Yes 
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The latest album released by Yes is Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, 17 June 1976. This album was released 07/17/2026.
The best album credited to Yes is Close To The Edge which is ranked number 86 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 13,432.
Yes is ranked number 53 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 31,114.
Yes official website: http://www.yesworld.com
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- Tom Brislin
- Geoff Downes
- Billy Sherwood
- Rick Wakeman
- Bill Bruford
- Jon Anderson
- Patrick Moraz
- Chris Squire
- Steve Howe
- Trevor Rabin
- Peter Banks
- Alan White
- Eddie Jobson
- See also:
- Steve Howe Trio
- Jeff Wayne · Rick Wakeman · Kevin Peek
- Anderson Ponty Band
- Bodast
- Junior's Eyes
- Flash
- Mark Mancina & Trevor Rabin
- Empire
- Yes & Friends
- Virgil & Steve Howe
- U-Z Project
- Conspiracy
- World Trade
- Chromium
- Spirits Burning
- Wakeman With Wakeman
- The Fusion Syndicate
- The Sea Within
- Spiraling
- ProjeKct One
- King Crimson
- Jethro Tull
- Roxy Music
- The Moody Blues
- Camel
- Kansas
- Renaissance
- Asia
- Nektar
- Strawbs
- Jon & Vangelis
- U.K.
- Curved Air
- National Health
- Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
- Tomorrow
- 801
- Bill Bruford's Earthworks
- Trapeze
- Anderson / Stolt
- Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
- Isotope
- Squackett
- GTR
- Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks
- Tony Levin / David Torn / Alan White
- Bruford Levin Upper Extremities
- Bruford / Towner / Gomez
- Freedom's Children
- Bill Bruford & Michiel Borstlap
- The Syn
- Patrick Moraz & Syrinx
- Moraz - Bruford
- Anderson / Wakeman
- Eddie Jobson / Zinc
- CIRCA:
- Bill Bruford & Tim Garland
- Refugee
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Yes best albums
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Total albums: 71. Page 1 of 8
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Yes best tracks
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Close To The Edge: The Solid Time Of Change / Total Mass Retain / I Get Up, I Get Down / Seasons Of Man
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| ! | 04/24/2026 12:00 | Juneof44 | 105 | 81/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2025 22:52 | kinginsomniac12 | 75 | 100/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2025 23:50 |  luigybetis | 78 | 95/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 1% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 83.8/100, a mean average of 82.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.3/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 15.9.
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BestEverAlbums 10/08/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7542): The Yes Album by Yes
BestEverAlbums 10/08/2026 20:00 in Album of the day (#7542): The Yes Album by Yes“Today's album of the day The Yes Album by Yes ( | ) Year: 1971. Country: Yes discography rank: 3rd (out of Tracks: 1. 2. The Clap 3. 4. 5. A Venture 6. Perpetual Change indicates a top-rated track. Top voted comments: "What strikes me about this album is how LISTENABLE it is. While the songs…”
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BestEverAlbums 09/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5451): By ffudnebbuh“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ffudnebbuh () 1. by (1967) 2. by (1975) 3. by (1972) 5. by (1956) 6. by (1968) 7. (1981) 8. by by (1991) 10. by (2010) 11. by (2009) 12. (1977) 13. by (2015) 14. by (1989) 15. by (1964) 16. by (1998) 17. by (1973) 18. by (1963) 19. by (1977)…”
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BestEverAlbums 06/12/2026 12:00 in Latest Releases (w\c 2026-06-08) (week 24, 2026)“Below are a list of new releases added to BEA for the week starting 2026-06-08 (17 albums) Albums released by artists in the top 1,000 this week are: by Full list of this week's releases: (released 2026-06-12) by (released 2026-06-12) by (released 2026-06-12) by (released 2026-06-12) by by…”
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flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2017 01:36 | #191145
flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/21/2017 01:36 | #191145
Unlike most prog bands, Yes were never (well, rarely) pretentious, and while most prog bands were ambitious, Yes were far more successful in their ambition, creating the most incredible, groundbreaking and beautiful music of their time. Sure, the lyrics are sometimes indecipherable, and the 20+ min runtimes won't be for all, but there's no denying that they truly created some of the greatest music ever made - including, in my opinion, the greatest piece of music ever with Close to the Edge. Don't write them off as a pretentious 70s oldies group - you would be severely mistaken.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/17/2014 17:59 | #106595
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/17/2014 17:59 | #106595
One of the greats of progressive rock. Close to the Edge, Relayer, Fragile, and the Yes Album are some of my favorites of that era. A bunch of good stuff after that but not as consistent. Great band to see live to this day as well.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/18/2015 14:52 | #149974
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/18/2015 14:52 | #149974
Thank you calsper for clogging up my email with BEA notifications (that in all fairness I look forward to) that ended up having the same exact comment for every album and artist. Way to try to rack up points.
Sorry you don't understand Yes and Genesis but we only needed to hear it once.
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Trickington 07/21/2012 15:35 | #46959
Trickington 07/21/2012 15:35 | #46959
One of the most original sounding bands I've ever listened to. Their music is fresh and zany.Incredibly talented song writers.
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/22/2017 15:12 | #189679
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/22/2017 15:12 | #189679
I kinda lump these guys in with my opinion of Rush. While I can appreciate their technical brilliance, I just don't enjoy listening to them. I read once that prog was 'a middle aged white loner dressed as a wizard while he musically wanks on his guitar'. While I find that a tad harsh, I can understand how prog led to a punk backlash. Yes are amazing musicians, but they do little for me.
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