Both Sides Now
by Joni Mitchell
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Joni Mitchell bestography
Both Sides Now is ranked 13th best out of 36 albums by Joni Mitchell on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joni Mitchell is Blue which is ranked number 68 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15,572.
(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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Both Sides Now track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Both Sides Now rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/22/2026 14:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,339 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2026 08:46 |  Ilolahti | 135 | 81/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 19:53 | traistboar | 1,749 | 79/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2026 08:59 | dukeboxkool | 2,225 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2025 19:21 | owlied | 60 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.
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Ilolahti 05/25/2026 12:54 | #314593 | TOP COMMENT
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A theme album documenting a relationship from flirtation through love to disillusionment. Joni sings songs like Billie Holiday, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald. Evergreens - only two songs by Joni Mitchell: 6. A Case Of You (1972) and 12. Both Sides Now (1967).
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