Emitt Rhodes
by Emitt Rhodes
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Emitt Rhodes bestography
Emitt Rhodes is ranked as the best album by Emitt Rhodes.
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Emitt Rhodes track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Emitt Rhodes rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 47 Music Albums of 1970 | 21/47 | 3 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 49 Music Albums of 1970 | 42/49 | 1 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 49 Music Albums of 1970 | 18/49 | 3 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 42 Music Albums of 1970 | 25/42 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1970 6TH 100 | 19/100 | - |
| 2025 | WilliamFrayer | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2025 |  flamingyesdept | Top 75 Music Albums of 1970 | 21/75 | 4 |
| 2025 |  psertzel | Top 99 Greatest Music Albums | 98/99 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 54 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 222 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/10/2026 21:55 |  EyeKanFly | 9,059 | 65/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 11:59 | RemainInLight | 3,849 | 36/100 |
| ! | 01/05/2026 06:57 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,621 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.7/100, a mean average of 75.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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Emitt Rhodes' second album from late 1970 is undoubtedly his strongest. The album was released on ABC Records, and Rhodes had recently had a nice hit with the single "Fresh said Daisy." His former record company AM Records took the renewed interest in Rhodes to re-release his first album "The American Dream". This coincidence, with two simultaneous releases in Rhodes' name, meant some confusion among buyers of his music, and his new self-titled album did not sell as well as expected - and deserved.
Nevertheless it is still a milestone in American power-pop. Almost exclusively consisting of well-constructed pop songs in catchy arrangements. Hard to bring forward specific songs since most of them are really great. Still besides the catchy single "Fresh as a Daisy," "Live Till You Die," "Ever Find Yourself Running" or "You Should Be Ashamed" (along with a handful more) all have what a good popsong needs. The short "Lullabye" is another of my favorites.
Rhodes wrote all the songs, played all instruments and co-produced the album; so this is indeed is a solo album. Unfortunately pressure from the company, meant that Rhodes was not given the neccesary time to come up with an equally strong successor, and though his next album "Mirror" has its moments, it never comes close to matching this perfect power-pop album.
The album that Paul McCartney should have done after The Beatles´ break up.
dihansse 03/04/2021 20:28 | #266954 | TOP COMMENT
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Even the Beatles were not as Beatle-esque as this singer songwriter but that doesn't mean I didn't like the album. It is really good and all the songs have that bit extra-quality.
ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/05/2010 16:05 | #16813 | TOP COMMENT
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really good album, lost in time, but worth a listen.
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