Emerson, Lake & Palmer 
The best album credited to Emerson, Lake & Palmer is Brain Salad Surgery which is ranked number 1,357 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 1,266.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer is ranked number 492 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 3,862.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer official website: http://www.emersonlakepalmer.com
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- Carl Palmer
- Keith Emerson
- Greg Lake
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| ! | 02/20/2026 14:39 | Pluto11 | 317 | 78/100 |
| ! | 12/28/2025 13:43 |  Ilolahti | 43 | 89/100 |
| ! | 10/20/2025 12:09 |  Norshammar | 48 | 99/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 5% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 78.8/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 13.4.
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flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2016 01:30 | #180009
Boy I loved ELP when I was 16. Now I'm a ripe 18, their pretentiousness has become rather painfully obvious. That said, when they're good they're freakin' great - and they were fairly often. But they seemed intent on sabotaging their records with at least one unnecessary track of instrumental noodling which stops any of them being truly great. The least offensive in that regard is probably Tarkus. That said, all first four albums are definitely worth listening, but don't stray too far from the skip button - you may need it. P.S. RIP Emerson and Lake, talented buggers to say the least. (Edited)
Applerill TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/06/2010 19:37 | #16830
Personally, I don't see the problem with ELP. Sure, they're a LITTLE cheesy, but nothing compared to today's power metal bands. Tarkus was an amazing epic.
Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/10/2011 01:56 | #26035
WHY couldn't they come up with a better name? Whenever I hear that title, i think of lawyers of something. Great band though.
40footwolf 07/11/2010 07:17 | #13439
It's considered sort of poor form to enjoy Emerson, Lake and Palmer without the slightest bit of irony in this day and age. Many of the complaints that get lobbed at them are utterly valid-that they are pompous, overblown and dated-there are a few gems hidden within their discography. One of the most frustrating bands in progressive rock.
Omid 06/18/2011 21:07 | #23219
A great progressive rock band.It's a pity that they were so reviled.
