The Music Canon · No. 142 of 250Methodology
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Court and Spark (1974)

0.2713Canon Score · ranked #142 all time

Aggregated from 4 of 9 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the album

Court and Spark is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released by Asylum Records in January 1974, it infuses the folk rock style of her previous albums with jazz elements. It was an immediate commercial and critical success, and remains her most successful album.

Why it ranks #142

Every list on which Court and Spark appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#110 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#113 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected
Pazz & Jop critics' poll #1 albumsAwardWinner