The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
by Traffic
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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 2050 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 818.
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The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys track list
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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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | saltysurprise | Top 58 Music Albums of 1971 | 57/58 | 0 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 44/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 25/45 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Jul - Sept 2022 (2 B deleted) | 17/97 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in August 2022 | 11/99 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock | 52/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | The greatest British rock albums of all time | 6/24 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | My mostalbums in 2023 2 B deleted | 48/60 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 28/100 | 73 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 183 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 609 | |||
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The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 10:27 | Yurls | 22 | 87/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2026 18:02 | RemainInLight | 3,793 | 36/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2026 20:28 |  spigelwii | 671 | 84/100 |
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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 77.4/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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BestEverAlbums 09/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5433): By JohnnyoThe Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys comments
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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. (Edited)
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! (Edited)
A very lysergic work. An album for when the walls are breathing; it was 1971.
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A collection of very good songs made excellent by exceptional playing and a smooth, dynamic feel. 9/10! (Edited)
travelful 06/17/2015 20:29 | #144036 | TOP COMMENT
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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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