On Stage
by Rainbow

On Stage by Rainbow
(Live album)
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 6,635th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 42 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (98th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,035th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,635th)

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Rainbow bestography

On Stage is ranked 4th best out of 17 albums by Rainbow on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rainbow is Rising which is ranked number 659 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,612.

Rainbow album bestography « Higher ranked (2,381st)
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
This album (6,635th)
On Stage
Lower ranked (6,828th) »
Down To Earth

(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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On Stage rankings

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Overall rank: 6,635th | 1970s rank: 1,035th | 1977 rank: 98th

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On Stage ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 42 votes)
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75/100
 
01/06/2026 16:30 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79370/100
 
75/100
 
05/07/2025 09:42 MW19704U  Ratings distribution  6,99059/100
 
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05/05/2025 16:54 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,87084/100
 
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04/15/2024 14:14 Tomaek6  Ratings distribution  29289/100
 
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10/04/2023 16:01 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,42765/100

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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.8.

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From 10/03/2023 11:08 | #299338
Mr Blackmore excels on the AXE
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From 03/12/2015 03:28 | #136593
Ronnie James Dio singing Rainbow classics and Deep Purple's Mistreated live.
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Best Albums of 1977
1. Rumours by Fleetwood Mac
2. Animals by Pink Floyd
3. Marquee Moon by Television
4. Low by David Bowie
5. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols by Sex Pistols
6. Aja by Steely Dan
7. The Stranger by Billy Joel
8. Exodus by Bob Marley & The Wailers
9. "Heroes" by David Bowie
10. The Clash by The Clash
11. Trans Europa Express by Kraftwerk
12. Pink Flag by Wire
13. My Aim Is True by Elvis Costello
14. Lust For Life by Iggy Pop
15. Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
16. Talking Heads: 77 by Talking Heads
17. Rocket To Russia by Ramones
18. Suicide by Suicide
19. Bat Out Of Hell by Meat Loaf
20. The Idiot by Iggy Pop
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