The Tubes (studio album)
by The Tubes

The Tubes by The Tubes
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 11,453rd   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 54 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (156th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,616th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,453rd)

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The Tubes bestography

The Tubes is ranked 2nd best out of 12 albums by The Tubes on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Tubes is The Completion Backwards Principle which is ranked number 8813 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 138.

The Tubes album bestography « Higher ranked (8,813th)
The Completion Backwards Principle
This album (11,453rd)
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The Tubes track list

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

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The Tubes rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,453rd | 1970s rank: 1,616th | 1975 rank: 156th

The Tubes collection

The Tubes ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 54 votes)
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09/27/2025 05:02 zags7000   20,39664/100
 
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06/02/2025 01:55 imacgill   2,53779/100
 
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11/16/2024 03:40 davidleewrong   2,31881/100
 
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07/24/2023 18:05 Pluto11   11,72572/100
 
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03/26/2023 20:00 MW19704U   6,99059/100

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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.

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The Tubes comments

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From 03/24/2022 22:41 | #283339
I find this massively interesting to listen to. Not a weak track. Love Malguena Salerosa !
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From 12/16/2018 15:33 | #227272
Eclectic mix of oddities from the Tubes. You cannot fault the musicianship but these songs must work better on their stage show at the time. Mondo Bondage is my favourite track.
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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. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
11. Mothership Connection by Parliament
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. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
17. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
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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