The Papas & The Mamas
by The Mamas And The Papas

The Papas & The Mamas by The Mamas And The Papas
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 11,881st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 37 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (160th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (848th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,881st)

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The Mamas And The Papas bestography

The Papas & The Mamas is ranked 4th best out of 15 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 1159 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,497.

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The Papas & The Mamas track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Papas & The Mamas rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,881st | 1960s rank: 848th | 1968 rank: 160th
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2026lanadeleswiftTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s20/10016
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 196818/503
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196892/1000
2025arnellarsenTop 100 Music Albums of 196887/1001
2025lanadeleswiftTop 49 Music Albums of 19686/494
2025 RepoTop 61 Music Albums of 196815/614
2025arnellarsenTop 84 Music Albums of the 1960s38/8411
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 196899/1000
2022 NoisyBeast1960's ~ Wish List73/100 -
2022 mdbaxterTop 44 Music Albums of 196828/442
2022borninhockeytownTop 33 Music Albums of 196825/331
2021Steppenwolf666Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 1998 (901-1000)44/100 -
2021 desh79Top 50 Music Albums of 196835/502
2021 jwammo12Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s80/1004
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 196880/1001
2020 jnfbnTop 100 Music Albums of 196887/1001
2020RoversTop 81 Music Albums of 196820/814
2019 21stCenturySchizTop 23 Music Albums of 196818/231
2019 21stCenturySchizTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s84/1003
2019ReelBigTophTop 100 Music Albums of 196853/1002
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 29
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 98
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72/100 (from 37 votes)
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65/100
 
01/15/2026 03:22 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,04670/100
 
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07/30/2025 23:29 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,57269/100
 
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04/10/2023 11:08 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,23436/100
 
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03/10/2023 16:59 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
70/100
 
02/26/2023 11:34 Jboy56  Ratings distribution  4,26878/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 69.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.

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70/100
From 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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From 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.
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