Every Picture Tells A Story
by Rod Stewart
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Every Picture Tells A Story is ranked as the best album by Rod Stewart.
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Every Picture Tells A Story track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Every Picture Tells A Story rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/20/2026 21:44 |  CharlieBarley | 3,257 | 81/100 |
| ! | 07/13/2026 13:48 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 06/25/2026 10:53 | cicadelic | 13,444 | 73/100 |
| ! | 06/21/2026 09:27 | Timooosterink | 890 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2026 14:18 | Johnnyo | 9,881 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.8/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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The album is pretty much the Faces with significant contributions from Ronnie Wood and Ian McLagan incorporating hard rock, folk, and blues into the fabric of the album. It went to number one on both the UK and US charts and generally consensus is that it’s a great album, which is an assessment that I would endorse.
So, I wouldn’t disagree with any of the above however, I find it interesting that an album of, mostly covers is so highly regarded. I guess it’s because Rod’s renditions of the tracks are so well done and, in some cases, iconic. Rod really did make many of these songs “his own” and produced, overall, a great album
It’s certainly not a perfect album, few albums are but there’s so much here that is quite brilliant. It’s a great listen overall
I read somewhere that “Rod the Singer can make words flesh, and though Rod the Bandleader's music is literally electric it's the mandolin and pedal steel that come through sharpest." I think that’s an interesting take on the album
This album really deserves to be in the top 1000. In addition to Maggie May, Stewart provides perfectly smoky vocals and folky quips over Mandolin Wind, I Know I'm Losing You, Seems Like a Long Time, and my favorite song on the album, the highly energetic title track. Should be better loved here.
The iconic Rod Stewart album. Have loved it since it was released in 1971 - when I was just 15 and it remains a favourite of mine to this day. Love the cover of Dylan's 'Tomorrow Is A Long Time' and added it to my own Dylan covers chart.
Para muchos, el mejor álbum de Rod Stewart. Aires folk, y rock acústico para un disco sensacional.
Jboy56 11/22/2021 11:14 | #276545
Fantastic Pub rocker
sexy dynamic great music cant imagine how many times Maggie May got Roderick laid
planetneutral 11/30/2020 05:31 | #261672
Such outstanding song selection.
Maggie May: One of the greatest songs ever written.
Although I had Rod Stewart Greatest Hits and liked a good few of the tracks, I was never into him enough to go get an album. Picked this up in 2016 as part of an effort to work through NME Top 100. Wasn't disappointed with two famous tracks - Maggie May and Reasons to Believe appearing. Also love Seems Like A Long Time - all good tracks on this album.
Easily Rod's greatest offering. Check out his very early work with Jeff Beck though. Great stuff.
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