Band On The Run
by Paul McCartney & Wings

Overall rank: 263rd | 1970s rank: 64th | 1973 rank: 7th
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2026	JMGL95	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	92/100	2
2026	EyeKanFly	Top 40 Music Albums of 1973	12/40	4
2026	Rm12398	Top 57 Music Albums of 1973	41/57	1
2026	Jaymantheman	Top 60 Music Albums of the 1970s	41/60	7
2026	ExTeaSea	Top 88 Music Albums of 1973	26/88	4
2026	timosbuecherei	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	97/100	4
2026	ERadio	401-500	7/100	-
2026	javicho07	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	31/100	14
2026	neilgee	Top 100 Music Albums of 1973	6/100	5
2026	Romanelli	My Overall Chart: 101-200	95/100	-
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		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		6,104

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85/100

From Johnnyo 03/08/2025 08:32 | #307924

Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1975. The winner was Fulfiilingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder (Edited)

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40/100

From wizardalien 06/27/2024 19:29 | #304098

Not very impressed by this. Only two bad tracks (No Words, Picasso) but nothing too special. The last track is nice though. (Edited)

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95/100

From JonEd1 02/12/2024 01:23 | #301936

No Words stops this from being a perfect 100 unfortunately :( not a bad song, just noticeably weaker than the rest of the album. (Edited)

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80/100

From Untitled 02/19/2023 23:55 | #294238

This is a record that doesn't really have any bad tracks on it. The lowest we get is just decent in terms of quality and that is on the 3 run stretch from tracks 6 to 8. This is primarily due to them not being as catchy as the other songs. This isn't much of a criticism however as the songs are still enjoyable and don't detract from the music. Every other song on here is great or better with the bookends of the album being the personal highlights for me. The title track is one of the greatest songs McCartney has made outside of the Beatles and Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five is one of his most slept on songs. It wraps the album up brilliantly and makes the whole experience feel complete and fulfilling. Overall, while it might not be his best solo work post Beatles it is still up there and it also has some of his most inspired and enjoyable moments he ever recorded in his solo career.

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100/100

From Phileas 09/07/2022 20:58 | #289482

Great album from start to finish. My personal favourites are the title track, Let Me Roll It and the superb closer Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five.

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