Bella Donna
by Stevie Nicks

Album
Bella Donna by Stevie Nicks
Year: 1981
Release date: 1981-07-27
Overall rank: 2,099th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 205 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1981 (30th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (313th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,099th)

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Stevie Nicks bestography

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

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Bella Donna track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Bella Donna
Average Rating: 84 (61 votes)Comments: View 0
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Kind Of Woman
Average Rating: 79 (45 votes)Comments: View 0
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Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Feat. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
Average Rating: 85 (76 votes)Comments: View 0
4.
Think About It
Average Rating: 78 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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After The Glitter Fades
Average Rating: 79 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
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Edge Of Seventeen
Average Rating: 89 (118 votes)Comments: View 3
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How Still My Love
Average Rating: 78 (43 votes)Comments: View 0
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Leather And Lace
Average Rating: 83 (64 votes)Comments: View 1
9.
Outside The Rain
Average Rating: 78 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
The Highwayman
Average Rating: 77 (46 votes)Comments: View 0

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Bella Donna rankings

Bella Donna rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,099th | 1980s rank: 313th | 1981 rank: 30th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 205 votes)
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 !		06/28/2026 00:10 serpico  Ratings distribution  90985/100
 
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 !		05/08/2026 20:02 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,55070/100
 
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 !		04/18/2026 20:21 Gendjar  Ratings distribution  4,74956/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.


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80/100
From 05/09/2025 16:15 | #308908 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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. (Edited)
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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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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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From 04/02/2017 16:58 | #188546 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
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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