Early Works
by Steve Reich
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Steve Reich bestography
Early Works is ranked 9th best out of 29 albums by Steve Reich on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steve Reich is Music For 18 Musicians which is ranked number 521 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,328.
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Early Works track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (1 out of 4 tracks have been rated).
Early Works rankings
Early Works rankings summary
Overall rank: 29,423rd | 1980s rank: 3,621st | 1987 rank: 364th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 93/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | pjerske | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2022 |  kadupheming | Top 44 Music Albums of 1987 | 40/44 | 1 |
| 2020 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2016 | Coconut | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 52/100 | 2 |
| 2016 | VanillaBean | Spin Magazine's Top Alternative Albums of the 60s | 30/50 | - |
| 2015 |  ButterThumbz | Top 16 Music Albums of 1987 | 16/16 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 30 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/19/2024 05:04 |  ScrumpyArbuckle | 1,131 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/07/2024 20:57 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,767 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2020 16:25 | pjerske | 2,048 | 80/100 |
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Early Works forum mentions
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BestEverAlbums 07/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5388): By pjerske
BestEverAlbums 07/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5388): By pjerske“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1967) 2. by (2004) 3. by (1968) 4. by (1969) 5. by by by (1969) 8. (1970) 9. (1973) 10. by (1977) 11. by (1975) 12. by (1992) 13. by (1965) 14. by (1970) 15. by (1967) 16. by by (2012) 18. by (2016) 19. by (1998) 20. by (1978) 21.…”
View forum post →From ButterThumbz 06/09/2015 18:12 in What album are you listening to right now?
ButterThumbz 06/09/2015 18:12 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
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