Crime Of The Century
by Supertramp
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Crime Of The Century is ranked as the best album by Supertramp.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 04/29/2026 20:50 | classicjoe | 442 | 78/100 | |
| 04/27/2026 17:48 | gmessian | 385 | 60/100 | |
| 04/25/2026 07:56 |  Leonard | 6,571 | 70/100 | |
| 04/17/2026 19:56 | adbrack1988 | 1,097 | 83/100 | |
| 04/11/2026 02:27 | Liks_on_music | 604 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.8/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.5.
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Perfect album.
Bought this on the merit of the song 'School', which I loved. I knew a couple of the other tracks but going in didn't realize the album was more piano/keyboard based than I was expecting. Not that I mind as it resonated really well. Classic 70's. Great album.
Incredible album, waiting to hear the rest from the group
This album has some very good songs that somehow become excellent by listening to them in their entirety; the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 9.5/10!
Not for me. The songs are pleasant but nothing special that I would go out of my way to listen to again. Think it might be a bit of a grower though, maybe on my third listen I will appreciate it more.
dubwicht 01/28/2024 04:50 | #301544
Brilliant album and one of the best of the 70's and all time. Fabulous musicianship, production and song writing. Songs are complex and multi faceted. Great vocals from Davies and Hodgson.
This is Supertramp's most consistent record without a doubt with every song being very good and some are outstanding. One of my favourites is Bloody Well Right as the climax to the song just works perfectly for me and sounds amazing. There are loads of highlights throughout this release though and that is primarily due to the phenomenal performances across the board. They seem to just gel on this release and everything feels so cohesive. This leads to some beautiful compositions and arrangements that you can just sit back and admire as you get lost in this wonderful album. Overall, this is the peak of the group with it being their most consistent and also their most complex and enjoyable release.
Great songs, arrangements and production. This album was the first of the classic line up and it is impressive how well they jelled together to produce such a complete package.
Great record
I never heard of this album before, but I see it as an underrated masterpiece. Great instrumentation throughout all the tracks, and the only song that I don't like at all is Dreamer, but on the other hand Hide In Your Shell is one of the best 70s songs I've ever heard.
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