Joan Armatrading (studio album)
by Joan Armatrading
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Joan Armatrading is ranked as the best album by Joan Armatrading.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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40/100 | 10/23/2025 21:29 | Proto | ![]() | 33/100 |
80/100 | 09/26/2025 09:28 | byuzak | ![]() | 79/100 |
50/100 | 07/19/2025 16:41 | RemainInLight | ![]() | 36/100 |
70/100 | 12/04/2024 00:22 | ![]() | 75/100 | |
80/100 | 11/17/2024 18:59 | dukeboxkool | ![]() | 72/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.
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Incredible.
Album Rating: 75.40
(754/10)
1.Down To Zero. 74
2.Help Yourself. 76
3.Water With The Wine. 70
4.Love And Affection. 90
5.Save Me. 83
6.Join The Boys. 72
7.People. 68
8.Somebody Who Loves You. 72
9.Like Fire. 73
10.Tall In The Saddle. 76
Joan Armatrading is a great unknown to me and I think for most people.
A kinda related to Joni Mitchell as a singer-songwriter, this album has connection points to Jonis works.
soulful funky pop
Outstanding. Another genuine discovery.
Lovely album from Joan Armatrading. Brilliantly structured and crafted songs, including the superb, love and affection. An often overlooked album.
This is thee classic Joan Armatrading album, the one that put her on the map. Full of great songs Love & Affection, Save Me, Somebody Who Loves You & Down To Zero being the stand out tracks but all the tracks are 80/100 or better, she would never improve on this collection.
Simply a beautiful album. Vastly under-rated.
Some nice songs here. Down To Zero is the best
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