Sophisticated Beggar
by Roy Harper

Sophisticated Beggar by Roy Harper
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 12,016th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 30 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (89th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (859th)
Award Best albums of all time (12,016th)

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Roy Harper bestography

Sophisticated Beggar is ranked 4th best out of 26 albums by Roy Harper on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Roy Harper is Stormcock which is ranked number 2100 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 783.

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Sophisticated Beggar track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Sophisticated Beggar rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 12,016th | 1960s rank: 859th | 1966 rank: 89th
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2026 Norman BatesTop 85 Music Albums of 196664/851
2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 196642/1003
2025DrzozzyTop 97 Music Albums of the 1960s53/979
2025SkernsTop 38 Music Albums of 196627/382
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1966 by Ultimate Record Collector17/51 -
2025 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196680/1001
2025WayneMCTop 100 Music Albums of 196658/1002
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 196683/1001
2025TastyandTemptinTop 22 Music Albums of 196614/222
2024JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 60’s (201 - 300) by URC46/100 -
2024Steppenwolf666Top 99 Music Albums of 19662/995
2023 DommeDamianScaruffi Best Albums of 196620/21 -
2023 Jboy56Top 100 Music Albums of 196663/1002
2023Rm12398Top 54 Music Albums of 196624/543
2022arnellarsenTop 100 Music Albums of 196646/1003
2022babsfanatic87Top 100 Greatest Music Albums43/10038
2022UncutUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums of the 1960s (201-300)46/100 -
2021 travelfulTop 60 Music Albums of 196641/602
2020 StefanR10Top 100 Music Albums of 196670/1002
2020Steppenwolf666My Rarest Vinyl Albums pt 253/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 28
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 97
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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 30 votes)
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65/100
 
02/19/2026 14:39 Hayden  Ratings distribution  7,54272/100
 
75/100
 
02/11/2026 22:18 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,06472/100
 
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01/22/2026 11:37 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,71570/100
 
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03/16/2025 14:27 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,01772/100
 
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12/30/2023 15:52 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,86975/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 68.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.

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From 01/03/2023 12:54 | #292472
A rare album in circulation because nobody bought it or only some 5000 copies were made on initial release, perhaps Jimmy Page did. the very interesting accomplishment from the guitar master
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
13. Fresh Cream by Cream
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock
20. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
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