Down On The Drag
by Joe Ely
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Down On The Drag is ranked 4th best out of 18 albums by Joe Ely on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joe Ely is Joe Ely which is ranked number 17415 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 64.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Down On The Drag rankings summary
Overall rank: 37,475th | 1970s rank: 3,817th | 1979 rank: 381st Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 99 Music Albums of 1979 | 87/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1979 | 6/35 | 4 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Top 80 Music Albums of 1979 | 29/80 | 3 |
| 1979 | Hot Press | Records of the Year 1979 | 31/31 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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| ! | 12/29/2025 09:18 | cicadelic | 14,200 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2024 11:29 | ElstonGunnn | 925 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2022 02:56 | Taosjohn | 850 | 69/100 |
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From bobbyb5 01/02/2018 23:08 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
bobbyb5 01/02/2018 23:08 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys“’91:1 It Could Only Have Come From Texas I have no idea what this is. What genre it belongs to. But I know where it’s from. That’s obvious. TEXAS. In big capital letters. I didn’t have to look at no stinkin' biography. I didn’t have to read about his influences. Because this is Texas rock through &…”
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Taosjohn 03/02/2022 03:09 | #282103
Album of its year for me-- just a great great album from maybe the greatest western band ever; great song after great song, musicianship from Lloyd Maines, Ponti Bone, and Jesse Taylor all over it. Essential. (Edited)
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henrygreen0203 11/28/2021 03:34 | #276798
Ely's third studio album Down on the Drag (MCA, 1979) is a step down from this first two essential records. It's mostly saved by the Butch Hancock compositions.
Recommended.
A-Side: Down on the Drag
B- Side: Fools Fall in Love
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