Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (soundtrack album)
by John Williams (US)

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by John Williams (US)
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1980
Overall rank: 5,711th   
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 72 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (101st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (838th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,711th)

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John Williams (US) bestography

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is ranked 2nd best out of 40 albums by John Williams (US) on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Williams (US) is Star Wars which is ranked number 3448 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 428.

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back rankings

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Overall rank: 5,711th | 1980s rank: 838th | 1980 rank: 101st

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81/100 (from 72 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.5/100, a mean average of 80.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.8.

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From 05/02/2018 00:53 | #213996
Darth Vader music kicks butt!
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From 06/05/2015 22:15 | #143121
I don't think there can be any doubt, this is one of the best film scores ever.
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From 05/24/2009 15:24 | #4418
i've taken to listening to darth vader's imperial march whilst browsing the local supermarket..
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Best Albums of 1980
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2. Closer by Joy Division
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
4. Scary Monsters by David Bowie
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