Golden Earring
by Golden Earring
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Golden Earring bestography
Golden Earring is ranked 15th best out of 49 albums by Golden Earring on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Golden Earring is Moontan which is ranked number 3581 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 418.
(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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Golden Earring track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Golden Earring rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 36 Music Albums of 1970 | 20/36 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 84 Music Albums of 1970 | 3/84 | 5 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 38/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1970 | 29/61 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1970 (101 - 200) | 43/60 | - |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Dutch masters | 19/28 | - |
| 2021 | vruslov | Top 93 Music Albums of 1970 | 47/93 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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Golden Earring ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 09/29/2026 17:53 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2026 14:30 | DrewHamster | 2,090 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2026 19:34 | adbrack1988 | 1,129 | 83/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.
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After recording their heaviest album (Eight Miles High), Golden Earring decided to find a half way solution - heavy guitars with pop sensibilities. And it worked. Back Home was not only a #1 hit in Holland but Top 10 in Switzerland and Top 20 in Germany - it should have also been in the US and UK. The album also contains the original recording of Big Tree Blue Sea. Can someone tell me which Who track The Loner is based on?
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