Face To Face
by The Kinks
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Face To Face is ranked 5th 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 9,066.
(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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Face To Face track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Face To Face rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1966 | 26/40 | 2 |
| 2026 | timosbuecherei | Top 30 Music Albums of the 1960s | 21/30 | 7 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 20 Music Albums of 1966 | 13/20 | 2 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 99/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | Fast 'n' Bulbous | Best Albums 1966 | 4/99 | 5 |
| 2026 | JoshN125 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 19 Music Albums of 1966 | 5/19 | 4 |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 30 Music Albums of 1966 | 9/30 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 432 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,204 | |||
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Face To Face ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/28/2026 02:41 | Melway94 | 118 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2026 04:47 | colabunga | 625 | 80/100 |
| ! | 08/17/2026 14:30 | kinginsomniac12 | 589 | 99/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.8/100, a mean average of 79.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.1.
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Forum mentions
Repo 08/01/2026 21:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Repo 07/26/2026 22:59 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Face To Face comments
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A smart and witty album that is ultimately let down by the instrumentation not being up to the same quality as the lyrics. This record is basically a concept album with its views on the social classes and the struggles of life. It really captures the state of Britain at the time of recording and this makes it such a joy to go back through, listen to the words and see just how far but also how little we have progressed in the nearly 60 years since this album was made. The lyrics always kept me intrigued in this record and brought me back countless times to keep exploring and relating to them. However, the instrumentation and musicianship just isn't up to the same level as on some of their later works. It feels simple, empty and a bit dull in places as it really struggles to get stuck in my head. Obviously there are a few exceptions to this but for the majority the run time it feels very lacklustre. Despite this, I am a huge fan of the extra little sound bites they added in such as the phone on Party Line and the thunder on Rainy Day In June as this was quite ahead of its time. Overall, a beautifully written album that has some of the best Kinks lyrics ever but the music itself leaves a lot to be desired. (Edited)
Underrated. Should be on the same level as Lola and Something else. Party Line, Sunny Afternoon and Rosie are all great songs. A bit more boring near the end, but still a fun album to enjoy
I typically don't enjoy The Kinks music as much as other people, but I need to admit that on this, there are some great tracks and nice melodies, but they will be better with time. (Edited)
Ray Davies said in a 1966 interview that The Beatles Revolver album (also released 1966) was shit ? what a fuckin asshole. This album is whimsical British mid 60s trash. Some songs are decent
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