Eli And The Thirteenth Confession
by Laura Nyro

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession by Laura Nyro
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-03-03
Overall rank: 1,228th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 213 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (23rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (125th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,228th)

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Eli And The Thirteenth Confession is ranked as the best album by Laura Nyro.

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Overall rank: 1,228th | 1960s rank: 125th | 1968 rank: 23rd
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2026 RomanelliTop 30 Music Albums of 196812/303
2026martinthoTop 55 Music Albums of 196846/551
2026JakorTop 90 Music Albums of 196866/901
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Greatest Artists24/100 -
2026Rivera901-1000100/100 -
2026lanadeleswiftTop 50 Music Albums of 196831/502
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 55 Greatest Music Albums27/5552
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s27/10015
2026LittleM1971Top 77 Music Albums of 196854/772
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s6/10019
2026matterhornriderTop 58 Music Albums of 196827/583
2026JohnnyoTop albums of all time by female artists96/100 -
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s42/10012
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 901-100022/100 -
2026 O.T.Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s54/1009
2026 slatsheitMy top 101-201 (not a misprint)16/100 -
2026JohnnyoMost listened to artists jan - March 202256/98 -
2026 ffudnebbuhTop 100 Greatest Music Albums73/10028
2026 baystateoftheartTop 65 Music Albums of 196810/654
2026HyggevinylTop 56 Music Albums of 196834/562
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 245
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 1,415
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 213 votes)
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03/21/2026 00:55 Gedi  Ratings distribution  29383/100
 
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03/01/2026 16:55 sweetness  Ratings distribution  1,12779/100
 
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02/10/2026 20:57 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,70879/100
 
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01/11/2026 14:29 Slewkey  Ratings distribution  27980/100
 
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01/06/2026 18:35 martintho  Ratings distribution  4,71475/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.

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90/100
From 11/10/2021 18:24 | #276085
Incredible record. One of the most soulful performances I've ever heard. Completely original and wonderfully inspired. She can do it all. Blows me away.
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65/100
From 02/08/2021 13:54 | #266003
half decent. fifth dimension style
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Rating:  
85/100
From 01/30/2021 16:12 | #265364
I fully endorse the comments by garycottier and you can see the warmth in the comments of everyone who "finds" this album - first listen for me Jan 2021 over 50 years after release. It was really her shunning of stardom that probably means she isn't as well known and popular as she deserves. Although I did check if she was "recognised" in things like Hall of Fame - and she got there eventually
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Rating:  
95/100
From 03/01/2018 14:28 | #209839
The single most underrated album on this entire site
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Rating:  
70/100
From 01/27/2018 01:55 | #206593
You know, I wasn't sure at first, but ended up liking her folky and quirky style.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 01/24/2017 15:25 | #184130
Tier List for my preferences of the tracks on this album:

Top: 1, 2, 6, 7
High: 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 13
Neutral: 5, 9, 12
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Rating:  
95/100
From 05/26/2016 16:03 | #166953
Her best and among the very greatest ever made, truly brilliant inspired stuff by a barely 20-year old - stupidly underrated!
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Rating:  
100/100
From 05/26/2016 11:09 | #166934
An absolutely stunning record. Eli, is constantly overlooked and underrated, it is simply one of the greatest albums ever. Fusing pop, jazz, folk, and, soul, Nyro creates something wholly original and continually uplifting. Every song is a mini masterpiece, including, sweet soul picnic, and my favourite track, sweet blindness. Nyro's voice is excellent throughout, as is her piano playing. This is an excellent album that deserves way more attention than it has now. Everyone should have a copy. Brilliant.
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Rating:  
95/100
From 03/07/2016 21:13 | #161499
bloody hell this is incredible
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Rating:  
75/100
From 05/15/2015 22:19 | #141543
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