Then Play On
by Fleetwood Mac

Album
Then Play On by Fleetwood Mac
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-09-19
Overall rank: 1,801st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 246 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (49th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (170th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,801st)

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Fleetwood Mac bestography

Then Play On is ranked 5th best out of 44 albums by Fleetwood Mac on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Fleetwood Mac is Rumours which is ranked number 19 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 29,194.

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Overall rank: 1,801st | 1960s rank: 170th | 1969 rank: 49th  Overall chart history
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77/100 (from 246 votes)
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Then Play On forum mentions

This album has been referenced 74 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From matterhornrider 4 days ago in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“Release date: 1969-09-19 (57th Year Anniversary)”
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From BestEverAlbums 09/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5433): By Johnnyo
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Johnnyo () 1. by (1978) 2. by (1971) 3. by (1968) 4. by (1971) 5. by (1975) 6. by (1970) 7. by (1973) 8. by (2004) 9. (2005) 10. by (1991) 11. by (1975) 12. (1991) 13. (1988) 14. by (1969) 15. by (1967) 16. by (1969) 17. (1976) 18. by (1989)…”
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From LedZep 04/20/2026 07:49 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
“(1) I can understand why some people consider this blues rock royalty. It's a really consistent album with a lot of slightly different variations on British blues rock style. Sometimes it's heavy, sometimes more psychedelic, it goes into the ballad territory here and there, and it's fun pretty much…”
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From 02/07/2025 22:39 | #307465
Best Peter Green British Blues Fleetwood Mac outing. Danny Kirwan also contibutes with several folk rock leanings including "Coming Your Way". Not a bad song on the entire LP. The UK setlist(without "Oh Well") and pressing is far superior than the American Reprise pressings. "Rattlesnake Shake" clearly demonstrates Green's guitar virtuosity. My only disappointment is Peter Green's "The Great Manuleishi" was not included on the release. (Edited)
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From 08/01/2022 16:28 | #288046
The slightly proggy album is a pleasant surprise. (Edited)
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From 02/03/2022 15:43 | #280548
Why Peter Green's FM used to put all their best in the singles?! if you add some b sides on this album you should have had one of the top 100 albums ever. Oh Well...
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From 08/30/2021 21:59 | #273086 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album has a couple flaws that keep it from being great. Handful of pretty dull tracks that really brings down the energy in all the wrong places, namely When You Say. For an optimal listening experience, I recommend the revised US version of this album that was released in November of 1969, cuts out a lot of the fluff of the original album and adds on Oh Well.
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From 02/13/2018 21:07 | #208022
"Then play on" contiene uno dei più grandi brani di Peter Green ( "Oh well" ) ma anche delle ottime composizioni a firma Danny Kirwan, dei rock potenti e delle melodie ammalianti.
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