Once Upon A Time...
by Donna Summer
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Donna Summer bestography
Once Upon A Time... is ranked 5th best out of 25 albums by Donna Summer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Donna Summer is Bad Girls which is ranked number 2475 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 646.
(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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Once Upon A Time... track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Once Upon A Time... 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 38 Music Albums of 1977 | 29/38 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Best Of The 70s Pt.3 (201-300) | 98/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 88/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 7/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Cyrax | Top 97 Greatest Music Albums | 86/97 | 12 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (58), #0101-0200* | 18/97 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 37 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 112 | |||
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Once Upon A Time... ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/10/2026 21:49 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2026 01:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,246 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 21:44 | Mr_Shake_Hands_M | 147 | 59/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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‘I Love You’ alone should push this up the rankings, 13,000+ poppycock! and I’m an indie kid.
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