Works Volume 2
by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer bestography
Works Volume 2 is ranked 9th best out of 16 albums by Emerson, Lake & Palmer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer is Brain Salad Surgery which is ranked number 1359 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,266.
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Works Volume 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 72 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Works Volume 2 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | emptysquares | Emerson Lake & Palmer | 7/10 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1977 | 21/30 | 2 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 97 Music Albums of 1977 | 87/97 | 1 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Progressive Rock #501-600 | 6/18 | - |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 41 Music Albums of 1977 | 32/41 | 1 |
| 2024 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 47/100 | 3 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2020 | Highhopes | Top 31 Music Albums of 1977 | 29/31 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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Works Volume 2 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/07/2026 13:24 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,153 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/17/2025 20:05 | RockyRaccoon | 7,241 | 84/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2024 18:57 | duelek | 2,200 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.4/100, a mean average of 68.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.
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Ok, so here we have the most dull, uninspiring sleeve cover in the history of music bar none! At least the Beatles White Album works with the title. However, don't let the sleeve put you off. Although a compilation, I love this album. A real eclectic mix of music, 'Bullfrog' sounds like it should be on Gong's 'Angels Egg', 'Brain Salad Surgery' is a true prog classic. 'I Believe In Father Christmas' is one of my all time favourite Christmas Songs. I love Emerson's honky Tonk piano on this album and notably the drums are recorded with real depth and punch throughout A great album and easier on the ears than the studio albums like 'Pictures at an Exhibition' and 'Tarkus'. (Edited)
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