Barnstorm
by Joe Walsh
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Joe Walsh bestography
Barnstorm is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Joe Walsh on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joe Walsh is The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get which is ranked number 4822 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 295.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Barnstorm track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Barnstorm rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | culwin | Top 31 Music Albums of 1972 | 16/31 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1972: Part 2 (#101-200) | 4/23 | - |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2025 |  MetalMan67 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1972 5TH 100 | 65/100 | - |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Ohio | 39/84 | - |
| 2024 |  Vaggelis | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 75/99 | 1 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 26/100 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 22 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 60 | |||
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Barnstorm ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 42 hours ago |  travelful | 3,846 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2026 19:07 | culwin | 1,583 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2026 16:11 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.6.
Forum mentions
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Turn to stone is probably his best solo song from what I've heard.
Better than most of the James Gang stuff but Joe still had better things in front of him.
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