The Blues (studio album) by B.B. King

The Blues by B.B. King
Year: 1958
Overall rank: 6,134th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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76/100 (from 38 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1958 (38th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (182nd)
Award Best albums of all time (6,134th)
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B.B. King bestography

The Blues is ranked 3rd best out of 63 albums by B.B. King on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by B.B. King is Live At The Regal which is ranked number 1672 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,022.

B.B. King album bestography « Higher ranked (3,326th) This album (6,134th) Lower ranked (7,341st) »
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Best Albums of 1958
1. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
2. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
3. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
4. Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
5. Milestones by Miles Davis
6. Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud by Miles Davis
7. Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely by Frank Sinatra
8. Little Richard by Little Richard
9. Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra
10. One Dozen Berrys by Chuck Berry
11. Basie by Count Basie And His Orchestra & Neal Hefti
12. The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers
13. Jerry Lee Lewis by Jerry Lee Lewis
14. Elvis' Golden Records by Elvis Presley
15. Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet by Miles Davis Quintet
16. Cool Struttin' by Sonny Clark
17. Dance Mania by Tito Puente
18. King Creole by Elvis Presley
19. Songs By Sam Cooke by Sam Cooke & Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
20. Please Please Please by James Brown And His Famous Flames
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