Venus And Mars
by Wings (UK)

Venus And Mars by Wings (UK)
Year: 1975
Release date: 1975-00-00
Overall rank: 2,518th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 294 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (462nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,518th)

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Wings (UK) bestography

Venus And Mars is ranked 6th best out of 49 albums by Paul McCartney on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Paul McCartney is Band On The Run which is ranked number 254 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 6,348.

Wings (UK) album bestography « Higher ranked (2,078th)
Tug Of War
This album (2,518th)
Venus And Mars
Lower ranked (2,664th) »
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Venus And Mars track list

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Venus And Mars rankings

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Overall rank: 2,518th | 1970s rank: 462nd | 1975 rank: 43rd

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 294 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.7.

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95/100
From 12/26/2021 12:08 | #277994
Disco infravalorado, este me parece el mejor álbum de la dilatada trayectoria de McCartney, con canciones maravillosas como Love In Song, Venus & Mars, Rock Show... Hasta la de Jimmy McCulloch (Medicine Jar) me parece extraordinaria.
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90/100
From 12/06/2021 17:59 | #277168
Released right in the midst of Wings' peak. So many great tracks on here: Letting Go, Call Me Back Again, Magneto and Titanium Man, Listen to What the Man Said, etc. One of McCartney's best.
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80/100
From 06/15/2020 19:30 | #253598
One of McCartney's best solo efforts. No it's not as good as Band on the Run. What is? Lots of excellent material though : Rock Show is a great opener and an amusing swipe at the whole rock culture circa 1975. Love in Song is one of the finest McCartney solo songs. Others are fun. It's actually more consistent than Band. But it lacks a great single. Never liked Listen to What the Man Said and You Gave Me the Answer is one time too many for the hat and cane routine.
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85/100
From 12/03/2019 08:59 | #245316
Very enjoyable, great songs, one of the best McCartney (& Wings) album
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From 06/02/2019 17:36 | #237030
Just a fun pop rock album. Wasn't meant to be a great album, don't take it too seriously, just enjoy the music. If you're looking for a groundbreaking album, don't bother listening, but that doesn't mean it's not enjoyable.
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75/100
From 08/31/2018 22:50 | #220331
Having grown up with 'Wings Over America'(Dad's Triple album) the studio tracks here don't quite do it for me very average compared, other than 'Listen to what the Man said','rock Show'best here,'love in Song' a favourite also.
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80/100
From 12/11/2017 14:49 | #202967
Imho Venus and Mars deserves more credit. It is more consistent than Band on the Run, although the highlights are not as high as that album.

A must-listen for McCartney lovers.
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70/100
From 07/01/2016 02:18 | #170233
Not Band on the Run. Listenable, but not memorable.
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75/100
From 04/25/2016 15:13 | #164458
The follow up to, band on the run, Venus and mars, is an enjoyable album. It's certainly not Paul McCartney at his best, but it does feature some good songs. Best of the bunch is the hit single, listen to what the man said, a great song. Elsewhere, the Venus and mars/rock show, duo is fun, spirits of ancient Egypt, is good, and, Jimmy Mculloch's, medicine jar, is an enjoyable rock track. My favourite though is the lovley, treat her gently/lonely old people, it's great. All in all, a good album, though not one of McCartney's best.
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75/100
From 01/03/2015 20:48 | #130734
A good record by Wings. Listen to What the Man Said and Medicine Jar are my favorites.
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac
10. Mothership Connection by Parliament
11. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
17. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
18. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
19. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
20. Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield
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