Marquee Moon
by Television

Marquee Moon by Television
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-02-08
Overall rank: 44th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
86/100 (from 1,917 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1977 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of of the 1970s (12th)
Award Top 50 albums of all time (44th)

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Marquee Moon is ranked as the best album by Television.

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Marquee Moon track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 88 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Marquee Moon rankings summary
Overall rank: 44th | 1970s rank: 12th | 1977 rank: 3rd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
86/100 (from 1,917 votes)
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09/09/2026 15:53 Praibonito  Ratings distribution  6086/100
 
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07/21/2026 07:46 Filipe  Ratings distribution  20477/100

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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 86.0/100, a mean average of 84.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.


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From BestEverAlbums 4 days ago in Chart of the day (#5432): By joannajewsom
Today's chart of the day Top 50 Greatest Music Albums by joannajewsom () 1. by (1993) 2. by (1999) 3. by (1963) 4. by (1976) 5. by (1969) 6. (2006) 7. by by (1966) 9. by (1967) 10. by (1980) 12. by by (2003) 15. by by (1995) 18. by (1986) 19. by (1991) 20. by (2015) 21. by (1986) 23. by (2000) 24.…
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From BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Chart of the day (#5431): By Amirkhosro
Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Amirkhosro () 1. by (1965) 2. by (1967) 3. by by (1970) 5. (2002) 6. by (1959) 7. (1966) 8. by by (1976) 10. by by (1968) 12. by (1959) 13. by (1959) 14. (1977) 16. by (1998) 18. by by (1989) 20. by (1998) 21. by (1962) 23. by (1980) 24. by…
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From BestEverAlbums 08/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5420): By Chris15789
Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by Chris15789 () 1. by (2002) 2. by (2015) 3. by (1968) 4. by (2022) 5. by (2002) 6. by (1998) 7. by (1969) 9. by by (2023) 11. by by (1997) 13. by by (1967) 15. by (2003) 16. by (1968) 17. by by (2002) 19. by (1979) 20. by (2005) 21. by by by…
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From 10/22/2025 17:25 | #311426
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No he llegado a amar este disco. Es genial. De eso no hay duda. Incluso mi calificación es buena porque cada canción es buena. El problema es que lo siento extremadamente "inconsistente". Y mi inconsistencia se basa en que Marquee Moon, probablemente una de las 10 mejores canciones de todos los tiempos, por lo menos en mi lista, no es alcanzada en ningún momento por ninguna otra canción del disco. Todas las demás tienen cosas originales. Disfruto mucho de Friction y Elevation, por ejemplo, pero el album cae lamentablemente en la maldición de no igualar en ningún punto al tema que le da el nombre. Y es una pena. (Edited)
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From 06/29/2025 12:22 | #309781
Along with The Clash's London Calling, this is undoubtedly the finest moment of the 70s, an album whose influence can be heard throughout rock music history. Containing some of the most innovative instrumentation and song structures, Marquee Moon is an album that was surely ahead of its time, as illustrated perfectly by the almost 10 minute opus that is the album's title track. (Edited)
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From 02/16/2025 06:57 | #307618
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From 01/15/2025 04:30 | #307001
Everyone loves this album, I wish I could hear what you hear. I hate it, to me there a no redeeming qualities. I have to force myself to get through it. I’ve forced myself to listen to it at least 12 times thinking eventually it would “click”. Unfortunately it has not. I want to like this album, it should be in my wheelhouse, however I not only don’t like it- I actively hate it (Edited)
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From 07/12/2024 21:16 | #304286
Phenomenal (Edited)
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