Stormbringer
by Deep Purple
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Deep Purple bestography
Stormbringer is ranked 10th best out of 72 albums by Deep Purple on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Deep Purple is Machine Head which is ranked number 247 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,342.
(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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Stormbringer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Stormbringer 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 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1974 | 61/99 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | F2LF: Deep Purple | 7/20 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 69/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | ExTeaSea | Top 71 Music Albums of 1974 | 46/71 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Robert Anton Wilson | Top 34 Music Albums of 1974 | 28/34 | 1 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1974 | 23/36 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 60/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 102 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 305 | |||
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Stormbringer ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/10/2026 12:40 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2026 17:00 | Tamthebam | 23,407 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2026 07:32 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.7/100, a mean average of 72.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Stormbringer forum mentions
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Jboy56 06/08/2023 17:50 | #297484 | TOP COMMENT
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Stormbringer is way better than you might expect. Rhythmically there is lots of funk and fewer complex rock elements, but there are many good songs. The instrumentation is solid and Coverdale is more confident. Hughes is a fine player and gives the band a fine base to rock on. This is the FINAL Mark 3 album and definitely it is recommended. (Edited)
talinhosgameplay 06/13/2024 03:04 | #303947 | TOP COMMENT
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Underrated album from the classic era of Deep Purple. All songs here are memorable, although they are not mind-blowing, they are a pretty solid listen.
Highlights are the title track, "High Ball Shooter", "The Gypsy" and "Soldier of Fortune". (Edited)
Jboy56 12/19/2021 14:34 | #277661 | TOP COMMENT
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Soldier of Fortune and Stormbringer. Two good songs do not make a decent album. The other tracks have faded to oblivion. (Edited)
Not the best Deep Purple album although some good tracks here in Soldier of Fortune,Holy Man,Stormbringer. (Edited)
I love this album, although Ian Gillan had departed and David Coverdale took over vocal duties it is a different sound but still very Deep Purple. Favourite track is Soldier of Fortune, I saw Richie Blackmore play this live when I saw Blackmores Night a few years ago in Yeovil, superb!
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