The Complete Recordings
by Robert Johnson
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Robert Johnson bestography
The Complete Recordings is ranked 2nd best out of 8 albums by Robert Johnson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Robert Johnson is King Of The Delta Blues Singers which is ranked number 1028 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,695.
(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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The Complete Recordings track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Complete Recordings rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Mercury | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 18/100 | 80 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1990 | 5/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | albums in July 2021 - deleting | 98/99 | - |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 14 Music Albums of 1990 | 5/14 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Tom Club (Waits`favs+sound-alikes) | 82/100 | - |
| 2026 | PapaShiz86 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1990 | 10/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 45 Music Albums of 1990 | 29/45 | 2 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 90 Music Albums of 1990 | 12/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | Glitterboiii | Frm. Tape to Film and Bck: Notes Twrd. an Asthtcs. of Mscl. Frm. | 2/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 106 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 495 | |||
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The Complete Recordings ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/18/2026 07:43 | cicadelic | 14,016 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 20:23 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,684 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/02/2025 22:29 | thepardunk | 2,587 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.1/100, a mean average of 80.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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The Complete Recordings forum mentions
neilgee 03/19/2026 05:02 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Romanelli 12/21/2024 17:21 in Cover Songs: Side By Side
jackup 04/30/2022 15:39 in What album are you listening to right now?The Complete Recordings comments
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Beyond historically important; you may not want to listen to it a lot, but if you talk music around the sound system with visitors, you are going to want it sooner or later.
UofTBlues 12/20/2019 17:11 | #245839
A little Robert Johnson listening goes a long way. This is the CD to pick up; has all you need.
Groundbreaking yes. Something you want to listen to over and over. Not really.
Even the weird track sequencing doesn't keeps this from being the greatest collection ever released. Was an absolute must have when it was released, will always be a mind blowing collection. (Edited)
The first time I listened to this album, the thought occurred to me: is this really just one guitar? On some of the songs, it seemed to me that there must be two guitars playing. Robert Johnson's skill was really striking. God only knows how many members of the British invasion of the 60's were influenced by this. The Rolling Stones covered "Stop Breaking Down" (and so, later, did the White Stripes) and "Love in Vain". John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton covered "Ramblin' On My Mind". Texas bluesman Johnny Winter covered "When You Got A Good Friend". "Sweet Home Chicago" and "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" are blues classics covered by many.
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