Percy (soundtrack album)
by The Kinks
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The Kinks bestography
Percy is ranked 40th best out of 62 albums by The Kinks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Kinks is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society which is ranked number 149 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,414.
(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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Percy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Percy rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | davidhuret | Top 43 Music Albums of 1971 | 40/43 | 0 |
| 2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 64 Music Albums of 1971 | 47/64 | 1 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | List 1971 | 97/100 | - |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 94/100 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Siromynian | Top 34 Music Albums of 1971 | 34/34 | 0 |
| 2024 | TonyF12345 | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/45 | 2 |
| 2022 | davidhuret | Ranking: the Kinks (studio albums) | 17/24 | - |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 92 Music Albums of 1971 | 80/92 | 1 |
| 2020 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1971 | 7/23 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Rovers | Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/67 | 3 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2018 | Kinks Albums Ranked | 27/27 | - | |
| 2017 | Rich150 | Soundtrack Albums | 12/14 | - |
| 2013 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 20/50 | 3 | |
| 2012 | Top Kinks Albums | 13/32 | - | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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Percy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/30/2025 15:27 | 3,497 | 75/100 | |
| ! | 03/01/2025 19:35 | BoxFL | 2,581 | 51/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2025 15:10 | fabm0 | 6,505 | 59/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2024 16:19 | Siromynian | 1,576 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2023 00:00 | 679 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.2/100, a mean average of 64.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 65.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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In many ways this soundtrack to the film Percy is the forgotten Kinks album
Time-line:
27/11/70 - 'Lola vs Powerman' released
26/03/71 - 'Percy Soundtrack' released
24/11/71 - 'Muswell Hillbillies' released
The Movie Percy: is a saucy rom com that was considered rather brazen even by 1971 standards. It tells the sordid tale of a man who in an accident ( a chandelier falls on him) looses his penis only to soon after have a new penis reattached from a dead man and he quickly finds himself entwined with lovers of the dead man via his brand new penis.
The movie is awful but the soundtrack is fortunately great continuing the Kinks run of excellent creative output beginning with 1967's 'Something Else'. "The Way Love Used to Be" is the clear standout track here and amongst The Kinks best tracks in a stellar catalogue. Other highlights include the excellent "God's Children" , a funky upbeat "Lola" instrumental and a 1950's feeling "Willesden Green" that would be a precursor to the C&W vibes of 'Muswell Hillbillies'released some 8 months later
An absolute must for the Kinks devote
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