Idlewild South
by The Allman Brothers Band
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The Allman Brothers Band bestography
Idlewild South is ranked 5th best out of 52 albums by The Allman Brothers Band on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Allman Brothers Band is At Fillmore East which is ranked number 487 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,487.
(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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Idlewild South track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Idlewild South rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 57 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 27 Music Albums of 1970 | 8/27 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 18/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 92 Music Albums of 1970 | 77/92 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Allman Brothers (and related) ranked best to least best | 18/52 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 29/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 35/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Southern Rock (1 - 100) | 27/100 | - |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 50 Music Albums of 1970 | 19/50 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 149 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 591 | |||
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Idlewild South ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/17/2026 01:32 | ecocruzr | 229 | 69/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 10:53 | Pluto11 | 12,276 | 72/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2026 08:38 | Gedi | 367 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 78.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.
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Idlewild South forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/23/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5444): By Romanelli BestEverAlbums 07/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5365): By amirmishali
pedro1976 02/18/2026 10:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Idlewild South comments
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This album benefits from stronger writing than the first one, and the musical talent is unbelievable. It's terrific all the way through. Also, this happens to be a great album to play on a road trip if you ever get the chance. (Edited)
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/31/2010 15:48 | #17303 | TOP COMMENT
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A great and underrated piece of work. Would rate higher if it weren't the length of an EP at barely 30 minutes. Dicky Betts gets his wings as a songwriter here, and the band shows nice growth from their debut effort. (Edited)
The best studio album they made with Duane. It shows the versatility of the two lead guitar attack and Greg's soulful singing. Midnight Rider is one of the best ever songs. (Edited)
This would've been a great record if it wasn't for the totally forgettable last two tracks. "In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is an incredible highlight here, along with the bluesy "Don't Keep me Wonderin'" and the radio friendly "Midnight Rider." (Edited)
Good stuff. Really liked the guitars on this one. Very experienced players! (Edited)
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