Heavy
by Iron Butterfly
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Iron Butterfly bestography
Heavy is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Iron Butterfly on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Iron Butterfly is In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida which is ranked number 1862 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 913.
(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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Heavy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Heavy rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | JoshN125 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 85 Music Albums of 1968 | 68/85 | 1 |
| 2026 | sleepr2d2 | Top 23 Greatest Music Albums | 6/23 | 75 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock #101-200 | 89/100 | - |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 54 Music Albums of 1968 | 43/54 | 1 |
| 2025 |  CharlieBarley | Top 65 Music Albums of 1968 | 65/65 | 0 |
| 2025 |  Repo | 1968: Heavy Shit! (Psych/Prog/Blues & Rock) | 7/13 | - |
| 2023 | Guigou | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 86/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 126 | |||
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Heavy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/24/2026 14:12 | BurndenAce | 1,341 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/11/2026 13:22 | Philly28 | 968 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/04/2026 22:49 | Moondance | 20,866 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 70.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Repo 10/30/2021 23:48 in What album are you listening to right now?Heavy comments
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Jboy56 02/21/2023 16:17 | #294288 | TOP COMMENT
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"Heavy" by Iron Butterfly is a classic album that represents a defining moment in the evolution of heavy rock music. Released in 1968, this album is a prime example of the band's unique sound, which was characterized by heavy and distorted guitar riffs, extended instrumental sections, and psychedelic elements.
This is not very well know among the album listed when speaking about heavy rock origins. This has got some elements of it but is not very HEAVY yet,
One of the standout tracks on the album is "Iron Butterfly Theme," which features a memorable guitar riff, the distorted guitar is particularly effective
Even though Iron Butterfly is a talented group of musu=icians, "Heavy" doesn't have a great producer, and the lyrics sometimes contradict the style a bit. The album would be great if the production was a bit better.
Composition: 100
Consistency: 70
Diversity: 75
Instruments: 85
Production: 68
Rhythms: 75
Vocals: 72
545/800 = 78
earlysparker 11/16/2017 06:09 | #201424 | TOP COMMENT
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I dont listen to this album as much as I should. Its not their best and definatly not their worst
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