The Byrds 
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The best album credited to The Byrds is The Notorious Byrd Brothers which is ranked number 736 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 2,332.
The Byrds is ranked number 189 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 10,840.
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- John York
- Gene Clark
- Gram Parsons
- David Crosby
- Chris Hillman
- Roger McGuinn
- Skip Battin
- Gene Parsons
- See also:
- CPR (US)
- Roger McGuinn & Band
- Barry McGuire With John York
- Family Tree
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow / Skip Battin / Ricky Mantoan
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Manassas
- Crosby & Nash
- The International Submarine Band
- Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen
- New Riders Of The Purple Sage
- Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen
- Sir Douglas Quintet
- The New Christy Minstrels
- Gene Clark & Carla Olson
- Ever Call Ready
- The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band
- Gram Parsons & The Flying Burrito Brothers
- Gene Clark & Doug Dillard
- The Hillmen
- McGuinn, Clark & Hillman
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The Byrds best albums
The following albums by The Byrds are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:
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Total albums: 27. Page 1 of 3
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| ! | 11/01/2025 18:27 |  Norshammar | 48 | 99/100 |
| ! | 04/23/2025 17:51 |  flamingyesdept | 283 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2024 02:17 |  sssvnnn | 513 | 75/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 2% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 81.6/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.3/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 13.5.
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BestEverAlbums 09/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5451): By ffudnebbuh
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 09/21/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5442): By martintho“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by martintho () 1. by (1968) 2. (1968) 3. by (1969) 4. by (1967) 5. (1966) 6. by (1969) 7. by (1968) 8. by (1964) 9. by (1964) 10. by (1969) 11. by (1967) 12. by (1967) 13. (1965) 14. by (1965) 15. by (1963) 16. by (1968) 17. by (1969) 18.…”
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BestEverAlbums 08/06/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5396): By pranafilms“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1985) 2. by (1970) 3. by (2000) 4. (1996) 5. by (2015) 6. by by (1972) 8. by (1971) 9. by (1998) 10. by (1969) 11. by (1989) 12. by (2000) 13. (2006) 14. by (1965) 15. by (1976) 16. by (1966) 17. by (1967) 18. (1971) 19. (1988) 20.…”
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sulmagnificent 05/26/2013 17:23 | #77299
sulmagnificent 05/26/2013 17:23 | #77299
This really depresses me, a shame that this band has become under appreciated, especially after all they have done for rock music. They influenced Bob Dylan and the Beatles just as much as they influenced them....
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Willie24 11/03/2013 17:18 | #90437
The origin of the Byrds can be traced back to 1964 Los Angeles. Early success came through covers of Dylan songs in a style which was to become their trademark – essentially folk music played up-tempo with superb harmonies and the lush sound of Mcguinn’s 12 string Rickenbecker to the fore.
Essentially merging the lyrical beauty of Dylan and the musical inventiveness and harmonies of the Beatles the Byrds were highly instrumental in the creation of both Folk and Country rock. Such was their influence that the Beatles (particularly Harrison) repaid the compliment by copying the Byrds sound on certain tracks. (If I Needed Someone from Rubber Soul being the most obvious example).
Whilst the importance of the Byrds albums measured by critical acclaim or chart success is not high their influence is immeasurable. The artistic tensions that resulted in a continually changing line-up also fired great innovation and brilliant music that in retrospect puts the Byrds in the same class as the Beatles, Stones, Dylan and Hendrix. Their influence on folk, country, rock were critical to the generation of all of these sub- genres and should not be underestimated.
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davidhuret 02/21/2013 15:57 | #65737
I'd rather not dwell on the fact they are rated so low on this site. It brings out the misanthropist in me.
A magical band, at least between 1965-68.
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Madrocker 01/16/2019 17:39 | #229792
I can listen to a lot of Byrds music. That says it all. One of the few bands I never tire of. Especially good from 65-68. A pity they are not rated higher or appreciated better. One of the icons of the late 60's.
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O.T. 07/29/2017 10:14 | #195096
O.T. 07/29/2017 10:14 | #195096
When I was young during the 60s revival of the 80s The Byrds were the joker in the pack. Beatles, Beach Boys, Velvet Underground? no: The Byrds. Strange that they seem to have vanished in some kind of obscurity in the last decades.
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