Free As The Wind
by The Crusaders (US)
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The Crusaders (US) bestography
Free As The Wind is ranked 2nd best out of 24 albums by The Crusaders (US) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Crusaders (US) is Street Life which is ranked number 22160 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 46.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Free As The Wind rankings summary
Overall rank: 37,533rd | 1970s rank: 3,818th | 1977 rank: 355th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 69 Music Albums of 1977 | 46/69 | 2 |
| 2026 | stangetzaway | Top 48 Music Albums of 1977 | 8/48 | 4 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 99/100 | 0 |
| 2024 | Graeme2 | Jazz | 61/100 | - |
| 2019 | Fischman | My Top Jazz Albums of 1977 | 3/40 | - |
| 2017 | Fischman | Greatest Fusion albums | 16/100 | - |
| 2017 | Fischman | Greatest Jazz Albums | 88/100 | - |
| 2016 | Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2014 |  Vaggelis | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 51/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 19:19 | Pluto11 | 12,260 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2024 02:17 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,715 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2021 23:51 | TodFitz | 27,372 | 63/100 |
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Graeme2 09/26/2020 20:51 | #258736
Graeme2 09/26/2020 20:51 | #258736
Picked this record up for pennies in the 90s and it wasn't really to my taste then. Definitely is now. Smooth jazz. Mmmm nice.
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Fischman 04/11/2017 15:34 | #189076
Fischman 04/11/2017 15:34 | #189076
Superb jazz-funk fusion album. The Crusaders' best. (Edited)
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