The Beat Goes On
by Vanilla Fudge
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Vanilla Fudge bestography
The Beat Goes On is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Vanilla Fudge on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Vanilla Fudge is Vanilla Fudge which is ranked number 3570 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 420.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Beat Goes On track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Beat Goes On rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | December 2022 (deleting) | 18/99 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock #101-200 | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 85 Music Albums of 1968 | 82/85 | 0 |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums (Oct - Dec 2022) | 63/100 | - |
| 2023 |  MW19704U | Top 65 Music Albums of 1968 | 65/65 | 0 |
| 2020 |  StefanR10 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 97/100 | 0 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2019 | ThePoodleBites | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 18/100 | 26 |
| 2017 | ThePoodleBites | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2015 |  NoisyBeast | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 97/100 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 46 | |||
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The Beat Goes On ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/27/2026 13:49 | duelek | 2,135 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/19/2026 09:35 |  doombringer | 2,355 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 06:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,606 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.0/100, a mean average of 62.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 64.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.1.
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Forum mentions
RockyRaccoon 06/13/2024 23:36 in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's Log
Jboy56 02/28/2023 13:46 in What album are you listening to right now?The Beat Goes On comments
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doombringer 02/19/2026 09:41 | #313214
Is this an audio-book ? Half of the album is recorded history-snippets , the rest is just unbearable rehersal-room jamming.
If you want to try out Vanilla Fudge , go listen to `Near the beginning` . (Edited)
Jboy56 02/28/2023 14:25 | #294551
THis album is over the hill. Experimental and bizarre.
A concept album placed firmly on the weirder side of the equation. I can appreciate what’s going on here, the musicianship etc. but it feels so scattergun on occasions that I can’t get into the flow of the album. Groundbreaking certainly. Do I play it that often? Not really.
It's a shame Vanilla Fudge is a pretty much forgotten group. Psychedelic finesse played by some great musicians. If you like this genre and haven't checked this out, Do. You won't be disappointed.
antiloopje 12/17/2013 13:32 | #97876
Wow. Just wow. Amazing album. -Except for the Voices in time
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