Modern Times
by Al Stewart

Modern Times by Al Stewart
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 20,659th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 29 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (246th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,550th)
Award Best albums of all time (20,659th)

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Al Stewart bestography

Modern Times is ranked 5th best out of 22 albums by Al Stewart on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Al Stewart is Year Of The Cat which is ranked number 2210 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 735.

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Modern Times
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Modern Times rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 20,659th | 1970s rank: 2,550th | 1975 rank: 246th

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Modern Times ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 29 votes)
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08/02/2025 15:16 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,91474/100
 
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03/19/2025 18:01 ootsp  Ratings distribution  13783/100
 
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03/05/2024 19:55 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,80964/100
 
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09/03/2023 15:18 tim0505  Ratings distribution  4,36182/100
 
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07/07/2023 12:20 replacementlevel  Ratings distribution  7,72470/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.2/100, a mean average of 79.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.2.

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From 07/06/2019 09:26 | #239039
More music fans need to hear this album! Al Stewart's one of the most underrated 70s artists. This album is a masterwork, arguably even greater than Year of the Cat.
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac
10. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
11. Mothership Connection by Parliament
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
17. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
18. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
19. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
20. Katy Lied by Steely Dan
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