The Circle Game
by Tom Rush

The Circle Game by Tom Rush
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 14,631st   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 24 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (189th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (998th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,631st)

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Tom Rush bestography

The Circle Game is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Tom Rush on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Tom Rush is New Year which is ranked number 13935 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 82.

Tom Rush album bestography « Higher ranked (13,935th)
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This album (14,631st)
The Circle Game
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The Circle Game track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (7 out of 10 tracks have been rated).

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The Circle Game rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,631st | 1960s rank: 998th | 1968 rank: 189th
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YearSourceChartRankRank Score
2025arnellarsenTop 100 Music Albums of 196811/1005
2025 flamingyesdeptTop 52 Music Albums of 196843/521
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s66/1007
2025MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 196895/1000
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1968 by Acclaimed Music59/73 -
2025amirmishaliTop 98 Music Albums of 196832/983
2023bloosyTop 85 Music Albums of the 1960s78/852
2023Brigand99Top 50 Music Albums of the 1960s34/507
2023BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 196827/1004
2022 rockbluesfolkjazTop 80 Music Albums of 196812/804
2022 EyeKanFly1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 8)49/100 -
2021 rockbluesfolkjazTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s41/10012
2021Steppenwolf666Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (901-1000)50/100 -
2020AlienCinemaTop 81 Music Albums of 196877/810
2020roberto71Top 91 Music Albums of the 1960s70/915
2018 bobbyb5Best Singer-Songwriter Albums44/99 -
2018 bobbyb5Top 99 Music Albums of the 1960s63/997
2018 bertranduTop 100 Music Albums of 196838/1003
2013WaynePTop 100 Greatest Music Albums61/100 -
2013WaynePTop 98 Music Albums of the 1960s17/9817
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 20
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 77
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The Circle Game ratings

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74/100 (from 24 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.3.

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From 01/18/2024 01:50 | #301290
This was a good listen. Love the song “Urge For Going”. Tom’s voice is calm and relaxing.
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Best Albums of 1968
1. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
4. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
5. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
6. Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
7. White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
8. Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
9. Music From Big Pink by The Band
10. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
11. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd
12. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
13. Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
14. We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention
15. The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
16. Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company
17. Wheels Of Fire by Cream
18. Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
19. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
20. S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
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