The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1
by Earth, Wind & Fire

The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 by Earth, Wind & Fire
(Compilation album)
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 11,787th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 39 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (172nd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,652nd)
Award Best albums of all time (11,787th)

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Earth, Wind & Fire bestography

The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 is ranked 8th best out of 29 albums by Earth, Wind & Fire on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Earth, Wind & Fire is I Am which is ranked number 3091 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 487.

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Shining Star: A Tribute to Earth, Wind, and Fire
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The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,787th | 1970s rank: 1,652nd | 1978 rank: 172nd

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The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire Vol. 1 ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 39 votes)
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01/16/2026 08:27 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79670/100
 
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05/27/2025 15:31 Cyrax  Ratings distribution  1,76961/100
 
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04/18/2025 12:41 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100
 
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03/30/2025 22:47 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,62479/100
 
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03/14/2025 20:24 mostlymor  Ratings distribution  6,81079/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.6/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.5.

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From 05/08/2025 21:58 | #308899
A great collection that spans multiple genres, the best vocal group blend according to astrological signs. "September" and "That's the Way of the World" are my favorite songs. This is a must album if you like mellow music and lots of horns sections throughout the songs.
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2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
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