Southern Exposure
by Josh White

Southern Exposure by Josh White
Year: 1941
Overall rank: 6,359th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 17 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1941 (4th)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1940s (16th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,359th)

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Southern Exposure rankings

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Overall rank: 6,359th | 1940s rank: 16th | 1941 rank: 4th
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2026SiromynianTop 3 Music Albums of 19412/2 -
2026SiromynianTop 33 Music Albums of the 1940s10/3315
2026arnellarsen1941 - The Very Best Albums4/75 -
2026downandoutTop 100 Music Albums of the 1940s14/10017
2026 HaydenTop 82 Music Albums of the 1940s1/8220
2026Exist-en-cielTop 100 Music Albums of the 1940s41/10012
2025 RepoTop 4 Music Albums of the 1940s2/415
2024 RoundTheBendTop Scrobbled Artists39/100 -
2024 RoundTheBendTop Scrobbled Albums29/100 -
2024OlliTop 68 Music Albums of 19416/70 -
2024 KitchenSinkTop 50 Music Albums of the 1940s47/502
2024 PurplepashTop 2 Music Albums of the 1940s2/210
2023henrygreen0203Top 23 Music Albums of the 1940s12/2310
2022 RoundTheBendBest Album per Year2/81 -
2021 RoundTheBendTop 100 Greatest Music Albums12/10044
2020TheNowhereGuyTop 100 Music Albums of the 1940s36/10013
2020 StefanR10Top 98 Music Albums of the 1940s54/989
2020 RoundTheBendTop 91 Music Albums of the 1940s1/9120
2020OlliTop 100 Music Albums of the 1940s84/99 -
2020space22ifyTop 100 Music Albums of the 1940s11/10018
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 21
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 205
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Southern Exposure ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 17 votes)
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70/100
 
01/26/2026 14:49 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79270/100
 
55/100
 
06/25/2025 09:21 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,79163/100
 
80/100
 
02/07/2025 03:09 Repo  Ratings distribution  2,16585/100
 
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12/01/2024 19:20 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  14,96574/100
 
75/100
 
11/17/2024 00:59 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,33781/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 72.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.

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From 08/06/2020 04:52 | #256738
"I mean democracy without the color line..."
I only discovered Josh White this year upon digging into 40s music more. Oh man - his guitar tone is the best and that voice is so warm. I love his diction/execution/timing. Instantly a favorite. Wish I would've found sooner. Well and then I listen to these lyrics and learn about him and only the upmost respect. Pretty cool/gutsy history with FDR. Wish this guy's story was told more. I like him more than Lead Belly or even Robert Johnson.
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