Walls And Bridges
by John Lennon

Walls And Bridges by John Lennon
Year: 1974
Release date: 1974-09-26
Overall rank: 4,624th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 242 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (75th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (757th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,624th)

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John Lennon bestography

Walls And Bridges is ranked 4th best out of 23 albums by John Lennon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Lennon is John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band which is ranked number 151 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,168.

John Lennon album bestography « Higher ranked (3,183rd)
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This album (4,624th)
Walls And Bridges
Lower ranked (8,072nd) »
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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 4,624th | 1970s rank: 757th | 1974 rank: 75th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 242 votes)
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05/08/2026 14:40 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,35370/100
 
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03/03/2026 13:34 Liedzeit  Ratings distribution  2,41174/100
 
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01/28/2026 00:59 duelek  Ratings distribution  1,87176/100
 
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01/18/2026 22:15 Devilwoac  Ratings distribution  1,22497/100
 
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01/04/2026 19:30 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,15933/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 74.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.

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75/100
From 06/10/2020 15:48 | #253244
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From 04/09/2020 23:30 | #249722
Overlooked Lennon Album. I really like Going Down on Love, Steel and Glass, and #9 Dream. His singing on Bless You is beautiful.
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75/100
From 05/16/2019 09:24 | #236292
The best word to describe this album as a lot of fans have said is Underrated, it's his 3rd best album of the 70's behind Imagine & Plastic Ono Band. Whatever Gets U Thru The Night, No.9 Dream & Nobody Loves You standout but Steel & Glass and Old Dirt Road are also great.
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95/100
From 03/07/2019 17:32 | #233188
Overall: 9.2/10

Top Tracks: "Going Down on Love", "#9 Dream", "Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out"
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75/100
From 12/12/2018 17:03 | #226881
A good if not great Lennon album. It has some fine tracks with the two biggies, Whatever gets you thru the night, and the excellent, #9 dream, are two of the highlights. Bless you, is another standout. This would be Lennon's last album of original material until, Double fantasy, in 1980 and although it is nowhere near his greatest work it is still a good album.
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75/100
From 11/21/2018 20:59 | #225419
By John Lennon standards it is not a great album, they are no bad songs on it. But they are not many really good songs. Leaving aside two singles the other songs i like are going down on love,what you got,suprise suprise(sweet bird of bardox)and steel and glass.
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85/100
From 09/14/2018 18:33 | #221048
One of the most underrated albums of the 70’s. It’s not a classic like Imagine, but it’s better than most critics made out at the time. I listen to it a lot. No9 Dream is gorgeous. Whatever gets you through the night great fun and Scared a lost classic. Deserves more attention.
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70/100
From 07/19/2018 01:33 | #218471
Overall a uninspired album by John. Lacks his grip as a lyricist, and overall lacks attitude.
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90/100
From 03/21/2017 07:51 | #187786
Very underrated album that's really his third best along with Imagine and Plastic Ono Band. It isn't a game changer, but like Wings Band On The Run, this was his commercial comeback and possibly his most accessible album. #9 Dream is a masterpiece that could have fit on a possible 70's Beatles album very well, and Whatever Gets You Thru the night isn't only his funnest song, but possibly one of Elton John's best recordings as well!
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From 10/07/2016 00:48 | #176454
Very good album.
IMO only PlasticOBand and Imagine are better than this one.
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