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Big Star

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All Time

of 149,982

1,103
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  591
- 2000s
  
  of 10,554
  
  1,425
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,290
  
  553
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,542
  
  584
- Pop
  
  of 13,659
  
  890
- Rock
  
  of 8,163
  
  636

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

2.8710

2000s

1.9321

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Big Star is ranked overall as 2.4133 out of 4 stars

2.4133

Big Star Album Rankings

Big Star scores a combined 3.3643 out of 4 stars for Third/Sister Lovers

Third/Sister Lovers (3.3643)

Well, what can I say about the ultimate cult album by the ultimate cult band? Only that Big Star's third album is part entertaining, part moving, part annoying, and totally fascinating. ...more

8.07

to

11.05

from (5) sources

Columbia: Live at Missouri University by Big Star

Big Star scores a combined 2.5723 out of 4 stars for Columbia: Live at Missouri University

Columbia: Live at Missouri University (2.5723)

It should come as no surprise that a Big Star reunion would take place on the spur of the moment, practically unannounced, in Middle America for a bunch of college kids. ...more

Big Star scores a combined 2.1981 out of 4 stars for In Space

In Space (2.1981)

A cohesive album that is simultaneously Big Star-ish (but not slavishly so) and Chilton-like (but not depressingly so) ...more

6.84

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Big Star scores a combined 1.7511 out of 4 stars for #1 Record/Radio City

#1 Record/Radio City (1.7511)

A two-fer combining Big Star's first and second albums,#1 Record/Radio Cityremains a definitive document of early-'70s American power pop and a virtual blueprint for much of the finest alternative roc ...more

8.78

to

19.54

from (9) sources

Big Star scores a combined 1.4084 out of 4 stars for Big Star Story

Big Star Story (1.4084)

A somewhat unnecessary greatest-hits for the Seventies power-pop band the three albums big star recorded during its poor-selling four-year run in the Seventies combined Beatles-style pop clarity with ...more

8.49

to

15.70

from (4) sources

Big Star scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Best of Big Star

The Best of Big Star (0.0000)

No review available

11.71

to

11.86

from (2) sources

Big Star scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Nobody Can Dance

Nobody Can Dance (0.0000)

A mix of early rehearsal tapes and a board tape from an early 1971 live show featuring a rare performance of "The Letter" makes this an official bootleg (band approved) worth adding to the collection ...more