Mind Games
by John Lennon
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John Lennon bestography
Mind Games is ranked 3rd 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 8,823.
(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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Mind Games track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Mind Games rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  neilgee | 70's Rock | 76/100 | - |
| 2026 |  nitomano | Top 47 Music Albums of 1973 | 42/47 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 96 Music Albums of 1973 | 9/96 | 5 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 57 Music Albums of 1973 | 41/57 | 1 |
| 2026 |  serpico | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s | 56/99 | 9 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 301-400 | 75/100 | - |
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1973 | 14/21 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 86 Music Albums of 1973 | 20/86 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1973 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1973 | 18/48 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 194 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 476 | |||
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Mind Games ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 41 hours ago | Exist-en-ciel | 16,760 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/20/2026 08:56 | robertoveltri | 930 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2026 14:20 | Devilwoac | 1,559 | 97/100 |
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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).
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Mind Games forum mentions
pedro1976 12/19/2025 11:05 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) pedro1976 04/17/2024 19:05 in What album are you listening to right now? Romanelli 08/20/2017 12:06 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Seven And The Ragged TigerView all forum mentions
Mind Games comments
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Nothing truly bad here, but just far too many generic slow ballads.
Tight A$ and Meat City are good rockers off the album and they help with the pacing. Bring on the Lucie (Freda People) isn't quite as good as those for me, but it's alright. One Day (At a Time) is probably the best song off the album, and one of John's best songs altogether...really a very pretty song. And Out of the Blue is pretty good, but other than those, nothing else really stands out as Lennon's A-material.
Nowhereman1965 09/14/2018 18:27 | #221047 | TOP COMMENT
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I like this album. Mind Games and Out of the Blue are two of my favourite Lennon songs. However, I can take a step back and recognise its mediocre overall compared to The Beatles output and his earlier (non experimental) albums. After the poor Some Time in New York City , it’s clear Lennon was trying to win back some of the fans he’d lost. Half the songs are good , half are just average by his high standards.
"Mind Games" is as much as an anthem as "Imagine", maybe even better. "Out of the Blue" is another superb and emotional Lennon song. The rest of the album though is just ok. (Edited)
LoganGrube 05/03/2018 23:43 | #214131 | TOP COMMENT
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I don't understand why this is so poorly rated. This is probably my 3rd favorite John Lennon solo album, outside of Plastic Ono Band and Imagine. (Edited)
It is my third favourite Lennon album. Musically it is his most pop like album, lyrically it is on the weak side. Not on the same level as his first two albums. (Edited)
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