Paris, Texas
by Ry Cooder

Paris, Texas by Ry Cooder
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1985
Overall rank: 6,210th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 64 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (74th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (894th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,210th)

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Overall rank: 6,210th | 1980s rank: 894th | 1985 rank: 74th
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2026cicadelicTop 100 Music Albums of 198524/1004
2026MoondanceTop 100 Music Albums of 198527/1004
2026matterhornriderTop 70 Music Albums of 198543/702
2026 WasinskiTop 90 Music Albums of 198512/904
2026 sssvnnnTop 81 Music Albums of 198533/813
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 198581/1001
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1985 by Ultimate Record Collection21/41 -
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 198535/502
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s86/1003
2025spinoutTop 95 Music Albums of the 1980s6/9519
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 198524/1004
2025 pavelthevelvetTop 99 Music Albums of the 1980s44/9911
2025 LeonardTop 100 Music Albums of 198581/1001
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of the 1980s18/10017
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1985 by Acclaimed Music34/46 -
2025JamesMowbrayTop 100 Music Albums of 198552/1002
2025 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 198566/1002
2024 DommeDamianScaruffi Best Albums of 198443/70 -
2024WayneMCUncut: The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1980s (101-200)61/100 -
2024cmoshierTop 100 Music Albums of 198526/1004
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 64
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 214
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76/100 (from 64 votes)
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05/03/2026 11:21 Timhop  Ratings distribution  2587/100
 
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10/10/2025 08:35 JamesMowbray  Ratings distribution  5,44669/100
 
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04/19/2024 02:52 ScrumpyArbuckle  Ratings distribution  1,13178/100

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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.4/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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