Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One
by The Kinks
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Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One is ranked 4th best out of 62 albums by The Kinks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Kinks is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society which is ranked number 148 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,047.
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Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 43 Music Albums of 1970 | 10/43 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Fritz | Top 25 Music Albums of 1970 | 12/25 | 3 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 36 Music Albums of 1970 | 11/36 | 4 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 47 Music Albums of 1970 | 45/47 | 0 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '65 to '74 | 16/100 | - |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2501-2600* | 76/81 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 72/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 412 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,664 | |||
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| ! | 09/29/2026 17:52 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/25/2026 17:14 |  ecocruzr | 305 | 68/100 |
| ! | 09/01/2026 15:23 | AndyLish79 | 505 | 81/100 |
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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 81.4/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/22/2019 00:01 | #233854 | TOP COMMENT
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The Kinks 'Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One' is arguably part of rocks greatest album streak bettered only by the Fab 4 . Starting in 1967 with the sublime 'Something Else by The Kinks' , followed in 1968 by 'The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society ' which may well be one of the best albums ever , 1969 saw the release of the excellent 'Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) , followed in 1970 by the album . Unfortunately these same years The Kinks were over shadowed by The Beatles creative peak but as the years have gone on The Kinks have begun to receive there right dues for their sustained excellence
'Lola vs Powerman' is a concept album that is easy to follow and tells the tale of an up and coming band craving success ("The Contenders" , "Get Back In Line") who finally hit it big ("Top of the Pops") only to become disillusioned with the business side of music and touring constantly ("The Moneygoround" ,"Powerman" , "This Time Tomorrow" , "A Long Way From Home") and ultimately seeking a simpler life away from success ("Apeman" , "Got to Be Free" )
This album contains not one but 2 perfect 100/100 tracks in the breathtaking "Strangers" and "This Time Tomorrow"
This album and 3 preceding it are simply sublime (Edited)
THE. BEST. Start here. You won’t skip a song. “Critics” be damned. Arthur and Village Green are close seconds, but this is the tour de force. So f-ing good from front to back. Lifetime music lover (all genres) and this is in my top 5. Don’t hesitate... (Edited)
Sandinistar 10/07/2018 02:18 | #222149 | TOP COMMENT
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Terrific concept album about the record industry from the boys from Muswell Hill. "Village Green" is better, but it's close... "Long Way From Home" and "Get Back in Line" are absolutely beautiful, and "Strangers" and "This Time Tomorrow" are two of the best songs ever made. (Edited)
Medelsvensson 04/15/2020 20:51 | #249990 | TOP COMMENT
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Get Back in Line is surely underrated, one of the best Kinks tracks imo. Strangers also is shockingly underrated, one of the greatest songs ever written. (Edited)
The Kinks have a distinctive sound which can take some adjusting to. Once you accommodate however, it is very satisfying. Lola is the best known song of course, but they are all catchy in their own right. This Time Tomorrow is my favourite track. (Edited)
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