Psycho
by Bernard Herrmann

Psycho by Bernard Herrmann
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 26,615th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 38 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (284th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,986th)
Award Best albums of all time (26,615th)

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Bernard Herrmann bestography

Psycho is ranked 3rd best out of 15 albums by Bernard Herrmann on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bernard Herrmann is Vertigo which is ranked number 3319 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 458.

Bernard Herrmann album bestography « Higher ranked (12,553rd)
Taxi Driver - Original Soundtrack Recording
This album (26,615th)
Psycho
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Psycho

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Psycho track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 26,615th | 1970s rank: 2,986th | 1975 rank: 284th
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2026OlliTop 100 Music Albums of 197521/1004
2026 AwaitingAndrewMy Favorite Film Scores & Soundtracks28/73 -
2025 MadhattanJackTop 45 Music Albums of 197511/454
2025OlliTop 201-300 Greatest Music Albums1/100 -
2025 AwaitingAndrewTop 23 Music Albums of 197510/233
2025 AwaitingAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s98/1001
2025 IgtonumamaFavourite Film Soundtracks23/100 -
2024 meccaleccaTop 38 Music Albums of 196013/38 -
2024LosWochosbest ever movie soundtracks79/100 -
2024 CharlieBarleyMy Favourite Movie Soundtracks73/100 -
2024LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 197540/1003
2023Steppenwolf6661975 4TH 1004/100 -
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 197512/1004
2023 RevolverCB72Best Instrumental Movie Score Albums3/20 -
2023cmoshierTop 100 Music Albums of 197553/1002
2022JohnnyoThe best Haloween records - Goldmine Magazine3/9 -
2021 EyeKanFly1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 4)99/100 -
2021ReelBigTophTop Soundtracks of All Time29/100 -
2020 desh79Favourite Soundtrack Albums20/29 -
2020 desh79Top 50 Music Albums of 197516/504
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 35
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 35
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Psycho ratings

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77/100 (from 38 votes)
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12/27/2025 20:42 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,49270/100
 
75/100
 
10/10/2025 07:58 acematt51090  Ratings distribution  1,06774/100
 
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03/09/2024 23:03 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,43374/100
 
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03/08/2024 08:09 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,73364/100
 
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05/10/2023 13:42 RevolverCB72  Ratings distribution  1,80876/100

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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 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.4.

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95/100
From 01/22/2017 16:06 | #183876
One of the best film scores ever.
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From 09/09/2016 23:19 | #174641
A timeless piece of work. Hitchcock had originally wanted there to be no music played during the infamous "shower scene", thank God he changed his mind. Those shrieking violins manage to build considerable suspense and shock its audience. Without Herrmann's effort, I fear the film would have had far less of an impact. Even 56 years later, it remains a terrifyingly brilliant soundtrack that perfectly compliments a terrifyingly brilliant film.
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