Born To Be Blue (studio album)
by Grant Green

Born To Be Blue by Grant Green
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 70,364th   
Average Rating: 
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (747th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (7,853rd)
Award Best albums of all time (70,364th)

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Grant Green bestography

Born To Be Blue is ranked 16th best out of 29 albums by Grant Green on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Grant Green is Idle Moments which is ranked number 2985 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 505.

Grant Green album bestography « Higher ranked (64,561st)
Green Is Beautiful
This album (70,364th)
Born To Be Blue
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Born To Be Blue

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Overall rank: 70,364th | 1980s rank: 7,853rd | 1985 rank: 747th

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