Hasten Down The Wind
by Linda Ronstadt
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Linda Ronstadt bestography
Hasten Down The Wind is ranked 3rd best out of 35 albums by Linda Ronstadt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Linda Ronstadt is Heart Like A Wheel which is ranked number 4796 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 297.
(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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Hasten Down The Wind track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Hasten Down The Wind 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 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | lanadeleswift | Top 36 Music Albums of 1976 | 31/36 | 1 |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 56 Music Albums of 1976 | 37/56 | 2 |
| 2026 | trajis | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 27/100 | 73 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 63/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1976 | 51/70 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1976 | 56/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 4/100 | 5 |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top 60r albums (60), #0301-0400* | 44/95 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 131 | |||
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Hasten Down The Wind ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/26/2026 00:29 | matterhornrider | 5,174 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/24/2026 15:16 | mpeterm | 9 | 93/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2026 01:59 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,701 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.5.
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Hasten Down The Wind forum mentions
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Album Rating: 71.77
(860/12)
1.Lose Again. 76
2.The Tattler. 79
3.If He's Ever Near. 69
4.That'll Be The Day. 65
5.Lo Siento Mi Vida. 64
6.Hasten Down The Wind. 66
7.Rivers Of Babylon. 61
8.Give One Heart. 69
9.Try Me Again. 86
10.Crazy. 71
11.Down So Low. 78
12.Someone To Lay Down Beside Me. 77
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