Close To You
by Carpenters
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Close To You is ranked as the best album by Carpenters.
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Close To You track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Close To You rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 5 Music Albums of 1970 | 1/5 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1970 | 59/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1501-1600 | 12/100 | - |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 40 Music Albums of 1970 | 24/40 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 45 Music Albums of 1970 | 32/45 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 89 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 244 | |||
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Close To You ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/04/2026 20:20 | RemainInLight | 3,826 | 36/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2026 05:17 |  AAL2014 | 4,338 | 75/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 01:22 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,268 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.2/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Close To You forum mentions
Rhyner 01/07/2025 18:52 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 10/07/2023 15:08 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Mexican Moon
neilgee 04/26/2023 10:11 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
Close To You comments
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A classic 70's pop record. You can't get much smoother than this. (Edited)
Isn't this album in Rolling Stone's Best 500 Album list? (Edited)
alelsupreme 06/15/2012 15:48 | #44509 | TOP COMMENT
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Yes, and so it should be! (Edited)
I agree with the comments below these arrangements are insanely good. Their cover of Help! creates a whole new and different atmosphere.
swhaze TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/06/2014 17:23 | #126333 | TOP COMMENT
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Excellent oldie from the Carpenters. (Edited)
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