Bella Donna (studio album)
by Stevie Nicks

Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks
Year: 1981
Overall rank: 2,279th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 202 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (34th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (349th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,279th)

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Stevie Nicks bestography

Bella Donna is ranked as the best album by Stevie Nicks.

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This album (2,279th)
Bella Donna
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The Wild Heart

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Bella Donna track list

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Bella Donna rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,279th | 1980s rank: 349th | 1981 rank: 34th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 202 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.

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80/100
From 05/09/2025 16:15 | #308908
A fan since Fleetwood Mac, this being her first solo album made a big impression on me about her talent. The emotion in her voice left no doubt about her capabilities in crafting her own music. Whenever I play this album, I sit through the whole thing and relax. The song “Kind of Woman” is a great example about the emotion in her voice.
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90/100
From 05/12/2023 22:10 | #296922
You'll love this if Nicks' songs are your favourites from the Fleetwood Mac catelogue
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75/100
From 01/11/2021 18:43 | #264208
I love most of the songs, but Leather and Lace is annoying. Bella Donna and Edge of Seventeen are some of the best songs ever written
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85/100
From 01/12/2019 21:44 | #229580
Although mired in 80s sound and production, Stevie's first solo is still a great album and her best outside Fleetwood Mac.
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85/100
From 04/02/2017 16:58 | #188546
I was really surprised by this one. It's a real grower. This is an extremely consistent and strong album. Some really good songs here. The title track, and, The highwayman, are excellent and the rest is fine too. It's a good album, certainly better than Fleetwood Mac's, Mirage, album the following year.
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From 02/23/2016 22:58 | #160623
Worth a listen, If you like Fleetwood Mac then you should listen to this.
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70/100
From 11/01/2014 17:41 | #125966
Not a bad solo debut a very popular female artist terrific voice one of my favourites her best material seems to be on Fleetwood Mac albums other than 'Edge of Seventeen' featured here.
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From 07/06/2012 14:32 | #46028
Stevie’s first solo effort is her best, with a group of Fleetwood-Mac-worthy songs. Really captures her passion and mystery. Best songs are the two singles, “Edge of Seventeen” and the Petty duet “Stop Draggin' My Heart Around,” the lovely “Kind of Woman,” and “Outside the Rain,” but good throughout.
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From 10/14/2011 05:07 | #28420
I like anything Fleetwood Mac, Stevie solo is almost as good but definitely too much of the 80's pop sound. The Tom Petty and Don Henley duets are 2 of the best I've heard.
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From 10/03/2011 02:13 | #27985
mystical and sexy,sexy,sexy...dig it all
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