The Present
by The Moody Blues

The Present by The Moody Blues
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 24,740th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 35 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (296th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (3,159th)
Award Best albums of all time (24,740th)

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The Moody Blues bestography

The Present is ranked 14th best out of 30 albums by The Moody Blues on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Moody Blues is Days Of Future Passed which is ranked number 349 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,867.

The Moody Blues album bestography « Higher ranked (24,531st)
Strange Times
This album (24,740th)
The Present
Lower ranked (36,151st) »
The Very Best Of The Moody Blues

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Overall rank: 24,740th | 1980s rank: 3,159th | 1983 rank: 296th
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2026bonnequestionTop 19 Music Albums of 198319/190
2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 198369/1002
2026 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of 19837/1005
2026JohnnyoTop 69 Music Albums of 198353/691
2025 FischmanTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s57/1009
2025mostlymor1983 Album Listening Project Part Two28/90 -
2025 LiedzeitTop 33 Music Albums of 198331/330
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 198388/1001
2024shanelovesyou1111Top 57 Music Albums of 198327/573
2021 NickVolosTop 100 Music Albums of 198390/1001
2020 SpyglassRanking The Moody Blues11/16 -
2019JohnnyoBest Progressive rock albums of all time83/98 -
2019 ListmeisterTop 38 Music Albums of 19837/384
2017 Captain_DudeRANKED: THE MOODY BLUES7/15 -
2017haholTop 42 Music Albums of 198337/421
2017 FischmanMoody Blues Albums Ranked (Including Solo Albums)15/31 -
2016iancrockert141Top 36 Music Albums of 198328/361
2015RoversTop 43 Music Albums of 198335/431
2014pentapolinTop 13 Music Albums of 19837/133
2014pentapolinTop 90 Music Albums of the 1980s66/906
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 22
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 38
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69/100 (from 35 votes)
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09/20/2024 20:31 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,12274/100
 
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06/07/2024 17:56 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,20764/100
 
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12/27/2023 18:44 bonnequestion  Ratings distribution  1,62970/100

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From 10/28/2016 16:11 | #177650
Production and sound-wise, this album is a blatant product of it's time. However, it displays some outstanding songwriting and musical construction. There is much to love here if you can get past the production. Running Water is Justin's most romantic expression since Nights in White Satin.
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