The Last Waltz
by The Band

The Last Waltz by The Band
(Live album)
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-04-07
Overall rank: 1,857th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 258 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (30th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (343rd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,857th)

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The Band bestography

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 6,210.

The Band album bestography « Higher ranked (294th)
Music From Big Pink
This album (1,857th)
The Last Waltz
Lower ranked (3,837th) »
Stage Fright

(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

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Last Waltz rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,857th | 1970s rank: 343rd | 1978 rank: 30th

The Last Waltz collection

The Last Waltz ratings

Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 258 votes)
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01/16/2026 05:40 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  12,85570/100
 
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08/24/2025 03:20 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,16133/100
 
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01/16/2025 15:15 Pienk  Ratings distribution  72480/100

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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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Rating:  
90/100
From 12/30/2019 15:44 | #246122
What a line-up!
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80/100
From 08/21/2017 20:34 | #196489
Even though many of the performers seem to be strung out, it's still a solid performance. The songs are undeniably great.
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95/100
From 06/04/2016 14:49 | #167810
A perfect album, save for Joni Mitchell hooting her damned way through Neil Young's "Hopeless."
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Rating:  
95/100
From 03/02/2016 18:46 | #161140 | TOP COMMENT
Rick Danko singing 'it makes no difference' makes me feel like i want to cry..
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Rating:  
80/100
From 08/29/2014 12:40 | #120688 | TOP COMMENT
The movie is better than the album, but these live tracks are better versions than the studio albums.
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95/100
From 12/07/2013 23:10 | #96736 | TOP COMMENT
The film is better than CD but hearing THE BAND /THE NIGHT THEY BOUGHT OLD DIXIE DOWN is just magnificent
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80/100
From 07/30/2012 23:12 | #47489 | TOP COMMENT
A celebration of the 60s... Some say Altamont was the end - I'd say this is. The Band and all their friends played one last show before calling it quits. Excellent playing throughout, but the highlight is the sense of intimacy and camaraderie between the artists. Beautiful.
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/10/2012 13:34 | #34952 | TOP COMMENT
Director Martin Scorsese said: "It´s too moving to watch/hear this feature film" Yes, he is right. Great Richard Manuel.
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