Purgatory
by Tyler Childers

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Purgatory by Tyler Childers
Year: 2017
Release date: 2017-08-04
Overall rank: 6,114th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 28 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2017 (127th)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (1,159th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,114th)

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Overall rank: 6,114th | 2010s rank: 1,159th | 2017 rank: 127th  Overall chart history
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Purgatory ratings

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 !		07/07/2026 15:13 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  15,69570/100
 
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From BestEverAlbums 07/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5363): By Lowkey
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by by (2023) 3. by by (2011) 5. (2019) 6. by (1973) 7. by (2020) 9. by (1986) 10. by (1969) 11. by by (2007) 13. (2005) 14. by by (2004) 16. by (2011) 17. by (2011) 18. by (2022) 19. (2016) 20. by (1999) 21. (1970) 23. by (1994) 25. by…”
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From zdwyatt 01/11/2018 21:44 in No Country for Young Men
“This was the hidden gem of 2017 for me. The song "Whitehouse Road" came up on a playlist and I said, "Hold the fuck up, who is this?" I have since learned his dad is in coal and his mom is a nurse, which is basically about as Kentucky as a kid can be. This is his second album, which he somehow got…”
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From 01/12/2018 14:58 | #205308 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This was the hidden gem of 2017 for me. This is his second album, which he somehow got Sturgill Simpson to produce. Maybe he wants to help another Kentucky boy make good. Or maybe, like me, he just loves this dude's voice.

Favorite tracks: Whitehouse Road, Feathered Indians, Universal Sound (Edited)
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From 02/13/2019 13:52 | #231877 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
A great under heard country album with songs that tell stories. Tyler Childers gives us the type of country music I'd love to hear more of. He's definitely an artist to keep an eye out for in the future.

Key tracks: I Swear (To God), Feathered Indians, Whitehouse Road, Universal Sound and Lady May (Edited)
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