Whispering Jack (studio album)
by John Farnham

Whispering Jack by John Farnham
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 6,395th   
Average Rating: 
62/100 (from 32 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (89th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (939th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,395th)

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Whispering Jack is ranked as the best album by John Farnham.

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Whispering Jack track list

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Whispering Jack rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,395th | 1980s rank: 939th | 1986 rank: 89th

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62/100 (from 32 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 61.7/100, a mean average of 58.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 58.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 28.0.

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From 07/13/2016 22:55 | #171249
As a 12 yr old I loved this album. I now see it for what it is; light weight dross. However, the man could sing. And Your the Voice is very good song Worthing some very mediocre tracks.
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