Liege & Lief
by Fairport Convention
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Liege & Lief is ranked as the best album by Fairport Convention.
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Liege & Lief track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Liege & Lief rankings
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 | amirmishali | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 32/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 80 Music Albums of 1969 | 32/80 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 18 Music Albums of 1969 | 14/18 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1969 by Ultimate Record Collector | 22/100 | - |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 72/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Greatest Folk Albums of All Time | 25/50 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 87/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Jimmy Dread | Folk Off! Pastoral Perfection for Pixie People | 31/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Folk | 47/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 320 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,779 | |||
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Liege & Lief ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/24/2026 21:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,549 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2026 12:03 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/15/2026 00:28 | This_is_handsome | 769 | 79/100 |
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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 79.3/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.
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Forum mentions
Rhyner 08/23/2026 18:31 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
BestEverAlbums 07/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5365): By amirmishaliLiege & Lief comments
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Oozes of the sound of a band playing a mid afternoon set at Woodstock. (Not that they did.) Great English Folk Rock. Sandy Denny is the vocalist queen of folk rock. Outstanding (Edited)
This group has one of the most interesting and unique dynamics amongst any folk group I have listened to and that keeps this record engaging even during the slower moments. To start with there is the fantastic vocal performance which is classically British and leads the instrumentation perfectly. It fits the style of music so well and the energy and rawness she can put into her voice is simply stunning. She absolutely dominates songs like Tam Lin and Matty Groves where she makes those songs fill with life and emotion. Then there is the stellar cast backing up Sandy Denny with Dave Swarbrick and Richard Thompson being the most significant. The instrumental performances these two put in are simply phenomenal and they take some of the songs here to the next level. The viola especially is absolutely beautiful on this album and is so delicately played that you can only sit back and admire what you are listening to. Everything then comes together to form this unique classic sound that transports you back to an easier time and creates a wonderful atmosphere to enjoy. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable album with some outstanding performances that are just a joy to be able to experience. (Edited)
Great folk, not my kind of music.
I'm a weirdo; I do not see this as their best work, and I do not think it would have been better with "Poor Will." But it is quite good, a record of a great band not quite yet aware that everything would be changing on them all the time for years to come...
in the minority here. folk / rock
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