Paris, Texas
by Ry Cooder
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Paris, Texas is ranked as the best album by Ry Cooder.
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Paris, Texas track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Paris, Texas rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 82 Music Albums of 1985 | 33/82 | 3 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1985 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1984 | 43/71 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 70 Music Albums of 1985 | 43/70 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1985 by Ultimate Record Collection | 21/41 | - |
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 96 Music Albums of 1985 | 13/96 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 67/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 64 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 209 | |||
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Paris, Texas ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 05/03/2026 11:21 |  Timhop | 28 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2025 08:35 | JamesMowbray | 5,658 | 69/100 |
| ! | 03/01/2025 23:07 | dukeboxkool | 2,232 | 72/100 |
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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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