Shinin' On
by Grand Funk
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Grand Funk bestography
Shinin' On is ranked 12th best out of 22 albums by Grand Funk Railroad on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Grand Funk Railroad is Closer To Home which is ranked number 3860 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 383.
(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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Shinin' On track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Shinin' On rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (60), #0101-0200* | 30/99 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 71 Music Albums of 1974 | 50/71 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | 1970s 60rating (60), #0001-0100* | 23/100 | - |
| 2025 | vruslov | Top 67 Music Albums of 1974 | 38/67 | 2 |
| 2025 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 1974 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  CharlieBarley | 601-700 Favourite Songs | 33/100 | - |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Michigan | 64/99 | - |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 40 Music Albums of 1974 | 15/40 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 18 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 19 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/18/2024 04:48 |  talinhosgameplay | 90 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2024 19:23 | TonySayers61 | 25,699 | 64/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2023 08:22 | LosWochos | 47,530 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 69.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.
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talinhosgameplay 11/14/2024 05:53 | #306020
Good album with some really enjoyable moments.
The title track really rocks.
"To Get Back In" is solid and has a cool outro with some great guitar work.
"Locomotion" is a fun song and their version of it is pretty adequate.
I love the somberness of "Carry me Through" and it is a very unique song overall.
"Please Me" is a bit clumsy but the chorus is catchy and well executed.
"Pretty Boy" is a bit weak but grows on you after some time and the mellotron is a nice touch and as far as I am aware is the only GFR song with a mellotron.
"Gettin' over You" is also a bit clumsy but also enjoyable. It reminds of the song "Life" that they would make in the next album.
"Little Johnny" is a pretty good song, definitely a highlight of the album and a great closer.
The production of the album is not the best, it sounds like the American Band album but worse, like if the sound had deteriorated, but it is acceptable nonetheless. (Edited)
What a piece of crap. Ok, let me say it, SELL OUT!
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