State Of Our Union
by The Long Ryders
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The Long Ryders bestography
State Of Our Union is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by The Long Ryders on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Long Ryders is Native Sons which is ranked number 8460 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 148.
(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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State Of Our Union track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (9 out of 15 tracks have been rated).
State Of Our Union rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 70/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Skinny | My record collection (J-P) | 20/83 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 90 Music Albums of 1985 | 14/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 82/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 45/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 64 Music Albums of 1985 | 57/64 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Paisley Underground | 19/46 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Best Americana alums of all time by Udiscovermusic | 5/10 | - |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1985 | 9/100 | 5 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | All Their Albums - Consistent Artists with Small Discographies | 33/98 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 25 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 58 | |||
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State Of Our Union ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/29/2025 14:07 | Jantje | 734 | 74/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2024 20:58 | cicadelic | 14,280 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2023 20:56 | TonySayers61 | 26,014 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 23% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 74.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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State Of Our Union forum mentions
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The second of the Long Ryders' eighties trilogy continues their excellent string of roots rock with mostly tasteful lyrics.
Unfortunately, they are most known for their most can't be song ever: Looking for Lewis and Clark. But put aside that song and another called WDIA, and you have a high energy roots rock album that was nearly unmatched in its time, though they would perfect their style on the next record, titled Two Fisted Tales.
Recommended.
Track Pick: Lights Downtown
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