Closer To Home
by Grand Funk Railroad
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Closer To Home is ranked as the best album by Grand Funk Railroad.
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Closer To Home track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Closer To Home rankings
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Closer To Home ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/06/2026 10:53 | RemainInLight | 3,736 | 35/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2026 15:29 | Leginlists | 3,786 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 11:18 | cicadelic | 13,732 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/06/2026 02:06 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,468 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/19/2025 05:51 | Proto | 4,253 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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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. (Edited)
talinhosgameplay 01/15/2025 03:51 | #307000 | TOP COMMENT
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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. (Edited)
llibnanoon 08/24/2020 20:04 | #257397 | TOP COMMENT
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I did not think they rocked this way. Nice!!! Rating (78.16)
nitomano 12/30/2016 23:31 | #181352
Great (Edited)
Their best record. (Edited)
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