The Papas & The Mamas
by The Mamas And The Papas
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The Mamas And The Papas bestography
The Papas & The Mamas is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by The Mamas And The Papas on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Mamas And The Papas is If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears which is ranked number 1181 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,485.
(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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The Papas & The Mamas track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Papas & The Mamas 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 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 50 Music Albums of 1968 | 6/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 94/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  NoisyBeast | 1960's ~ Wish List | 72/99 | - |
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 99 Music Albums of 1968 | 86/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 64 Music Albums of 1968 | 20/64 | 4 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1968 | 18/50 | 3 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 84 Music Albums of the 1960s | 38/84 | 11 |
| 2023 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2022 |  mdbaxter | Top 44 Music Albums of 1968 | 28/44 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 29 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 98 | |||
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The Papas & The Mamas ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/24/2026 01:00 | BurndenAce | 1,335 | 76/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 03:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,024 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2025 23:29 | thepardunk | 2,587 | 69/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 69.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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The Papas & The Mamas forum mentions
jackup 10/04/2021 11:25 in What album are you listening to right now?The Papas & The Mamas comments
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jwammo12 03/30/2021 23:33 | #267994
More cohesive than most of their albums. A little more psychedelic as well. Doesn't have their biggest hits, but doesn't have a weak track either (excusing the opener as flavor). Their best album. Meditation Mama is a standout.
mdbaxter TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/06/2022 16:27 | #278755
Fantastic start to the album but loses steam after the incredible rendition of “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”. Some of Mama Cass’s best performances are on here but not too much else in terms of quality from the others.
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