Friends (Original Soundtrack Recording)
by Elton John
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Friends (Original Soundtrack Recording) rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 4 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Elton John (UK) - Ranked | 11/61 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Elton John (UK) incl. non-solo - Ranked | 12/62 | - |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 73/100 | 1 |
| 2017 | vancevisuals | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 84/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/09/2026 09:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,327 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/16/2025 10:05 | dukeboxkool | 2,225 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/05/2022 20:39 |  Rug | 716 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2021 14:08 | LosWochos | 47,361 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/16/2021 14:46 | mfeller1990 | 193 | 90/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.6/100, a mean average of 69.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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There are worse EJ albums. Shouldn't be this low.
Completely disagree with mostlymor. Beautiful string arrangements based on Elton's melodies by Paul Buckmaster complement simple songs with innocent lyrics. "Friends" and "Michelle's Song" (which is one of my favorites of all time) are the highlights, along with their respective orchestral tracks. The album closes with the wonderful "Four Moods" and reprise of "Seasons."
Very poor Elton. Wimpy even by 1971 standards. Mostly over the top orchestral lyricism with a few yearning Elton vocals to stop you nodding out completely. Friends & Honey Roll are the only tracks worth hearing if you're a fan.
Great melodies and string arrangements from Paul Buckmaster.
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