First Light
by Richard & Linda Thompson

First Light by Richard & Linda Thompson
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 12,606th   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 24 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (185th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,744th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,606th)

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Richard & Linda Thompson bestography

First Light is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Richard & Linda Thompson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Richard & Linda Thompson is I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight which is ranked number 1096 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,587.

Richard & Linda Thompson album bestography « Higher ranked (11,564th)
Pour Down Like Silver
This album (12,606th)
First Light
Lower ranked (25,208th) »
Hokey Pokey

(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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First Light track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (9 out of 10 tracks have been rated).

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First Light rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 12,606th | 1970s rank: 1,744th | 1978 rank: 185th

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First Light ratings

Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 24 votes)
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09/16/2025 04:23 zags7000   20,41064/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 70.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

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