Bookends
by Simon & Garfunkel

Album
Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-04-03
Overall rank: 278th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 886 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1968 (8th)
Award Top 50 albums of of the 1960s (43rd)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (278th)

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Simon & Garfunkel bestography

Bookends is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Simon & Garfunkel on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Simon & Garfunkel is Bridge Over Troubled Water which is ranked number 102 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,739.

Simon & Garfunkel album bestography « Higher ranked (102nd)
Bridge Over Troubled Water This album (278th)
Bookends Lower ranked (396th) »
Sounds Of Silence

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Bookends track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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1.
Bookends Theme
Average Rating: 81 (168 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Save The Life Of My Child
Average Rating: 82 (174 votes)Comments: View 4
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America
Average Rating: 90 (277 votes)Comments: View 3
4.
Overs
Average Rating: 80 (172 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Voices Of Old People
Average Rating: 62 (155 votes)Comments: View 3
6.
Old Friends
Average Rating: 83 (190 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Bookends Theme
Average Rating: 82 (176 votes)Comments: View 1
8.
Fakin' It
Average Rating: 82 (182 votes)Comments: View 1
9.
Punky's Dilemma
Average Rating: 80 (167 votes)Comments: View 0
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Mrs. Robinson
Average Rating: 91 (373 votes)Comments: View 2
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A Hazy Shade Of Winter
Average Rating: 88 (234 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
At The Zoo
Average Rating: 84 (192 votes)Comments: View 1

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Bookends rankings

Bookends rankings summary
Overall rank: 278th | 1960s rank: 43rd | 1968 rank: 8th  Overall chart history
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Bookends ratings

Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 886 votes)
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85/100
 !		09/01/2026 15:20 AndyLish79  Ratings distribution  50581/100
 
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 !		08/29/2026 23:44 xhitmanx  Ratings distribution  1,60475/100
 
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 !		08/17/2026 15:07 kinginsomniac12  Ratings distribution  60099/100

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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 81.7/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.


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Forum mentions

This album has been referenced 107 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From BestEverAlbums 08/10/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5400): By BLO
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1970) 2. by (1969) 3. by (1969) 4. by (1976) 5. (1970) 6. by (1974) 7. by (1984) 8. by (1970) 9. by (1966) 10. by (1971) 11. by by (1970) 13. by (1969) 14. (1973) 15. by (2003) 16. by (1968) 17. by (2011) 18. by (2019) 19. (1979)…”
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From BestEverAlbums 07/12/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5371): By seb7
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1998) 2. (1968) 3. by by (2016) 5. (1976) 6. by (1970) 7. by (1995) 8. (1999) 9. by (2002) 10. by (2016) 11. (2021) 12. by (1985) 13. by (2022) 14. by (1996) 15. by (1983) 16. by (1959) 17. by by (2006) 19. by (1971) 20. by (2003)…”
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80/100
From 02/22/2025 10:29 | #307725
This was shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammy's in 1969. The eventual winner was By The Time I Get To Phoenix by Glenn Campbell (Edited)
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45/100
From 06/11/2023 18:36 | #297551
Mrs Robinson, Hazy Shade of Winter, Faking It and America are great. Could have done without the random old people talking track, which I really don't get, and the two Bookends Theme tracks. The rest of the album is pleasant but unspectacular.
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75/100
From 02/18/2023 22:05 | #294191
This isn't their best work but it still has great moments on here including the exceptional Mrs. Robinson which stands out as the best track. That final three track run is the peak for me with some outstanding song writing and beautiful performances from everyone. The rest of the record is pretty good but it can be slow at times and I do think there is some unnecessary moments. Overall, this is an innocent folk album that sounds soft, smooth and has some fantastic harmonies on it.
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85/100
From 01/17/2022 12:54 | #279549
Very good folk rock album, their best in the 60s. Fav track: Mrs. Robinson
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95/100
From 12/27/2021 18:29 | #278085
Con este brillante álbum Simon y Garfunkel dejaron de ser un simple dúo de folk.
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