Mad Shadows
by Mott The Hoople
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Mott The Hoople bestography
Mad Shadows is ranked 7th best out of 14 albums by Mott The Hoople on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mott The Hoople is All The Young Dudes which is ranked number 4004 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 367.
(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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Mad Shadows track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Mad Shadows rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1970: Year Chart Pt. 2 (#101-200) | 21/35 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listenedin 2020 - deleting | 48/83 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in March 2021 (To delete) | 45/95 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 99 Music Albums of 1970 | 83/99 | 1 |
| 2025 | Steppenwolf666 | Collectable record labels, The Pink Island (UK) label albums | 45/73 | - |
| 2025 |  Luciano1962 | Top 22 Music Albums of 1970 | 11/22 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Repo | 1970: Heavy Shit! | 24/25 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the ‘70’s (101 - 200) | 64/100 | - |
| 2025 | dhbarrett | Top 29 Music Albums of 1970 | 23/29 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 23 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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Mad Shadows ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/19/2026 01:56 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2026 16:01 | RemainInLight | 3,812 | 36/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2026 01:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,905 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.7/100, a mean average of 66.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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Mad Shadows forum mentions
Repo 02/26/2024 00:55 in What album are you listening to right now?
meccalecca 04/11/2014 16:13 in BEA Reviews the History of Popular MusicMad Shadows comments
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Controversial opinion maybe but possibly my favourite mott album
I found this an enjoyable listen 1st two no.s being the best here.
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