Bridge Over Troubled Water
by Simon & Garfunkel
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Bridge Over Troubled Water is ranked as the best album by Simon & Garfunkel.
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Bridge Over Troubled Water track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Bridge Over Troubled Water rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1970 | 1/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 201-300 | 39/100 | - |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1970s | 39/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 38 Music Albums of 1970 | 12/38 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 42 Music Albums of 1970 | 4/42 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 40 Music Albums of 1970 | 9/40 | 4 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 40 Music Albums of 1970 | 11/40 | 4 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 60 Chronologically | 13/65 | - |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 10 Music Albums of 1970 | 9/10 | 1 |
| 2026 |  CA Dreamin | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 47/100 | 51 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 1,306 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11,716 | |||
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Bridge Over Troubled Water ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 2 hours ago | Siromynian | 1,676 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2026 15:52 | ecocruzr | 216 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2026 15:35 | Sentido | 352 | 84/100 |
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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 84.1/100, a mean average of 83.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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Bridge Over Troubled Water forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 36 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5449): By junodog4 BestEverAlbums 09/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5436): By Rivera BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5422): By CharlieBarleyBridge Over Troubled Water comments
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badfaith 09/28/2009 06:16 | #6365 | TOP COMMENT
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These songs seem to have always existed, perhaps even before they were written... timeless Classics on an album which I think, let me check, ... yes, it is law to own a copy. (Edited)
Bridge over troubled water, is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. In truth, it's more a Paul Simon solo LP, as Art Garfunkel is hardly noticeable, except on the glorious title track. Simon is already taking his music to new places with the south American sounds of, el condor pasa, and the brassy swagger of, keep the customer satisfied. Elsewhere, there's, so long,Frank Lloyd Wright, possibly Simon's farewell to ex architect Garfunkel, there's the beautiful, the only living boy in New York, and the enjoyable, Cecilia. Bridge, is an excellent final album from S&G, a great duo. (Edited)
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/06/2017 01:27 | #184982 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the best albums of the 70's Bridge is an amazing album from start to finish, and what a start the title track, Cecilia, El Condor Pasa, Keep The Customer Satisfied and then Side 2 The Boxer, Only Living Boy & Song For The Asking. So Long Frank L. Wright also deserves a mention as maybe it could be interpreted as Simon's farewell to Garfunkel. (Edited)
Absolutely glorious album, with Simon and Garfunkel at their peaks. Right out of the gates they bring it on the title track and never slow down. Simon's writing is never better, and Garfunkel proves here that he is one of the greatest folk singers of all time.
Key Tracks: Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, The Only Living Boy in New York (Edited)
A beautiful and near flawless album of stunning writing and harmonies. The pair had many moments showing unbelievable quality however this album stands as their crowning achievement before going their separate ways. (Edited)
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