Tres Hombres
by ZZ Top

Tres Hombres by ZZ Top
Year: 1973
Release date: 1973-07-26
Overall rank: 1,620th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 327 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (307th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,620th)

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ZZ Top bestography

Tres Hombres is ranked 2nd best out of 27 albums by ZZ Top on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by ZZ Top is Eliminator which is ranked number 1110 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,557.

ZZ Top album bestography « Higher ranked (1,110th)
Eliminator
This album (1,620th)
Tres Hombres
Lower ranked (4,205th) »
Degüello

(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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Tres Hombres rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,620th | 1970s rank: 307th | 1973 rank: 31st

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Tres Hombres ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 327 votes)
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02/21/2026 11:49 timosbuecherei  Ratings distribution  31176/100
 
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02/20/2026 12:19 smahonachie  Ratings distribution  11580/100
 
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01/01/2026 10:51 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,81970/100
 
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10/29/2025 04:32 MaxStorm98  Ratings distribution  3,79889/100
 
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09/16/2025 21:38 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.

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90/100
From 10/23/2022 20:50 | #290742
My all time favorite blues album. It's got rhythm. It's got blues. It's got boogie. The sum of all parts makes close to perfection. Fucking outstanding. Best album they've made.
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90/100
From 07/12/2022 14:52 | #287321
The best ZZ Top album, no fillers.
La Grange as maybe their best and also most famous song overall, Waitin for the bus and Jesus just left Chicago nicely blend into each other and are followed by the also great Beer Drinkers & Hellraisers.
Completed with Precious and Grace as one of the best ZZ Top songs ever recorded.
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75/100
From 04/24/2022 18:51 | #284596
I have this on green vinyl to match the sleeve, great title, tres hombres sounds much more inviting than the English translation! My other ZZ Top album is Eliminator, those ten years could be a lifetime. It sounds like two different bands, both of which I enjoy for different reasons. This album is much more blues based with a less commercial appeal. Le Grange and Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers are the standouts. No synths used on this album. Eliminator embraces synths and electronic drums.
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70/100
From 08/03/2021 12:00 | #272153
not to be underestimated plenty of good bluesy down-home southern USA music here and the terrific La Grange
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85/100
From 07/08/2020 20:14 | #255267
This is a heavy blues record. I think it's their best and maybe a little bit underrated.
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85/100
From 06/12/2020 10:12 | #253350
Great album, every song have something special.
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70/100
From 02/08/2020 01:55 | #247590
The first 3 songs and La Grange are the obvious standouts. The rest of the album is decent, but the other songs sort of blend together and aren't really that memorable.
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80/100
From 09/25/2019 15:51 | #243062
One of the best blues album
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From 08/16/2019 00:32 | #241243
Favorite Tracks:Waitin' For The Bus, Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers, Hot Blue And Righteous
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From 01/30/2018 04:06 | #206817
Excellent blues/rock n roll album that hasn't lost any of its luster. Arguably their best effort.
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