Moonmadness
by Camel
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Camel bestography
Moonmadness is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Camel on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Camel is Mirage which is ranked number 740 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,323.
(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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Moonmadness track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Moonmadness rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 88 Music Albums of 1976 | 61/88 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1976 | 24/33 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 35 Music Albums of 1976 | 24/35 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 9/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 70 Music Albums of 1976 | 43/70 | 2 |
| 2026 | Untitled | Top 25 Music Albums of 1976 | 6/25 | 4 |
| 2026 | dukeboxkool | Top 88 Music Albums of 1976 | 38/88 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 208 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,509 | |||
Moonmadness collection
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Moonmadness ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/14/2026 08:33 | TitoVampir | 197 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/05/2026 16:58 | AAL2014 | 4,283 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 19:27 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.4/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
Moonmadness favourites
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Forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 3 days ago in Chart of the day (#5438): By luigybetis BestEverAlbums 08/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5414): By Graeme2
neilgee 12/13/2025 10:47 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Moonmadness comments
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Really enjoyed this one, almost as much as Mirage. Definitely have more listening to do with this band.
So good! The songs Lunar Sea, Song within a Song, and Air Born in particular are very enjoyable and easy for anyone to get into. (Edited)
My favourite Camel album. While Mirage is also brilliant, Moonmadness has a concept and flow to it that hits home harder for me. As a prog rock nut I see why Mirage might be more popular, and that album is more classic in terms of a generic prog formula for an album. This album has amazing prog unfolding within the songs, and conceptually is very cohesive. The guitar, drums, keys and bass playing are all on a very high level. The flute in combination with ethereal keys adds hugely to the atmosphere of the album and the addition of 12-string guitar (eg. in Air Born) just adds further depth. The vocals are less prominent but quite metaphorical which works perfectly in this context I believe. There's a very good balance between light and shade. Kind of reminds me of a faster Floyd at times, especially Lunar Sea. Awesome album! (Edited)
Album Rating: 63.83
(383/6)
1.Aristillus. (N/a. 64. N/a)
2.Song Within A Song. 60
3.Chord Change. 58
4.Spirit Of The Water. 65
5.Another Night. 69
6.Air Born. 68
7.Lunar Sea. 63
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