Born To Run (studio album) by Bruce Springsteen

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 70th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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83/100 (from 1,927 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1975 (3rd)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1970s (20th)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (70th)
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Bruce Springsteen bestography

Born To Run is ranked as the best album by Bruce Springsteen.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 83.3/100, a mean average of 82.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 83.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.0.

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95/100
From 05/24/2023 19:27
Even if I don't connect to it perfectly, it's a near-flawless record.
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80/100
From 05/06/2023 21:35
There are 3 truly outstanding songs on this record and then everything else feels like it is on the edge of being filler content. This leads to an inconsistent release that balances out at quite a good listen especially with Springsteen's experimentation on here. He isn't shy to express himself through the use of a diverse array of instrumentation that is well performed across the whole release. This makes even the weaker songs have something to enjoy about them despite them lacking the charm and infectiousness of the three colossal tracks that are Thunder Road, Jungleland and Born To Run. Overall, this record is over rated due to its huge singles which are phenomenal but the record as a whole is quite up and down quality wise.
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From 03/08/2023 02:33
The first time I heard the song 'Born To Run' is indelibly stamped into my music appreciation DNA. I was sitting in a car with the radio on, waiting for a friend ~ it was September 1975 and I was 19 ~ 'Born To Run' came on - I was mesmerised from the moment it began and by the end of the song I was changed in ways that I cannot explain. For me, this album (all 8 tracks) has stood the test of time and remains as one of my top 10 albums if all time, despite my 'love' of Springsteen fading post Born In The USA.
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45/100
From 02/10/2023 20:07
Solid album. Born To Run is a great song. I really like the piano in Meeting Across The River too. But the longer anthems just don't land for me (Jungleland and Thunder Road). A lot of the album sounds very similar although admittedly it is a nice sound - but does get quite tiresome. Backstreets has a lovely piano hook but doesn't really go anywhere as a song. Which sums up the whole album for me.

It's good, but I can't say it's great.
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95/100
From 08/31/2022 03:37
Amazing
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70/100
From 05/31/2022 07:26
Solid Springsteen. Feel I should like it more but I don't fully emotionally connect with his albums although I enjoy them and see their appeal.
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From 04/07/2022 17:36
This is an album with very great and grandiose production and emotional vocal performace from Bruce with genius lyrics. Best tracks are surely Thunder Road and Born To Run, but there are other highlights as well: Jungleland, Backstreets, Night. Overall very enjoyable and beautiful album.
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From 11/03/2021 01:38
Springsteen at his best! The entire album is an anthem for young men in New Jersey.
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From 09/14/2021 12:29
Obra maestra.
Canciones cantadas y tocadas con mucho sentimiento, cosa que es muy difícil de transmitir y que muy pocos álbumes consiguen.
Es un disco perfecto de la primera a la última canción y donde difícilmente puedes elegir una mejor canción. Thunder Road, Born to Run, Jungleland, Backstreet, Tenth avenue freeze out,... Clásico tras clásico.
Un inicio de disco perfecto al igual que el cierre.
Y como siempre digo, aquella versión acústica de thunder Road una noche de junio en Gijón, me acompañara cada día hasta que me muera. Nadie como el boss para transmitir sobre un escenario.
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Brian Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac (1975) by Fleetwood Mac
10. Mothership Connection by Parliament
11. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
17. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
18. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
19. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
20. Katy Lied by Steely Dan
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