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260-1 Idea Book

Best LEGO sets of all time:

LEGO

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LEGO is a LEGO category that had 31 sets released in 1966-1973, 1975, 1977, 1980-1982, 1984-1985, 1987, 1990-1991, 1997, 2000 & 2024. This page details statistics of this theme, derived from all of the reviews Brick Insights has gathered and interpreted. You'll find a breakdown of the following:

Best rated LEGO sets of all time

Let's get the best part done first. These are the highest rated LEGO sets of all time.

All LEGO sets by rating

6000-1 LEGOLAND Idea Book

92

Recomended 100%

LEGOLAND Idea Book

6000-1 Books LEGO 1980

200-2 Building Ideas Book

85

Recomended 100%

Building Ideas Book

200-2 Books LEGO 1985

260-1 Idea Book

85

Indifference 67%

Idea Book

260-1 Books LEGO 1990

226-2 Building Ideas Book

85

Indifference 50%

Building Ideas Book

226-2 Books LEGO 1981

Worst rated LEGO sets of all time

Just for fun - these are the worst rated LEGO sets.

8890-1 Ideas Book

68

Avoid 50%

Ideas Book

8890-1 Books LEGO 1987

697-2 Building Ideas Book

71

Avoid 50%

Building Ideas Book

697-2 Books LEGO 1997

7777-1 Trains Ideas Book

74

Recomended 67%

Trains Ideas Book

7777-1 Books LEGO 1981

250-1 Building Ideas Book

79

Indifference 50%

Building Ideas Book

250-1 Books LEGO 1987

80

is the average rating of all LEGO sets.

This rating is the average of all 10 scored sets in LEGO. Compared to other categories this is average. 21 unscored sets are not included. 32% of all sets in this category are scored. Here's the distribution of all categories and where LEGO is in relation to the others.

To know what it takes for a set to get a score and thus be included in these calculations, check out the FAQ.

1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
17-20
21-24
25-28
29-32
33-36
37-40
41-44
45-48
49-52
53-56
57-60
61-64
65-68
69-72
73-76
77-80
81-84
85-88
89-92
93-96
97-100

LEGO rating over the years

Years without scored sets are not included.

Recommendation distribution

Alright, so that's the rating. But are the sets generally recommended? The data we've collected shows that the majority of LEGO sets are considered up to personal taste:

Indifference 46%

6

10

6

Total: 22 / 31

Not all sets in our database are marked as recommended or not. We currently have 9 sets in LEGO that are considered unknown. They are excluded from these calculations.

A set is considered recommended when the majority of reviews recommend it. If you're interested in knowing when a review is considered a recommendation, I keep that reasoning updated in Brick Insights FAQ. I've also written an article detailing the recommendation distribution of all reviews.

Prices

Since part prices vary a lot depending on part types, Brick Insights attempts to group similar categories together. We call these meta-categories comparable categories. LEGO is bundled into System along with these:

Advanced models Adventurers Agents Alpha Team Animal Crossing Aqua Raiders Aquazone Architecture Art Assorted Atlantis Avatar Avatar The Last Airbender Basic Batman Boats Brick Sketches BrickHeadz Bricklink Bricks and More Building Set with People Bulk Bricks Cars Castle City Classic Creator Creator Expert DC Comics Super Heroes DC Super Hero Girls Despicable Me Dino Dino 2010 Dino Attack Dinosaurs Discovery Disney Dreamzzz Elves Exo-Force Factory Fortnite Freestyle Friends Fusion Gabby's Dollhouse Ghostbusters Harry Potter Hidden Side Hobby Set Homemaker Icons Ideas Indiana Jones Island Xtreme Stunts Jurassic World LEGO Games LEGO Universe LEGOLAND Legends of Chima Life of George Make and Create Marvel Super Heroes Master Builder Academy Mickey Mouse Minecraft Minions: The Rise of Gru Minitalia Mixels Model Team Monkie Kid Monster Fighters Nexo Knights Ninjago Overwatch Pharaoh's Quest Pirates Pirates of the Caribbean Power Miners PreSchool Prince of Persia Promotional Racers Rock Raiders Samsonite Scooby-Doo Seasonal Serious Play Service Packs Sonic The Hedgehog Space Speed Champions Spider-Man SpongeBob SquarePants Sports Star Wars Stranger Things Studios Super Mario System Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Angry Birds Movie The Hobbit The LEGO Batman Movie The LEGO Movie The LEGO Movie 2 The LEGO Ninjago Movie The Legend of Zelda The Lone Ranger The Lord of the Rings The Powerpuff Girls The Simpsons Time Cruisers Town Toy Story Trolls World Tour Ultra Agents Unikitty Universal Building Set Vidiyo Vikings Wednesday Western Wicked World City World Racers Xtra

The average price per part (PPP) of all System sets is 0.19. The average PPP for LEGO is 0.35. Meanwhile, the average price per minifig (PPM) in System is 18.22 and the average PPM for LEGO is 29.69.

LEGO prices over the years

All prices are adjusted for inflation.