Relics
by Pink Floyd
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Pink Floyd bestography
Relics is ranked 18th best out of 38 albums by Pink Floyd on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Pink Floyd is The Dark Side Of The Moon which is ranked number 2 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 56,319.
(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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Relics track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Relics 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 |  Leonard | Top 99 Music Albums of 1971 | 33/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1971 | 27/41 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 67 Music Albums of 1971 | 26/67 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 64/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 29/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 21 Music Albums of 1971 | 5/21 | 4 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  JR | Pink Floyd | 13/16 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1971 | 47/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1967 Bonus | 3/5 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 93 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 221 | |||
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Relics ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 11:38 | marcoserra1966 | 881 | 59/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2026 21:29 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,729 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2026 04:28 | emnasut | 153 | 87/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.3/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Forum mentions
Rhyner 08/07/2025 18:31 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) neilgee 06/23/2025 14:01 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Relics comments
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With some songs not on the studio albums, this is a fantastic compilation. It stands on it's own in greatness along side the other early albums. A fantastic early collection (Edited)
Despite being a compilation that doesn't flow well, with songs from albums that work much better in the context of those albums, this is still one of my favourite Floyd albums.
adnielsen 02/15/2019 19:36 | #231986 | TOP COMMENT
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While I prefer "The Early Singles" from the Shine On boxset, this is a fine introduction to early Pink Floyd for fans that have only explored Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall. Bad ass intro to the early psychedelic Syd Barrett led days.
Goliath 11/28/2018 15:33 | #225790
Not sure if this should be classified as a compilation since 5 of the tracks are not available on other albums. Arnold Layne is one of the classic 60's tracks. Essential Pink Floyd album.
And having thought it never would happen! I have just purchased a brand new copy of this superb compilation complete with the textured cover. This album is like an oak aged port. Every year it gets older, it gets better! Some of Syd Barrett's best work is compiled here.
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