Ram
by Paul & Linda McCartney

Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-05-17
Overall rank: 345th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 775 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1971 (15th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 1970s (84th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (345th)

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Paul & Linda McCartney bestography

Ram is ranked 2nd best out of 50 albums by Paul McCartney on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Paul McCartney is Band On The Run which is ranked number 260 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,160.

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Ram track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Ram rankings summary
Overall rank: 345th | 1970s rank: 84th | 1971 rank: 15th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
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2026matterhornriderTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s43/10012
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 400 Reorganized According To My Taste66/100 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of 197126/1004
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 1701-180036/100 -
2026blueandthemoonTop 41 Music Albums of 197116/413
2026 NowhereManTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s46/10011
2026davidhurettop 25 solo Beatles albums (1970-2020)3/25 -
2026 LeonardTop 99 Music Albums of 197123/994
2026AbsurdCheesecakeTop 70 Music Albums of the 1970s23/7014
2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 197119/1004
2026bonnequestionBEA Top 500 Reorganized According To My Taste74/100 -
2026 junodog4Top 20 Music Albums of 197117/201
2026KevinthomaskevinTop 38 Greatest Music Albums19/3851
2026matterhornriderTop 73 Music Albums of 19719/734
2026leniadTop 101-200 Greatest 1970s Albums6/70 -
2026 LebowskiRamsTop 11 Music Albums of 19716/113
2026RAPPSTHYMETop 40 Greatest Music Albums30/4026
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 197117/503
2026craabTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s6/10019
2026leniadTop 401-500 Greatest Albums Of All Time34/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 599
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 4,864
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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 775 votes)
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47 hours ago xhitmanx  Ratings distribution  1,40681/100
 
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07/14/2026 12:16 Chamita78  Ratings distribution  2596/100
 
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07/12/2026 16:19 liquidbottle  Ratings distribution  77582/100
 
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07/04/2026 08:43 Milhaud  Ratings distribution  2,10071/100
 
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06/30/2026 22:13 MadhattanJack  Ratings distribution  5,97166/100

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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 82.3/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.


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Ram comments

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95/100
From 02/07/2026 02:08 | #313042
Bro I LOVE this album! It really should've been a double album in my opinion, as the outtakes from the 2012 archive collection are also superb. It's hard to pinpoint a favorite from this album, since there's so many highlights and zero misses. I understand why people hated it when it came out because of the jabs toward Lennon, but MAN was it overhated. Best solo effort from McCartney and one of my favorite albums of all time.
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85/100
From 12/07/2024 19:18 | #306399
Solid & Great album from Sir Paul McCartney.
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100/100
From 03/23/2024 18:23 | #302640
This is one of those great albums that have an aura, and only get better and better with time.
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90/100
From 01/24/2023 20:52 | #293228
Miles better than McCartney's debut!
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100/100
From 09/07/2022 21:11 | #289483
This may be Paul's best post Beatles album, and it is absolutely brimming with ideas. It may be too cute for some, but there is not a weak track here. My favourites are Dear Boy, Too Many People and Back Seat of my Car.
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85/100
From 09/06/2022 17:11 | #289369
Great addition from Paul
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Rating:  
85/100
From 04/13/2022 15:39 | #284177
McCartney's finest solo record. It is focused beyond belief paying close attention to showing each part of McCartney's varied styles of writing. It is goofy and fun but still manages to be poignant and reflective. An underrated gem.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 03/22/2022 22:56 | #283242
Paul also created indie rock, the best living genius
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80/100
From 01/24/2022 16:33 | #280011
I am not big fan of his solo stuff, but that was fine listen with some highlights.
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85/100
From 01/05/2022 15:59 | #278625
Aunque no me parece el mejor disco de McCartney, debo reconocer que me gusta más con el paso del tiempo. Eso sí, creo que Uncle Albert en un intento fallido de hacer lo que posteriormente lograría con Live And Let Die o Band On The Run.
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