Don't Look Back
by Boston
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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 291 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,664.
(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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Don't Look Back track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Don't Look Back rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 79 Music Albums of 1978 | 33/79 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All time Pt 6 | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1978 | 78/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1978 | 15/100 | - |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1978 | 40/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum Zone 32 America USA 3 | 47/71 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 22/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 9/100 | 18 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 30 Music Albums of 1978 | 3/30 | 5 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best Of Rest 5 | 12/91 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1978 | 10/62 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 5 | 16/59 | - |
| 2025 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1978 | 42/50 | 1 |
| 2025 |  dihansse | Top 64 Music Albums of 1978 | 44/64 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Repo | Top 98 Music Albums of 1978 | 96/98 | 0 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1970s | 63/100 | - |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Boston: So Far.. | 2/5 | - |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 61 Music Albums of 1978 | 20/61 | 3 |
| 2025 |  sszwalbenest | Top 24 Music Albums of 1978 | 20/24 | 1 |
| 2025 | skrapoel | Top 46 Music Albums of 1978 | 31/46 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 116 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 289 | |||
Don't Look Back collection
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Don't Look Back ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/15/2025 15:40 | cicadelic | 11,914 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2025 00:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,489 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/18/2025 17:42 |  nitomano | 2,225 | 71/100 |
| ! | 04/27/2025 12:00 | machiaj | 789 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2025 16:28 | BoxFL | 2,581 | 51/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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Professionals all the way. Nothing sucks on this album. 85
llibnanoon 05/15/2020 14:51 | #251467
It ended on a good note!
Fischman 12/14/2018 17:53 | #227085
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.
Everything I didn't like about their debut album, magnified.
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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