The Way We Were
by Barbra Streisand

The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 21,739th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
67/100 (from 21 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (263rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,730th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,739th)

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Barbra Streisand The Way We Were Columbia Pop Vinyl LP 12" 33 RPM 1974
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Barbra Streisand bestography

The Way We Were is ranked 5th best out of 54 albums by Barbra Streisand on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Barbra Streisand is The Broadway Album which is ranked number 8186 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 105.

Barbra Streisand album bestography « Higher ranked (14,676th)
Live At The Bon Soir
This album (21,739th)
The Way We Were
Lower ranked (25,241st) »
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Overall rank: 21,739th | 1970s rank: 2,730th | 1974 rank: 263rd

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67/100 (from 21 votes)
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01/12/2026 09:46 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,38983/100
 
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08/26/2024 08:34 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,35336/100
 
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.2/100, a mean average of 64.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.5.

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