Heavy Weather
by Weather Report

Heavy Weather by Weather Report
Year: 1977
Release date: 1977-03-00
Overall rank: 2,827th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 196 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1977 (50th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (504th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,827th)

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Heavy Weather is ranked as the best album by Weather Report.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,827th | 1970s rank: 504th | 1977 rank: 50th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 196 votes)
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07/09/2026 17:53 iann97  Ratings distribution  2,08474/100
 
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06/09/2026 20:03 AwaitingAndrew  Ratings distribution  2,52372/100
 
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04/06/2026 15:38 Jparce  Ratings distribution  25782/100
 
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02/28/2026 16:45 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  1,58786/100
 
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01/22/2026 06:22 JR  Ratings distribution  1,10681/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 76.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.

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100/100
Epic, unearthly sonics - Weather Report speak a musical language that could be from lightyears ahead in the future, or is as old as time itself.
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From 09/08/2021 16:37 | #273505
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85/100
Heavy Weather shows a completely different side to jazz fusion than, say, Bitches Brew. Vibrant, colorful, and smooth, as opposed to dark, brooding, and jagged.
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From 05/09/2021 21:01 | #269538
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90/100
The Album where Jaco Pastorius really cements his place in the group. His bass is such a complimentary voice and shines when soloing.
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80/100
Weather Report's best album. Birdland is one of the great jazz instrumental that you don't have to be a jazz fan to appreciate.
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100/100
A classic jazz fusion album from the 1970's. Great musicianship especially from Jaco Pastorius (fretless bass), and Joe Zawinul (keyboards). Also this album has classic jazz standards such as "Birdland","Teen Town", and Wayne Shorter composition "A Remark You Made." Classic album.
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From 05/19/2012 13:40 | #42683
I don't like this kind of jazz music. Sounds too smooth and slick for me.
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