Cloud Nine
by George Harrison
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George Harrison bestography
Cloud Nine is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by George Harrison on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by George Harrison is All Things Must Pass which is ranked number 101 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,732.
(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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Cloud Nine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Cloud Nine 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 |  NowhereMan | Top 15 Music Albums of 1987 | 14/15 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 46/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1987 | 29/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  BozoTyrannus | Beatles' Solo Projects | 26/34 | - |
| 2026 | shanelovesyou1111 | Top 73 Music Albums of 1987 | 51/73 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 183 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 668 | |||
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Cloud Nine ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/31/2026 10:16 | JamesMowbray | 5,702 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/30/2026 02:49 | brent13 | 2,179 | 66/100 |
| ! | 03/22/2026 16:06 | NobodyThatIKnow | 317 | 48/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Cloud Nine forum mentions
neilgee 01/24/2026 07:08 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 03/12/2024 16:13 in What album are you listening to right now?Cloud Nine comments
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A masterpiece from the late 80s, it was George's big return after five years. Every song has a good atmosphere, and I think it's the album you should listen to from the first until the last song.
tbakeman 02/05/2013 03:59 | #64034 | TOP COMMENT
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Every song is fantastic. This is George proving he sure was one talented Beatle. It doesn't hurt that this gave us the start of the Wilburys as well.
Supersuprised of this album. I am generally not a big fan of the 80s (not because of the bands and songs, but because of the sound, especially the drums). But this album is very very good. Every song is a hit
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/05/2013 19:28 | #71520 | TOP COMMENT
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Great pop. Not brilliant, but better than his Beatles' mates were making at this point.
There's nothing wrong with this, it's just all sounds a bit safe and uninspiring for me, Got My Mind Set On You apart. (Edited)
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