Fresh (studio album)
by Sly & The Family Stone

Fresh by Sly & The Family Stone
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 2,812th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 157 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (56th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (507th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,812th)

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Sly & The Family Stone bestography

Fresh is ranked 3rd best out of 19 albums by Sly & The Family Stone on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Sly & The Family Stone is There's A Riot Goin' On which is ranked number 406 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,165.

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 157 votes)
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09/30/2025 02:45 AAL2014  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,46075/100
 
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08/17/2025 08:31 Imaybeparanoid  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 7,28071/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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55/100
From 06/23/2024 06:27
There's a few good songs, buts I find it a bit patchy to be honest. A step down from the last two albums. And his work after this seems even more lucklustre.
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90/100
From 04/14/2022 22:50
The production is definitely cleaner on this then on Riot. Solid and consistent album. Probably an A. Might be an A+.... I'll give it time.
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80/100
From 01/11/2021 06:11
Funky and fresh. One of the landmarks of SanFran music
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From 08/16/2019 13:32
It can be said that funk music was made complete by Sly’s Fresh!
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From 08/16/2019 13:30
It can be said that funk music was made completed by Sly’s Fresh!
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From 08/16/2019 13:27
It can be said that funk music was made complete by Sly’s Fresh.
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95/100
From 12/01/2018 10:33
Amazingly funky album. The cover of Que Sera, Sera, among others, is astonishing!
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85/100
From 11/22/2017 13:10
Underrated
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80/100
From 03/20/2016 13:51
This group had such a unique sound. The production is great but this album is missing something. It's still a great funky album from a great band.
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65/100
From 03/14/2015 19:41
Still funky, but lacking focus. Perhaps the drugs were taking a toll.
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