The Joker
by Steve Miller Band
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Steve Miller Band bestography
The Joker is ranked 8th best out of 27 albums by Steve Miller Band on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steve Miller Band is Fly Like An Eagle which is ranked number 2199 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 750.
(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 Joker track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
The Joker rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1973 | 35/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 40 Music Albums of 1973 | 33/40 | 1 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | uary 2022 (2 B deleeted) | 17/98 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1973: Part 2- #101-200 | 31/39 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to artists jan - March 2022 | 44/98 | - |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 88 Music Albums of 1973 | 25/88 | 4 |
| 2026 | ExTeaSea | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 92/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 23 Music Albums of 1973 | 23/23 | 0 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 22/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 56 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 89 | |||
The Joker collection
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The Joker ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/17/2026 23:01 | Philly28 | 961 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/02/2026 01:18 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,857 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/10/2025 03:46 | AAL2014 | 4,312 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
The Joker favourites
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The Joker forum mentions
neilgee 07/03/2023 07:11 in What album are you listening to right now?
RoundTheBend 09/10/2019 03:25 in Albums You Added To Your Collection TodayThe Joker comments
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Very good album from Miller. Most people know the title track, but there's a lot else to love here too. Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma is excellent, as is Sugar Babe. Evil is pretty good as well. Really, the whole album is worth a listen.
His transition album from blues rock to the more popular space rock. He was on to something with the title track, probably one of his more famous songs.
One good song. The rest sounds a bit dated now.
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