Killing Me Softly
by Roberta Flack
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Roberta Flack bestography
Killing Me Softly is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by Roberta Flack on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Roberta Flack is First Take which is ranked number 3845 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 385.
(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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Killing Me Softly track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Killing Me Softly rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 26 Music Albums of 1973 | 24/26 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | North Carolina | 45/50 | - |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 37/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 48 Music Albums of 1973 | 38/48 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 68 Music Albums of 1973 | 63/68 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1973 | 56/59 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 52 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 69 | |||
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Killing Me Softly ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 21:41 |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 02/07/2026 08:47 | Juneof44 | 2,627 | 69/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2025 02:03 | lanadeleswift | 3,791 | 86/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.8/100, a mean average of 76.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.
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Killing Me Softly forum mentions
neilgee 04/12/2020 23:30 in What album are you listening to right now?Killing Me Softly comments
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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1974 Grammys. The winner was Innervisions by Stevie Wonder (Edited)
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/07/2019 00:41 | #235934
Her 3rd best album contains a brilliant interpretation of L.Cohen's Suzanne and of course the title track which is legendary, other highlights are No Tears, Jesse & Conversation Love.
TheDude85 04/19/2019 19:50 | #235235
Piano and voice - That's all Roberta Flack needs to create musical magic. (Edited)
Tier List for my preferences of the tracks on this album:
Top: 1, 7
High: 2, 4, 6, 8
Neutral: 3, 5
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