Time Passages
by Al Stewart
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Al Stewart bestography
Time Passages is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Al Stewart on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Al Stewart is Year Of The Cat which is ranked number 2334 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 697.
(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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Time Passages track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Time Passages 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 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1978 | 34/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 43 Music Albums of 1978 | 21/43 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 79/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 98 Music Albums of 1978 | 86/98 | 1 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 40/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 66 Music Albums of 1978 | 49/66 | 1 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 76 Music Albums of 1978 | 16/76 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1978 | 66/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 43 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 160 | |||
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Time Passages ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/27/2026 08:59 | Liedzeit | 2,560 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/19/2026 22:18 | serge1957 | 244 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 13:54 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,760 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 72.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.
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Time Passages forum mentions
Liedzeit 08/27/2026 08:57 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
UofTBlues 01/14/2020 10:43 in What album are you listening to right now? dihansse 01/03/2020 19:40 in My discoveries per yearView all forum mentions
Time Passages comments
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A couple very nice songs, like Song on the Radio, Palace of Versailles, and especially the title track. Not quite as memorable or consistent as Year of the Cat, but a strong follow-up.
The album sounds very nice, with standouts being tracks 1 and 6, however it reminds me too much of "Year of the Cat".
A passable piece of 70's pop. The title cut is great the rest a mixed bag.
Jboy56 11/01/2023 15:57 | #299737 | TOP COMMENT
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A lost and somehow this has passed me by, A gem, Recommended (Edited)
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