Holiday
by America

Holiday by America
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 32,246th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 36 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (345th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,501st)
Award Best albums of all time (32,246th)

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America - Holiday Harmony [New CD]
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America – Holiday – PROMO LP – 1974 – VG Vinyl – Warner Bros W 2808
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America – Holiday Vinyl LP Warner Bros Records W2808 1974 VG+
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America bestography

Holiday is ranked 7th best out of 26 albums by America on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by America is America which is ranked number 2647 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 592.

America album bestography « Higher ranked (21,618th)
Hearts
This album (32,246th)
Holiday
Lower ranked (38,079th) »
Hat Trick

(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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Holiday track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Holiday rankings

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Overall rank: 32,246th | 1970s rank: 3,501st | 1974 rank: 345th

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Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 36 votes)
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70/100
 
10 minutes ago classicjoe  Ratings distribution  8377/100
 
65/100
 
11/20/2025 08:22 iannicolson  Ratings distribution  1,03575/100
 
80/100
 
07/29/2025 20:55 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,89274/100
 
80/100
 
10/26/2024 15:18 mostlymor  Ratings distribution  6,81879/100
 
35/100
 
08/26/2024 12:00 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,21736/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 68.9/100, a mean average of 68.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.3.

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90/100
From 05/28/2018 01:49 | #215687
Not sure why this album is so far down the list of America’s best albums. This is my personal favorite from beginning to end. Besides this album and the greatest hits I could live without any of their other albums.
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
5. Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
6. Court And Spark by Joni Mitchell
7. Here Come The Warm Jets by Eno
8. Diamond Dogs by David Bowie
9. Sheer Heart Attack by Queen
10. A Tábua De Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
11. Mirage by Camel
12. Queen II by Queen
13. Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
14. Radio City by Big Star
15. Autobahn by Kraftwerk
16. Kimono My House by Sparks
17. No Other by Gene Clark
18. Country Life by Roxy Music
19. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard & Linda Thompson
20. Fulfillingness' First Finale by Stevie Wonder
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