Big Bill Blues
by Big Bill Broonzy
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Big Bill Broonzy bestography
Big Bill Blues is ranked 2nd best out of 28 albums by Big Bill Broonzy on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Big Bill Broonzy is Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs which is ranked number 11500 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 103.
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Big Bill Blues track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Big Bill Blues rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 4 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 70 Music Albums of 1955 | 50/70 | 2 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 22 Music Albums of 1955 | 4/22 | 4 |
| 2026 |  StefanR10 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1955 | 40/99 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1955 | 38/56 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 49 Music Albums of 1955 | 8/49 | 4 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 15 Music Albums of 1955 | 10/15 | 2 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1955 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Fischman | Top 76 Music Albums of 1955 | 67/76 | 1 |
| 2023 | Guigou | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 11/100 | 18 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1955 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 70 Music Albums of 1955 | 55/70 | 1 |
| 2017 | Drzozzy | Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s | 5/20 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 66 | |||
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Big Bill Blues ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 11/07/2025 19:33 | Guigou | 1,367 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/17/2025 10:57 | Tamthebam | 23,090 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/29/2025 15:54 | TonySayers61 | 24,981 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2025 20:43 | Igtonumama | 10,786 | 63/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2022 12:18 | jonny5244 | 8,459 | 63/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 66.7/100, a mean average of 62.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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To have the hair on your arms stick up on a record that is 65 years old is soul moving. As I sit here in the States at the end of 2020 listening to an album recorded in 1955, a copy of which I just had shipped from France, I'm overjoyed to have this record in my collection.
I am late to studying and appreciating the bluesmen of old, but man...what a legacy they left. Big Bill left a hell of a record with this one! Love it. Appreciate it. Treasure it.
Best tracks: Black, Brown, and White; Hey, Hey Baby; Feelin' Low Down; Blues in 1890; What I Used to Do; Lowland Blues.
This is my pick for Best Album of 1955.
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