The Notorious Byrd Brothers
by The Byrds
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers is ranked as the best album by The Byrds.
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau's 1968 Jazz & Pop Ballot: Pop | 2/10 | - |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 58/100 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | trajis | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 95/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Early Psychedelic Rock #201-300 | 14/100 | - |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the 60’s (101 - 200) | 13/100 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 55 Music Albums of 1968 | 31/55 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 436 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,338 | |||
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The Notorious Byrd Brothers ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/02/2026 05:12 |  NowhereMan | 1,491 | 77/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 02:35 | Melway94 | 118 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2026 03:45 | BurndenAce | 1,317 | 76/100 |
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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 77.5/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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Forum mentions
Repo 09/05/2026 02:59 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 08/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5394): By O.T. BestEverAlbums 07/07/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5366): By Brandon8The Notorious Byrd Brothers comments
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The original Byrds never made a bad album but they never quite made a perfect one either , this is as close as they got. You have to wonder if they could have kept a more harmonious environment and David Crosby was fully onboard whether this could have been one of the greatest albums of the sixties...as it is , it's still excellent.
What a great record.
This record is genius in so many ways and the group create some simply phenomenal music on here. The way they walk on the line between psychedelic and poppy is marvellous and they never tend to lean too heavy on either side. This leads to a very balanced sounding record that fulfils both things you could be looking for. If you enjoy the more sing a long, pop rock songs then they are on here and are so infectious and catchy. If you enjoy the psychedelic and complex musicianship of the group then that is also on here with a diverse array of instruments all played beautifully. The record never feels slow as well and the music flies by due to how well it is put together. No song is skippable also and the record is an experience right from the start all the way to the end as the group really find their flow on this album making it feel so cohesive. The only issue is the length which is just so short which can lead to me craving more of it once its finished. Other than that this release is stunning and such a delight to listen to. Overall, a fantastic album that really deserves a lot of credit for its progressiveness and for its very high quality which is evident throughout. (Edited)
Trippy, folky, psychedelic - it should be great but apparently it lacks something for me. This is unique and intriguing sound, but at the same time it fades into the background.
I enjoyed this without it coming near my top 100
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