09/29/2016 00:20 | #175972
In my opinion: the greatest Traffic album
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From 06/17/2015 20:29 | #144036
Traffic was a great band that you don't hear about much. This album is one of my favorite albums of the 70's
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From 01/30/2015 04:28 | #133092
Best Track: Light Up or Leave Me Alone
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