Rainbow 
The best album credited to Rainbow is Rising which is ranked number 677 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,529.
Rainbow is ranked number 414 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 4,596.
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- Bob Daisley
- Don Airey
- Mark Clarke
- Ritchie Blackmore
- Doogie White
- Jens Johansson
- Roger Glover
- Joe Lynn Turner
- Graham Bonnet
- Cozy Powell
- Tony Carey
- See also:
- Tipton / Entwistle / Powell
- Episode Six
- Green Bullfrog
- Wizard's Convention
- Lord Sutch And Heavy Friends
- Tony Carey's Planet P Project
- Akira Kajiyama & Joe Lynn Turner
- Michael Men Project
- Hollywood Monsters
- Widowmaker
- The Hoochie Coochie Men
- Graham Bonnet Band
- Anthem (JP)
- Impellitteri
- The Marbles
- Blackthorne
- Michael Schenker's Temple Of Rock
- Forcefield
- Stream
- Living Loud
- Planet Alliance
- Cain's Offering
- Deadline (US)
- Jonas Hellborg Group
- Silver Mountain
- The Johansson Brothers
- Snake Charmer
- Shining Path
- Black Sabbath
- Deep Purple
- Jethro Tull
- Uriah Heep
- Dio
- Whitesnake
- The Jeff Beck Group
- Mountain
- Colosseum (UK)
- The Michael Schenker Group
- Stratovarius
- Blackmore's Night
- Phenomena
- Praying Mantis
- Tank
- Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force
- Alcatrazz
- Fastway
- Planet P Project
- Mungo Jerry
- Emerson, Lake & Powell
- Michael Schenker Fest
- Chicken Shack
- Hughes Turner Project
- Mother's Army
- Colosseum II
- Ian Gillan & Roger Glover
- Cornerstone
- Tempest
- Kahvas Jute
- The Outlaws
- Sunstorm Feat. Joe Lynn Turner
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Rainbow best albums
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Rainbow best tracks
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Rainbow ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 07/25/2026 21:27 |  junodog4 | 753 | 68/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2025 17:26 |  Norshammar | 48 | 99/100 |
| ! | 04/30/2025 18:44 | steve397 | 57 | 81/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 4% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 78.9/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.3.
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Rainbow forum mentions
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drakonium 04/02/2013 22:53 | #71162
Oh wait, why is Long Live Rock 'n' Roll in front of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow? That doesn't make any sense.
Unfortunatly very overlooked band. They have Ritchie Blackmore (original Deep Purple guitarist) and Ronnie James Dio (needs no introduction).
Their first 3 albums are some of the best 70s albums, in my opinion
Favorite songs: Temple Of The King, Catch The Rainbow, Man On The Silver Mountain, Stargazer, Long Live Rock N' Roll, Tarot Woman
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/07/2018 01:06 | #212410
I don’t often give songs 100 rating, but I’ve given Rainbow several. Stargazer, Rainbow Eyes, Gates Of Babylon, Catch The Rainbow... So many perfect songs. The albums aren’t always on the same level, but they’re still both my favourite Blackmore and favourite Dio band. And that says a lot.
Freddie55 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/22/2010 04:13 | #11973
This band has been totally overlooked by members here. Ritchie Blackmore formed the band when he left Deep Purple. I recommend Rising and Long Live Rock 'n' Roll to anyone who likes hard-driving 70s rock. Features Ronnie James Dio's best vocals.
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/16/2012 23:47 | #55220
This is probably my favorite band that Ronnie James Dio was a part of. What's incredible is that it was able to continue without him but getting other great vocalists like Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner. Blackmore is the foundation necessary for any band. He was also was the most important part of Deep Purple. Rising is my favorite album but just barely. Long Live Rock N' Roll is incredible as well.
