The Blues Brothers: Music From The Soundtrack
by The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers: Music From The Soundtrack by The Blues Brothers
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1980
Release date: 1980-06-20
Overall rank: 3,416th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 144 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1980 (69th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (517th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,416th)

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Overall rank: 3,416th | 1980s rank: 517th | 1980 rank: 69th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 144 votes)
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04/04/2026 21:40 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,28870/100
 
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02/28/2026 17:46 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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12/12/2025 02:07 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,94763/100
 
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11/12/2025 20:31 NYAndreas  Ratings distribution  1,43344/100
 
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09/29/2025 10:25 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,44473/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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80/100
From 12/17/2024 21:51 | #306554
Mostly covers (of course). Some hit, others miss the mark. Aretha's own song 'Think' easily the best track on this. But overall, it's a decent album
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From 02/12/2018 16:53 | #207861
Non hanno inventato niente i Blues Brothers, salvo un modo, rivoluzionario, di interpretare la musica...
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From 08/24/2014 11:15 | #120258
great stars, great tunes, great sounding, great film...do you want more? listen again the album! Maybe the best is the "Minnie the Mootcher" by Cob Calloway but so hard to choose...
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From 05/09/2014 20:35 | #111314
this is just timeless.
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