New Directions
by The Meters
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The Meters bestography
New Directions is ranked 8th best out of 15 albums by The Meters on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Meters is Rejuvenation which is ranked number 3797 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 390.
(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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New Directions track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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New Directions rankings
New Directions rankings summary
Overall rank: 61,318th | 1970s rank: 5,540th | 1977 rank: 537th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '75 to '84 | 74/100 | - |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Funk & Soul | 39/100 | - |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 48 Music Albums of 1977 | 41/48 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 36 Music Albums of 1977 | 12/36 | 3 |
| 2025 | cronadigallina | Top 85 Music Albums of 1977 | 69/85 | 1 |
| 2023 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2018 | edubs | Top 25 Music Albums of 1977 | 19/25 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/27/2021 19:27 | bonnequestion | 1,697 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/03/2021 21:01 | Jakor | 5,545 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/22/2019 21:10 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
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From stangetzaway 04/22/2018 00:39 in What album are you listening to right now?
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