Dusty In Memphis
by Dusty Springfield

Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-03-31
Overall rank: 717th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 541 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (22nd)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (80th)
Award Top 1,000 albums of all time (717th)

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Dusty In Memphis is ranked as the best album by Dusty Springfield.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 717th | 1960s rank: 80th | 1969 rank: 22nd
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2026amirmishaliTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s82/1004
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 196979/1001
2026matterhornriderTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s71/1006
2026 JMGL95Top 34 Music Albums of 196927/341
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s59/1008
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s70/1006
2026Exist-en-cielTop 85 Music Albums of 196932/853
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 1501-1600100/100 -
2026 RockyRaccoonSoul60/65 -
2026jdizzle123456Greatest R&B Albums of All Time15/40 -
2026JakorTop 100 Music Albums of 196967/1002
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s86/1003
2026 baystateoftheartTop 80 Music Albums of 196916/804
2026matterhornriderTop 80 Music Albums of 196921/804
2026 JMGL95Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s90/1002
2026 Graeme2Top 84 Music Albums of 196926/844
2026 paladisiactop 65r albums (61), #0101-0200*25/95 -
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 19699/1005
2026 RomanelliTop 40 Music Albums of 196930/401
2026OFarrioTop 23 Music Albums of 196920/231
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 472
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 2,410
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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 541 votes)
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03/10/2026 09:41 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  44278/100
 
80/100
 
02/28/2026 21:52 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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01/24/2026 13:54 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,93673/100
 
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01/15/2026 00:15 This_is_handsome  Ratings distribution  76979/100
 
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01/13/2026 19:56 iann97  Ratings distribution  2,04174/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 78.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.

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70/100
From 05/06/2022 09:54 | #285027
Good voice, nice vibe, not my type of music.
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30/100
From 03/18/2021 15:40 | #267446
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75/100
From 11/12/2020 03:22 | #260687
Charming, but a little too soft and slow for my current taste.
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80/100
From 10/02/2020 04:34 | #258912
78/100

Best tracks: Son of a Preacher Man, Don't Forget About Me, The Windmills of Your Mind, No Easy Way Down, I Can't Make It Alone
Worst track: Just a Little Lovin'

A great release by one of my personal favourite vocalists of the 60s!
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90/100
From 08/22/2019 19:11 | #241532
Just A Little Lovin' and Son Of A Preacher Man are really good, the rest is solid.
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From 01/28/2018 03:08 | #206676
Such an incredible voice, and the songs chosen here assure that it's always on full display. And "Son of a Preacher Man" is an all time great!
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90/100
From 07/14/2017 18:37 | #194295
Would love ta have Dusty singing the repertoire of Whitney Houston. How would it change the world?
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100/100
From 05/25/2016 18:58 | #166844
Dusty in Memphis, is one of the most stunningly beautiful records ever made. The choice of material is superb and Dusty is on top form throughout. Just a little lovin', is an excellent way to kick of an album that is full of fantastic songs. So much love, breakfast in bed, windmills of my mind, and, just one smile, are all great, in fact I could mention every song. It's a lovely album, an all time classic.
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100/100
From 04/14/2016 17:59 | #163815
I'm surprised the rave reviews aren't pouring in for this truly great album. I cannot praise it highly enough - I've placed it at No.3 in my overall chart, No.2 in my decade chart and No.1 in my year chart; and would certainly rate it my favourite soul album, notwithstanding the greatness of Aretha, Otis, Marvin, Stevie, Al and the rest. A consummate, heavenly work from beginning to end. And to think that she was too scared to go to Memphis and do the vocals!
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85/100
From 01/28/2015 02:55 | #132774
Surprisingly incredible album! 'Son of a Preacher Man' can never be played only once.
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