America
by America

America by America
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-12-29
Overall rank: 2,743rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 153 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (58th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (487th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,743rd)

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America is ranked as the best album by America.

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America track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,743rd | 1970s rank: 487th | 1971 rank: 58th

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America ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 153 votes)
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06/12/2026 11:18 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  1,33197/100
 
75/100
 
05/22/2026 03:07 Skerns  Ratings distribution  5,09480/100
 
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05/02/2026 05:55 Fevernova  Ratings distribution  3,16382/100
 
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04/23/2026 04:05 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,91675/100
 
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04/18/2026 10:28 gmessian  Ratings distribution  38560/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.

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From 05/05/2025 15:57 | #308822
One of my earliest vinyl’s I bought is on the soft side with great vocal harmony and acoustic style. This is one of those albums when you play, the words just POP into your head. I can’t count the times I’ve heard airplay of singles off this album.
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95/100
From 04/24/2022 12:44 | #284567
Classic
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90/100
From 03/26/2016 12:02 | #162645
A great record for a mellow summer afternoon. Their best album by far.
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From 10/06/2015 13:37 | #151066
I don't think America have the edge that CSN sometimes get with Neil Young in tow but nevertheless this is a pleasant album with strong songs played well. Never mind what John Peel said about them because they do what they do well.
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85/100
From 08/23/2014 17:01 | #120219
They do rival CSN, whom I really like as well, for their vocals and harmonies. I enjoyed every song on this album and will listen to them many times to come.

A very relaxing album.
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70/100
From 02/18/2014 21:23 | #103534
They sound like they were inspired by CSN/Y. This sort of folky roots rock can be thought of as part of the original America/na wave.
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From 11/21/2012 04:56 | #55561
That was meant to be 2-6, Here is close to Americas best song
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From 11/20/2012 22:06 | #55535
The best America album.There are some standout songs though. Listen to the whole album to figure out which though ;)
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From 08/15/2012 14:52 | #48595
Songs 2-5 are all absolute gems
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