The Well's On Fire
by Procol Harum
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Procol Harum bestography
The Well's On Fire is ranked 11th best out of 17 albums by Procol Harum on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Procol Harum is A Salty Dog which is ranked number 1759 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 972.
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The Well's On Fire track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Well's On Fire rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rovers | Top 29 Music Albums of 2003 | 3/29 | 5 |
| 2019 |  skelter54 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2003 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2018 | Rovers | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 19/100 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 23 | |||
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The Well's On Fire ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/17/2026 13:44 | Leginlists | 3,850 | 83/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2023 16:05 | mostlymor | 7,062 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2023 13:52 |  AlexSVK | 1,090 | 62/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.
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Crumpet 01/19/2018 13:46 | #205987
The closest Procol Harum have ever been to bland, this album does work well for background music. The best tracks here would be considered weak if placed on one of the great Harum albums, but they are at least noteworthy. "Shadow Boxed" is perhaps the best vocal piece on the album "Blink of an Eye" and "Fellow Travelers" are also very good and "The Robe of Silk" was written earlier in the bands lifespan and, while this version isn't as good as arlier recorded versions, the song is still very good.
The only truly excellent track here is the closer, "Weisselklenzenacht", which is reminiscent of the final track on their debut album "Repent Walpurgis" in that it's an instrumental with a strange title. The album is also worth buying for this track alone, but the other good tracks are a nice bonus. A shame about the rest.
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