# Outstanding or classic rock albums without outstanding songs?

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**Created:** [January 2, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstanding-or-classic-rock-albums-without-outstanding-songs/977507 "2023-01-02T05:33:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstanding-or-classic-rock-albums-without-outstanding-songs/977507/61 "2023-01-13T09:08:02Z")

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> [@griffin1977](#):
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> I’d say Dark Side of the Moon counts. An amazing, world changing, album but while there are some good tracks but nothing that stands out on its own like Shine on you crazy diamond, or Comfortably Numb.

Money certainly stands out, but what a great album! Not a bad song anywhere.

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstanding-or-classic-rock-albums-without-outstanding-songs/977507/62 "2023-01-13T14:32:26Z")

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If I was picking a Pink Floyd album for this thread, I think it would have to be _Animals_.

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstanding-or-classic-rock-albums-without-outstanding-songs/977507/63 "2023-01-13T14:52:41Z")

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I feel we have a winner of the thread here. Animals was done at the height of Pink Floyds fame and creativity, yet had no one outstanding song. And its a great, great album and is likely the biggest selling album that we have proposed so far.

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**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstanding-or-classic-rock-albums-without-outstanding-songs/977507/64 "2023-01-13T15:42:05Z")

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Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti nearly qualifies IMO, much like Quadrophenia in the OP. A double-album full of consistently solid B-tier quality songs but none of which, with the exception of maybe Kashmir, make the A-tier list of best all-time Led Zep tracks. Yet it is often top or near top of fan and critic favorite albums.

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**Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outstanding-or-classic-rock-albums-without-outstanding-songs/977507/65 "2023-01-21T02:24:14Z")

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Joni Mitchell’s **Blue.** It’s probably her most liked album, and every song is good. But there were no hits, and no song dominated. _River_ gets Christmas play, Nazareth had some chart action with _This Flight Tonight_. _Little Green_, _California_, and _Carey_ might stand out a little.

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