Joan Armatrading
by Joan Armatrading

Joan Armatrading by Joan Armatrading
Year: 1976
Release date: 1976-09-01
Overall rank: 3,852nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 115 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (61st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (649th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,852nd)

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Overall rank: 3,852nd | 1970s rank: 649th | 1976 rank: 61st

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 115 votes)
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65/100
 
04/14/2026 10:54 Ilolahti  Ratings distribution  10280/100
 
30/100
 
03/29/2026 10:13 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  3,40483/100
 
70/100
 
12/27/2025 09:23 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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11/28/2025 19:03 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,29268/100
 
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10/23/2025 21:29 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,15433/100

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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.

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90/100
From 06/01/2023 00:33 | #297327
Incredible.
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75/100
From 08/06/2022 05:49 | #288159
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
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Rating:  
85/100
From 12/19/2021 13:59 | #277658
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.
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65/100
From 08/03/2021 13:07 | #272218
soulful funky pop
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85/100
From 01/15/2018 17:26 | #205749
Outstanding. Another genuine discovery.
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80/100
From 07/25/2016 18:43 | #171798
Lovely album from Joan Armatrading. Brilliantly structured and crafted songs, including the superb, love and affection. An often overlooked album.
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100/100
From 05/30/2015 13:14 | #142689
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.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 08/29/2013 19:27 | #84782
Simply a beautiful album. Vastly under-rated.
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From 05/21/2010 20:41 | #11963
Some nice songs here. Down To Zero is the best
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