The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
by Rick Wakeman
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The Six Wives Of Henry VIII track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Six Wives Of Henry VIII rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  TheDarkOrb | Top 62 Music Albums of the 1970s | 35/62 | 9 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 57 Music Albums of 1973 | 21/57 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | TheDarkOrb | Top 7 Music Albums of 1973 | 4/7 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Concept albums | 34/35 | - |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1973 | 22/23 | 0 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 81/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 77 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 188 | |||
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The Six Wives Of Henry VIII ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/16/2026 16:28 |  EyeKanFly | 8,985 | 65/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2026 09:01 |  MetalMan67 | 6,251 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 11:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,672 | 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 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.6.
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The Six Wives Of Henry VIII forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/31/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5421): By Simon_bramhall
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I've been after a decent copy of this on vinyl for years. Today that moment has come. It is an awesome album, very diverse which suitably depicts the different characters of Henry's wives. If you are into analogue keyboards, then this is a must have album, keyboard lovers can salivate over the opened gatefold photo, where the sound sources are noted for each of the keyboards.
IlMala 02/03/2022 15:57 | #280557 | TOP COMMENT
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Not so easy to be listened, but great and extremely sophisticated concept album.
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/10/2017 21:55 | #189031 | TOP COMMENT
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One of those records that people make their minds up prior to hearing it that it is utter shit. Then listen to it and reluctantly admit its not that bad. If you read the notes in the gatefold he says " it is my personal conception of their characters in relation to keyboard instruments". Now, seeing the type of guy he is, he seems ok to me, I guess he was having a big laugh with that. Or he was smoking stong shit.
Probably the best instrumental album I've ever heard. Great for keyboard lovers.
One of the greatest albums of all time.
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