Pieces Of Eight
by Styx
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Styx bestography
Pieces Of Eight is ranked 3rd best out of 40 albums by Styx on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Styx is The Grand Illusion which is ranked number 1969 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 861.
(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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Pieces Of Eight track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Pieces Of Eight rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | beatlematt | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 91/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | Strixen | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 16/40 | 59 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock | 18/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1978 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 | vruslov | Top 77 Music Albums of 1978 | 28/77 | 3 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #2701-2800* | 28/77 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 63 Music Albums of 1978 | 29/63 | 3 |
| 2026 |  identifer | Top 45 Music Albums of the 1970s | 5/45 | 18 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Numbers | 8/32 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 96 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 320 | |||
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Pieces Of Eight ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/18/2026 09:02 |  MetalMan67 | 6,250 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 22:07 | NickD89 | 958 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2026 18:40 | cicadelic | 14,124 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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The pressure was on to produce a classic album following the success of The Grand Illusion. While this album doesn't quite reach the heights of TGI, it is still very worthy of a Top 100 position. The second side of the album is filled with one great track after another. The first side is a bit weaker with The Message-Lord Of The Rings being the biggest weak link. (Edited)
I got this album from the mail-order record club when I was in junior high school, and it is one of the least enjoyable albums I have ever owned.
I am kind of doing Styx in reverse order. I bought 'Mission to Mars' first and was really impressed to the point where it is my top 100 albums. I then bought 'Kilroy Was Here' and was pleasantly surprised considering the generally terrible reviews. I am now listening to this as a vinyl re-issue and it is a great album with no really weak tracks. Some great lead guitar soloing throughout which is coupled with great keyboard soloing.
My first album of note (the Wombles don’t count). Rocked out to this and it is a perfect introduction to air guitar. Still my favourite Styx album and I owned many.
llibnanoon 06/08/2020 17:57 | #253086 | TOP COMMENT
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