Steppin' Out
by Joan Armatrading
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Joan Armatrading bestography
Steppin' Out is ranked 22nd best out of 29 albums by Joan Armatrading on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joan Armatrading is Joan Armatrading which is ranked number 3191 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 478.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Steppin' Out track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Steppin' Out rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Liedzeit | What Do You Want From Live? | 36/47 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Brum Rocks | 84/94 | - |
| 2024 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2021 | Johnnyo | The best live albums of the ‘70’s | 80/83 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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Steppin' Out ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 08/06/2026 22:50 | mostlymor | 7,005 | 79/100 |
| ! | 02/25/2026 16:26 | Vinyl | 532 | 80/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2025 18:45 | Pluto11 | 12,259 | 72/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2022 03:19 | Skerns | 5,178 | 80/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2021 22:15 |  Maxence | 12,753 | 61/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.1/100, a mean average of 68.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.7.
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Tamthebam 03/09/2017 21:48 | #187218
Joan Armatrading caught live at the end of the 70's great live sound and her voice is terrific. How Cruel, Love Song, Love & Affection & Tall In the Saddle are the Highlights but a good overall album would have liked it better if it contained Down To Zero & Willow which were part of her set at that time but vinyl only allows 22 mins per side.
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