Close Ties
by Rodney Crowell
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Rodney Crowell bestography
Close Ties is ranked 4th best out of 23 albums by Rodney Crowell on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rodney Crowell is The Houston Kid which is ranked number 15606 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 73.
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Close Ties track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (2 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
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Close Ties rankings
Close Ties rankings summary
Overall rank: 30,056th | 2010s rank: 6,978th | 2017 rank: 723rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 71 Music Albums of 2017 | 70/71 | 0 |
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2017 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2024 | cicadelic | No Depression ND Staff Picks the Best Albums of 2017 | 16/23 | - |
| 2022 | henrygreen0203 | Top 57 Music Albums of 2017 | 3/57 | 5 |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Decades of Texas Singer-Songwriters | 7/100 | - |
| 2021 | Johnnyo | AOTY - Best Country Albums of all time | 56/100 | - |
| 2020 |  samistake2ice | Top 45 Music Albums of 2017 | 38/45 | 1 |
| 2019 | henrygreen0203 | Artists Through the Decades pt 2 | 44/45 | - |
| 2019 | amirmishali | Top 77 Music Albums of 2017 | 19/77 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 29 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/20/2023 19:33 | LosWochos | 47,545 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/17/2023 16:53 | zomg101 | 2,227 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/29/2022 06:04 | zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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From Johnnyo 06/29/2026 04:56 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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henrygreen0203 04/01/2017 15:04 | #188511
Forty years into his recording career, Rodney Crowell releases a stellar record that shows he's got a lot of power and spirit within him. The spirit of his new set of songs is raw and blunt and honest, with current experiences like trying to get an old sick friend back on track and youthful experiences like trying to impress Willie Nelson with a song you wrote, only to get drunk and vomit in the backyard in embarassment.
Crowell pays special tribute to the late Guy and Susanna Clark on "It Ain't Over Yet," with Roseanne Cash and John Paul White singing the parts meant to represent his two comrades who have passed on in the last few years. Highly Recommended.
Track Pick: It Ain't Over Yet
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