The First Step
by Faces
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Faces bestography
The First Step is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Faces on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Faces is A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... To A Blind Horse which is ranked number 2914 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 532.
(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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The First Step track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The First Step 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 1970 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 35/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Pluto11 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Dylan covers 5: England (Major Artists) | 16/90 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1970: Year Chart Pt. 2 (#101-200) | 27/35 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 92/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1970 (101 - 200) | 24/60 | - |
| 2025 |  slatsheit | Top 73 Music Albums of 1970 | 64/73 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 40 | |||
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The First Step ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/24/2026 19:51 | thenat | 1,401 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2026 10:15 | RemainInLight | 3,793 | 36/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 11:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,693 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.7.
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The First Step forum mentions
Repo 05/24/2026 16:20 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
pedro1976 05/10/2023 21:05 in What album are you listening to right now?The First Step comments
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Sandinistar 10/03/2018 20:17 | #222000
An elegant mess. The band would go on to much greater things, of course, but a solid first record that sets the stage for what's to come. Ronnie's version of "Stone" on Pete Townshend's "Who Came First" is much better.
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/02/2015 12:32 | #144993
A good "debut" from the band that transformed from the Small Faces. Rod Stewart is the lead on most of these album tracks there is also 2 instrumentals. Best tracks are 3 Button...& Wicked Messenger.
pedro1976 05/10/2023 21:36 | #296866
bit of a mixed bag, couple of duds, 4 ok songs and 4 good songs - Wicked Messenger, Flying, Nobody Knows and Three Button highlights to my ears...
Enjoyable enough, but not in the class as, blind horse, or, ooh, would be. Still, a lot of fun.
Droophus 01/18/2020 05:26 | #246958
Good Dylan cover to kick it off and then a whole lot of meh.
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