Rocket Cottage
by Steeleye Span
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Steeleye Span bestography
Rocket Cottage is ranked 10th 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 8274 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 152.
(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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Rocket Cottage track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Rocket Cottage rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 50 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 97 Music Albums of 1976 | 34/97 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Wasinski | Top 70 Music Albums of 1976 | 62/70 | 1 |
| 2024 | amirmishali | Top 58 Music Albums of 1976 | 21/58 | 3 |
| 2022 | Daredevil42 | Top 81 Music Albums of 1976 | 77/81 | 0 |
| 2017 | iancrockert141 | Favourite 200 Albums (Part 2) | 84/100 | - |
| 2016 | iancrockert141 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2016 | Rovers | Top 53 Music Albums of 1976 | 34/53 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 11 | |||
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Rocket Cottage ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/15/2025 06:29 | Pluto11 | 12,276 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2024 00:55 | Moondance | 20,826 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2023 01:39 | dhbarrett | 8,808 | 65/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.1/100, a mean average of 59.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 59.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.
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Rocket Cottage forum mentions
Norman Bates 09/10/2016 08:34 in What album are you listening to right now?Rocket Cottage comments
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This album bookends the end of the band's classic and most successful period. However, it is the underappreciated gem of this period.
If you are a fan of the rockier side of Steeleye Span found on Commoner's Crown or Now We Are Six then you should listen to this album. A solid release. Sligo Maid and Sir James The Rose are outstanding tracks and can stand up to any of the band's best work.
In my opinion, overall it's certainly better than Now We Are Six and All Around My Hat.
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