Heart Like A Wheel
by Linda Ronstadt
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Linda Ronstadt bestography
Heart Like A Wheel is ranked as the best album by Linda Ronstadt.
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Heart Like A Wheel track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Heart Like A Wheel rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 54 Music Albums of 1974 | 46/54 | 1 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Greatest Country Albums | 10/75 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1974 | 43/50 | 1 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 35 Music Albums of 1974 | 13/35 | 3 |
| 2026 | mikepen | Top 40 Music Albums of 1974 | 32/40 | 1 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1974: Part 2 (#101-200) | 7/19 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1974 | 31/100 | - |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 50 Music Albums of 1974 | 17/50 | 3 |
| 2026 |  ffudnebbuh | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 98/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 36 Music Albums of 1974 | 32/36 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 119 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 297 | |||
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Heart Like A Wheel ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/15/2026 23:02 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 09:05 | Liks_on_music | 665 | 81/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2026 21:01 | araidernomore | 493 | 70/100 |
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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 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Heart Like A Wheel forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 18 hours ago in Chart of the day (#5451): By ffudnebbuh
Romanelli 05/06/2024 16:03 in What album are you listening to right now?Heart Like A Wheel comments
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ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/09/2010 18:53 | #6387 | TOP COMMENT
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This is really a country album and did better on the country charts than the American pop charts...For what this is, I think that it is a great album, much better than the ones she did for Elektra/Asylum..listen to "Willing" and especially "Faithless love", it broke my heart. I think that when she finds the right song, it works for me...her best song however, is "Rambler Gambler", a 45 only, the B side of that awful "How do I make you". One of the all time best tracks...Perfect for riding the range... (Edited)
Ronstadt wears her influences on her sleeves, recording songs made famous by Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Little Feat and the Everly Brothers. She also includes a nice selection from singer-songwriters Paul Craft, James Taylor, JD Souther and Anna McGarrigle.
The nice selection of songs is enhanced by spirited vocal performances and simple, slick production. A real winner and influencial album in the country-pop genre.
Recommended.
A Side: You're No Good
B Side: Willin' (Edited)
This is a great record. Ms. Ronstadt hit home run with this one. The production and choice of material are perfect for her voice. A classic! (Edited)
planetneutral 03/04/2021 04:20 | #266937 | TOP COMMENT
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Such a strong selection of songs that you might almost miss that this is essentially a country album. (Edited)
ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/06/2010 20:10 | #15520 | TOP COMMENT
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'Willing' came on the radio this morning...such a great recording of the Little Feat song. Don't let the single "You're no good" fool you..not a great song, but the rest of the album is classic. (Edited)
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