Over the course of her career, Linda Ronstadt has released over 25 studio albums, so it’s no surprise that fans and critics have their all-time favorites—from 1969’s official solo debut Hand Sown … Home Grown to 1980’s Mad Love. For loyal, longtime fans, the tunes are likely already familiar, but for newer generations acquainting themselves with the singer’s catalog, it’s a lot of material to get through.
Providing a shortcut masterclass on the best of the “Blue Bayou” artist’s music, Ultimate Classic Rock just ranked all of Rondstadt’s albums “from worst to best,” and 1974’s Heart Like a Wheel landed in the No. 1 spot. Her final project under Capitol Records before she made her move to Asylum was crowned her personal greatest release ever, a “breakthrough” that led to a string of other successes.
Heart Like a Wheel climbed up the Billboard 200 chart, reaching No. 1 on Feb. 15, 1975. It spent a week in its peak position, while also becoming a chart-topper on the Top Country Albums chart, where it held steady for four consecutive weeks. Leading with a cover of Betty Everett‘s “You’re No Good,” which also hit No. 1, it included songs like “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” “Faithless Love,” “I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You),” “The Dark End of the Street,” and more.
UCR sung the album’s praises, providing sound reasoning as to why it was chosen as the music icon’s best release of all time. “For the remainder of the decade, Ronstadt was the leading female artist, thanks in no small part to Heart Like a Wheel. She effortlessly navigates genres, from country rock and pop to R&B and soft rock, infusing each with a big, bold voice that sounds at home in each,” the outlet wrote in its roundup published on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
It continued, “From song choices (Lowell George and Anna McGarrigle receive the soon-to-be-coveted spotlight moments) to immaculate arrangements, Heart Like a Wheel captures an artist, five albums into her solo career, finding her voice and running with it.”
As for other honorable mentions, the singer’s albums Trio with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton (1987) and Prisoner in Disguise (1975) were ranked her second and third-best, respectively, while Canciones de Mi Padre (1987), which found her exploring her Mexican heritage, came in at No. 4. Rounding out the Top 5 on the list is 1999’s joint album with Harris, Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions.
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