Relics
by Pink Floyd
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Relics is ranked 19th 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 55,784.
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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).
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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 | emptysquares | Pink Floyd Albums - Ranked | 6/16 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 74 Music Albums of 1971 | 4/74 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1967 Bonus | 3/5 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JR | Pink Floyd | 13/16 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1971 | 34/43 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 3 My Chart 1968 Bonus | 3/5 | - |
| 2026 |  swed | Top 68 Music Albums of the 1970s | 66/68 | 1 |
| 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 | 883 | 59/100 |
| ! | 07/14/2026 21:29 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,763 | 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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Rhyner 08/07/2025 18:31 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)
HyperBully 04/16/2010 08:32 | #10683 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm reluctant to put this in my chart considering it's a compilation, and there are already 2 compilations in my chart, but it's a great album nonetheless. Definitely sums up the best of Floyd's early period, while collecting the majority of the singles, B-sides and rarities all in one place at the same time. It even has an unreleased track from the obscure "Man and Journey" suite, an album/concert ideas that was thrown away after just a few shows in 1969 - "Biding My Time". Plus it has all the songs from the early soundtrack albums you'll ever need. Must own for Floyd fans only familiar with the band's better known later incarnations.
My vinyl copy of this album has seen a lot of spins and I wish I could replace with a mint copy. It is an interesting mix of tracks, particular favourites are Careful With That Axe, See Emily Play, Arnold Layne, Julia Dream and Remember a Day. This album is a brilliant compilation of the SB era Floyd. Such a shame it wasn't a double album including tracks like Matilda Mother.
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.
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.
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