All Around My Hat
by Steeleye Span
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Steeleye Span bestography
All Around My Hat is ranked 8th best out of 23 albums by Steeleye Span on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steeleye Span is Below The Salt which is ranked number 8307 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 151.
(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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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
All Around My Hat rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | dukeboxkool | Top 86 Music Albums of 1975 | 31/86 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | DJStuart79 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1975 | 24/32 | 1 |
| 2025 | amirmishali | Top 99 Music Albums of 1975 | 23/99 | 4 |
| 2024 | TonyF12345 | Top 36 Music Albums of 1975 | 35/36 | 0 |
| 2018 | Rovers | Top 57 Music Albums of 1975 | 41/57 | 1 |
| 2017 | iancrockert141 | Favourite 200 Albums (Part 2) | 33/100 | - |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 U.K. Underground Rock Albums | 14/100 | - |
| 2014 | vmp | Top 30 Music Albums of 1975 | 26/30 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 01/14/2026 01:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 11,416 | 70/100 | |
| 12/03/2024 13:35 | RemainInLight | 3,463 | 36/100 | |
| 05/10/2024 19:09 | Junomoogmello | 885 | 78/100 | |
| 05/12/2023 14:11 | Johnnyo | 9,729 | 77/100 | |
| 04/01/2023 01:39 | dhbarrett | 8,495 | 65/100 |
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I picked this up at a vinyl fair, in really good condition and for a steal. So I thought I’d give it a try adding it to the other three vinyls under my arm:
Jethro Tull- Rock Island
ELP’s debut.
Deep Purple- Deepest Purple.
So quite an eclectic mix!
Pleased with all four. This one is a ‘happy’ folk outing which is certainly a good warm up to the albums I list above! I particularly like the violins (probably fiddles) mixed with the ‘modern’ instruments.
"All Around My Hat" from 1975 was Steeleye Span's follow-up album to the artistically very successful "Commoner's Crown". A new producer, Mike Batt, had been hired and there is generally a harder and less polished sound on this album. "All Around My Hat" was the be the band's best selling album. The title-track single was also their most succesful hit-single reaching number 7 on the UK charts.
The songs are mostly new band compositions to old traditional lyrics, a concept the band had followed for some years at this point. Like on "Commoners Crown" the songwriting is generally great, with great melodies such as "Wife of Usher's Well", "Black Jack Davy", "Bachelors Hall" and of course "All Around My Hat".
"Hard Times of Old England" is a traditional tune in the same boogie beat as the title track, and almost as catchy. "Cadgwith Anthem" is another traditional tune, performed in Steeleye Span's wellknown and impressive a capella style.
A few tracks come out slightly light weight, which is the reason that I don't rate the album quite as highly as "Commoners Crown" and "Parcel of Rogues"; but it's still easily worth five stars.
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