Down On The Drag
by Joe Ely
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Joe Ely bestography
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 17331 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 64.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Down On The Drag track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Down On The Drag rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 40 minutes ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1979 | 6/35 | 4 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 96 Music Albums of 1979 | 86/96 | 1 |
| 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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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/29/2025 09:18 | cicadelic | 13,509 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/20/2024 11:29 | ElstonGunnn | 921 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/02/2022 02:56 | Taosjohn | 850 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2021 22:58 | henrygreen0203 | 873 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2020 07:34 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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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.
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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