The Book Of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony
by Horslips
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The Book Of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony is ranked as the best album by Horslips.
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The Book Of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Book Of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 18 Music Albums of 1976 | 4/18 | 4 |
| 2026 | Simon_bramhall | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 70/100 | 30 |
| 2026 |  mutley88 | Top 19 Music Albums of 1976 | 4/19 | 4 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | Fast 'n' Bulbous | Best Albums 1976 | 60/98 | 2 |
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 38 Music Albums of 1976 | 30/38 | 1 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Recently Departed: 2023 | 51/100 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | vruslov | Top 71 Music Albums of 1976 | 61/71 | 1 |
| 2024 | Moondance | My top 100 artists/albums: Ireland | 10/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 106 | |||
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The Book Of Invasions: A Celtic Symphony ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/14/2026 16:11 | acoustic-horn | 246 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2024 14:35 | Shalvey | 763 | 72/100 |
| ! | 10/30/2023 07:32 | Pluto11 | 12,301 | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.2/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.
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My favorite album by Horslips and easily in my top three albums from Ireland. I'm biased as I have fond memories of this album since I heard it for the first time while spending a working summer vacation in Shannon.
Prior to the digital age it wasn't an easy album to find and I spent more than I should have on a copy, but it was well worth it.
The album is a mingling of traditional music and rock music, imagine Jethro Tull and Steeleye Span's 70's electric outings, however leaning towards traditional Irish instrumentation. Even though successful in the UK and Ireland at the time of release it would have made a bigger dent if released in the earlier to mid 70's rather than 1977.
With that said, if you are a fan of the 70's period mix of folk and progressive rock (such as Tull and Span) then you will love this album.
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