Tapestry
by Carole King
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Carole King bestography
Tapestry is ranked as the best album by Carole King.
(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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Tapestry track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Tapestry rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | The Ultimate Chart of charts of the greatest albums of all time | 46/60 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 73 Music Albums of 1971 | 17/73 | 4 |
| 2026 |  dubayawalta | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 45/50 | 11 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List Zone 32 America Usa | 43/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 27/100 | 15 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 201 - 300 | 79/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of all time (1 - 100) by Acclaimed Music | 69/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 58 Music Albums of 1971 | 29/58 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 863 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 6,338 | |||
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Tapestry ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2026 02:35 | OldWiseOne1969 | 160 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/05/2026 15:33 | Jacobvinther | 21 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/30/2026 06:46 | Siromynian | 1,789 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 80.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Tapestry forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/11/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5462): By henrygreen0203View latest topic →
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026View latest topic →
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Tapestry comments
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Certainly one of the best albums ever made, as others have said every song is good, and there are some funny stories as well as heart felt reflections in there. A good selection of instruments as well. Its the sort of album you can listen to multiple times over and over.
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/18/2020 22:46 | #253855 | TOP COMMENT
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I only really have one complaint about this album, I think the vocals are mixed very strangely. They feel claustrophobic, like she’s in a very small closet. Other than that, I like every aspect of this album; the instrumentation, the writing, the performances. All these aspects work with each other in a fantastic way.
I also just wanted to let Brad1770 know that when you look up easy listening smooth FM friendly rock music, this is not the first album cover to come up. As of now, it's actually Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan. Which I feel is a bit inaccurate.
One of the most extraordinary collection of songs on one album ever. Carole King's, tapestry, is excellent. Featuring stunning tracks such as, I feel the earth move, will you still love me tomorrow, and, it's too late. Alongside the more famous songs there are some lesser known gems. Smackwater Jack, beautiful, and the now Gilmore girls theme tune, the excellent, where you lead. A superb record, full of songs that everyone should have. Brilliant.
Wow, where did this come from? Before listening to it, I was somehow pretty sure I wouldn't be able to connect with this. Totally unexpected, it blew me away. This is what pop heaven sounds like, so many catchy tunes. This kind of albums are usually based on two or three hits and the rest is the so called "filler". Here every song is a hit.
It's not too polished and finds its charm in its imperfection. The songwriting is magnificent and speaks for itself
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