The Best Focus Album

There are now around 17 Focus albums all told (if we include the three live albums - there is a fourth [Live in South America] not widely available).

In chronological order:

1. In and out

2. Moving Waves

3. Three

4. At the Rainbow (Live)

5. Hamburger Concerto

6. Mother Focus

7. Ship of Memories

8. Live at the BBC (Live)

9. Con Proby

10. Focus (1985)

11. Live in America (Live)

12. Eight

13. Focus 9/New skin
14. Focus X
15. Golden Oldies
16. Focus 8.5/Beyond the Horizon
17. Focus 11

Putting these in order of merit is not easy in some respects. Undoubtedly 2, 3 and 5 should be in the top three - but in what order? We all agree that Con Proby and Golden Oldies must come near the bottom. Here are two personal lists, the first only including studio albums, the second the live ones too.

1. Three

2. Hamburger

3. Waves

4. Ship

5. In & Out

6. 1985

7. Mother

8. New Skin

9. X

10. 11
11. Eight
12. 8.5
13. Proby
14. Oldies

1. Three
2. Hamburger
3. Waves
4. Rainbow

5. Ship

6. In & Out
7. 1985
8. Mother
9. New Skin
10. X 

11. 11
12. 8.5

13. BBC
14. Eight
15. America
16. Proby
17. Oldies