The Need Of Love (studio album)
by Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire bestography
The Need Of Love is ranked 16th best out of 29 albums by Earth, Wind & Fire on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Earth, Wind & Fire is I Am which is ranked number 3173 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 471.
(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 Need Of Love track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Need Of Love rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 45 Music Albums of 1971 | 18/45 | 3 |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Funk & Soul | 82/100 | - |
| 2025 | bonnequestion | Top 48 Music Albums of 1971 | 33/48 | 2 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 80 Music Albums of 1971 | 77/80 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tony58 | Top 95 Music Albums of the 1970s | 54/95 | 9 |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 42 Music Albums of 1971 | 42/42 | 0 |
| 2014 | CameronMB | Top 4 Music Albums of 1971 | 4/4 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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The Need Of Love ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 10/18/2023 10:11 | videoheadcleaner | 12,227 | 85/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2023 21:48 | TonySayers61 | 23,161 | 64/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2021 05:53 |  zags7000 | 20,410 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2021 14:54 | PapaShiz86 | 10,888 | 79/100 |
| ! | 12/19/2020 23:10 | Pluto11 | 11,732 | 72/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 65.8/100, a mean average of 62.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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