Anticipation
by Carly Simon

Anticipation by Carly Simon
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 17,420th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 36 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (238th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,231st)
Award Best albums of all time (17,420th)

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Carly Simon bestography

Anticipation is ranked 3rd best out of 27 albums by Carly Simon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Carly Simon is No Secrets which is ranked number 4132 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 348.

Carly Simon album bestography « Higher ranked (15,372nd)
Boys In The Trees
This album (17,420th)
Anticipation
Lower ranked (26,457th) »
Coming Around Again

(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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Overall rank: 17,420th | 1970s rank: 2,231st | 1971 rank: 238th

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Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 36 votes)
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65/100
 
01/10/2026 17:48 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,82870/100
 
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04/18/2025 23:15 fernbank  Ratings distribution  991/100
 
70/100
 
07/23/2023 10:16 MetalMan67  Ratings distribution  5,99871/100
 
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03/24/2023 12:35 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
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10/19/2021 05:26 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,41064/100

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Best Albums of 1971
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2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
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20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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