The Last Waltz
by The Band
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The Last Waltz is ranked 3rd best out of 19 albums by The Band on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Band is The Band which is ranked number 257 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,186.
(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 Last Waltz track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
The Last Waltz rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 10 Music Albums of 1978 | 1/10 | 5 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 17/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 38/100 | 61 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1978 | 34/37 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 65/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jaymantheman | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1970s | 2/60 | 20 |
| 2026 | jlsfourth | Top 100 Albums of the 20th Century | 77/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 175 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 895 | |||
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The Last Waltz ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/16/2026 05:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,600 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2025 03:20 | Proto | 4,276 | 33/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2025 08:44 |  djrodo | 1,020 | 81/100 |
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Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.8/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 07/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5382): By jlsfourth BestEverAlbums 07/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5365): By amirmishaliThe Last Waltz comments
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What a line-up!
Even though many of the performers seem to be strung out, it's still a solid performance. The songs are undeniably great.
A perfect album, save for Joni Mitchell hooting her damned way through Neil Young's "Hopeless."
Rick Danko singing 'it makes no difference' makes me feel like i want to cry..
The movie is better than the album, but these live tracks are better versions than the studio albums. (Edited)
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