I Am
by Earth, Wind & Fire

I Am by Earth, Wind & Fire
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 3,100th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 94 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (57th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (546th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,100th)

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Earth, Wind & Fire bestography

I Am is ranked as the best album by Earth, Wind & Fire.

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Overall rank: 3,100th | 1970s rank: 546th | 1979 rank: 57th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 94 votes)
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75/100
 
02/17/2026 10:36 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,11483/100
 
75/100
 
01/19/2026 17:39 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  8,46570/100
 
75/100
 
11/22/2025 13:50 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distribution  7,35971/100
 
90/100
 
11/06/2025 20:30 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,91284/100
 
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05/06/2025 17:44 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,11133/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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90/100
From 12/21/2021 17:42 | #277755
There is no question about it. This album ruled in the disco, all tracks playable.
So tight and funky Boogie Wonderland.
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From 05/09/2019 19:09 | #236050
I am quite surprised that I am the first person leaving a comment for this superb album. What a great chill out, funky, up-beat experience this is. Coming out in 79 it has a very eighties feel about it which I absolutely love. Stunning production which jumps out of the speakers, well, the vinyl does anyway. 'After the Love Has Gone' is a personal favourite, sublime!
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