Sundown (studio album)
by Gordon Lightfoot

Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot
Year: 1974
Overall rank: 7,859th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 72 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1974 (119th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,198th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,859th)

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Sundown rankings

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Overall rank: 7,859th | 1970s rank: 1,198th | 1974 rank: 119th

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 72 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.6.

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From 06/16/2023 04:56 | #297616
Accessible listening singer-songwriter material is well presented. Sweet and heartfelt. Some very songs and one banger
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This is his best record.
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From 06/29/2012 04:26 | #45563
Gordon Lightfoot writes poetry. Then he wraps it up in beautiful folk melodies that soothe your soul or stir your emotion. Pure genius, and should be noticed more.
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Best Albums of 1974
1. Red by King Crimson
2. On The Beach by Neil Young
3. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis
4. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp
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