Just As I Am
by Bill Withers

Just As I Am by Bill Withers
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-05-01
Overall rank: 4,268th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 135 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (74th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (712th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,268th)

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Bill Withers bestography

Just As I Am is ranked 2nd best out of 18 albums by Bill Withers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bill Withers is Still Bill which is ranked number 3136 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 487.

Bill Withers album bestography « Higher ranked (3,136th)
Still Bill
This album (4,268th)
Just As I Am
Lower ranked (7,295th) »
Live At Carnegie Hall

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 4,268th | 1970s rank: 712th | 1971 rank: 74th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 135 votes)
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75/100
 
3 days ago Sandrof1969  Ratings distribution  2,71568/100
 
85/100
 
05/29/2026 13:47 JoshN125  Ratings distribution  24688/100
 
80/100
 
02/23/2026 13:28 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,02573/100
 
65/100
 
02/19/2026 06:20 duelek  Ratings distribution  1,94575/100
 
85/100
 
02/01/2026 16:21 sweetness  Ratings distribution  1,12779/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 76.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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65/100
From 12/30/2020 01:28 | #263462
Kinda surprised by how this just wandered off and died.
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85/100
From 05/18/2015 08:59 | #141724
As great a 1-2-3 start as any album could have, the rest is good too.
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70/100
From 05/12/2015 06:08 | #141333
First 3 tracks start the album off so strong. Shane about the finish!
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From 01/22/2015 04:01 | #132192
Decent poppy R&B. The definition of 'easy' listening. Good stuff.
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50/100
From 03/21/2014 22:08 | #107095
"Ain't No Sunshine" will remain in my favourite tracks of all time until I die. The rest of this album fails to move me in a similar way.
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