Deep Purple
by Deep Purple
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Deep Purple bestography
Deep Purple is ranked 6th best out of 72 albums by Deep Purple on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Deep Purple is Machine Head which is ranked number 252 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,240.
(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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Deep Purple track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Deep Purple 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 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ExTeaSea | Top 57 Music Albums of 1969 | 6/57 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Liedzeit | Self-Titled | 22/50 | - |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 45 Music Albums of 1969 | 38/45 | 1 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 18 Music Albums of 1969 | 5/18 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 97 Music Albums of 1969 | 21/97 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 84 Music Albums of 1969 | 84/84 | 0 |
| 2026 | pctrooper | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 27/100 | 73 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 44 Music Albums of 1969 | 25/44 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 123 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 594 | |||
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Deep Purple ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 15 hours ago |  Ilolahti | 170 | 82/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2026 12:39 | Artem | 872 | 77/100 |
| ! | 09/29/2026 10:50 | Siromynian | 1,786 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.9/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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Deep Purple forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/14/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5404): By pctrooperView latest topic →
Liedzeit 07/04/2024 16:40 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)View all forum mentions
Deep Purple comments
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ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/08/2018 02:43 | #219403 | TOP COMMENT
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Fantastic Mach 1 album! April is one of the most epic songs ever! It's my third favorite Deep Purple album. I'd consider it underrated for sure. (Edited)
IlMala 02/03/2022 15:37 | #280544 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the most underrated albums, even from DP fans: April is definitely one of the peaks of the band, in their whole dischography. (Edited)
The third album and Deep Purple still trying to find the direction they want to go in. The Mk 1 lineup produced some really good stuff in parts but the first three albums highlighted tensions in the band over musical direction. I like all the tracks on this album but the whole is not greater than its parts. I always have a feeling of what might have been and not being wholly satisfied with what I've heard. But it is still one of the best albums of '69.
April means so much to me. I used to listen to it all the time with my best friend and we would just keep talking about how amazing it is. "Lalena" is also an amazing Donovan cover, and its just a really strong album all the way through. None of their other albums were nearly as good as this one, in my opinion.
By far the greatest deep purple album. This one is special to me. I remember listening to it for the first time on a sunny April day and being blown away. April is one of the best songs ever hands down. T.S. Eliot would be proud. Lalena is a really nice Donovan cover, as well.
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