Don't Look Back
by Boston

Don't Look Back by Boston
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-08-02
Overall rank: 4,150th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 177 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (74th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (694th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,150th)

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Boston bestography

Don't Look Back is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Boston on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Boston is Boston which is ranked number 288 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,685.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 4,150th | 1970s rank: 694th | 1978 rank: 74th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 177 votes)
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02/16/2026 11:39 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,62283/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.

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70/100
From 02/27/2026 18:30 | #313363 | TOP COMMENT
A good follow-up to their debut album and better than the Third Stage album. My favorites on are the title song, "A Man I'll Never Be", and "Feelin' Satisfied".
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85/100
From 01/03/2022 09:23 | #278446 | TOP COMMENT
Professionals all the way. Nothing sucks on this album. 85
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75/100
From 05/15/2020 14:51 | #251467
It ended on a good note!
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80/100
From 12/14/2018 17:53 | #227085 | TOP COMMENT
I was pretty pleased with this album when I first heard it, but have long since outgrown it for the most part. That said it does have some good songs, and while it may not be a match for their first, it's far better than what followed.
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50/100
From 06/19/2016 23:53 | #169190
Everything I didn't like about their debut album, magnified.
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From 09/25/2015 03:07 | #150420
Best Track: Don't Look Back
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75/100
From 07/09/2015 14:19 | #145389 | TOP COMMENT
Not bad, but not nearly as good as their first. My favorite songs are Used to Bad News and A Man I'll Never Be. This album's song titles alternate between positive and negative. Not sure what was going on with the band on a personal level (though I know they had their legal troubles) but someone sure seems conflicted, based on the song titles and lyrics.
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From 02/06/2015 07:30 | #134177 | TOP COMMENT
I only listened to this album once. So my score is pretty arbitrary. I can sort of dig it.
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