Closer To Home
by Grand Funk Railroad

Closer To Home by Grand Funk Railroad
Year: 1970
Overall rank: 3,691st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 83 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1970 (70th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (637th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,691st)

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Closer To Home is ranked as the best album by Grand Funk Railroad.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 3,691st | 1970s rank: 637th | 1970 rank: 70th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 83 votes)
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01/18/2026 11:18 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,19073/100
 
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01/06/2026 02:06 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,92070/100
 
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10/19/2025 05:51 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,10933/100
 
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09/10/2025 13:10 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,26375/100
 
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08/22/2025 19:47 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,63579/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 75.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.

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From 05/05/2025 15:47 | #308821
One of my earliest vinyl’s I bought that I never considered was hard rock but had an arena rock style. I’ve played this album over and over from every media format that came out over time. I’m Your Captain is probably the most recognizable song heard on the radio at that time. I love both versions of Mean Mistreator and the album cover.
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80/100
From 01/15/2025 03:51 | #307000
A bit overrated, not even on my top 5 from them (their first 2, "American Band", "Shinin' on" and "All the Girls" are more enjoyable). No bad songs but they are not mind blowing, except for the title track that is one of the best songs ever but it does not need the rest of the album to shine.
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From 08/24/2020 20:04 | #257397
I did not think they rocked this way. Nice!!! Rating (78.16)
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From 12/30/2016 23:31 | #181352
Great
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From 02/20/2016 22:01 | #160384
Their best record.
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