Stardust
by Willie Nelson

Stardust by Willie Nelson
Year: 1978
Release date: 1978-00-00
Overall rank: 3,166th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 148 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (60th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (562nd)
Award Best albums of all time (3,166th)

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Willie Nelson bestography

Stardust is ranked 2nd best out of 75 albums by Willie Nelson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Willie Nelson is Red Headed Stranger which is ranked number 1605 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,059.

Willie Nelson album bestography « Higher ranked (1,605th)
Red Headed Stranger
This album (3,166th)
Stardust
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Stardust track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Stardust rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 3,166th | 1970s rank: 562nd | 1978 rank: 60th

Stardust collection

Stardust ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 148 votes)
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02/08/2026 12:50 AledJames   1,48369/100
 
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02/02/2026 13:22 platus   5,82274/100
 
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12/09/2025 00:57 Exist-en-ciel   7,54270/100
 
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08/26/2025 23:20 Proto   4,03633/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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85/100
From 01/05/2022 12:07 | #278604
My favorite albums of all time. Filled with classic Americana, hits after hits. Beautiful.
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75/100
From 10/14/2021 15:13 | #274983
yes, dust off those classics. calm easy listen
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From 03/06/2021 01:18 | #266994
This is an instant favorite. This is probably the best singing I've heard from Willie Nelson. I was so taken by this collection of simplistic renditions of standards. Probably the best cover album I've ever heard.
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From 08/26/2017 16:41 | #196766
Superb album. One of the best covers records ever. Beautiful, intimate and discreet versions of excellent songs. Someone to watch over me, is a standout, as are, Unchained melody, and, Don't get around much anymore. Essential.
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80/100
From 06/09/2017 09:08 | #192272
I'm not a Willie Nelson fan or a country music fan, but a friend of mine took me to the Hollywood Bowl a few years ago to hear Willie Nelson play this album in its entirety. I was shocked at how much I enjoyed that show, and so I went out and got the album. These are covers of some classic American tunes, but Willie does a bang up job on them. Well done.
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90/100
From 04/16/2017 20:14 | #189397
Apparently Willie's most successful album. The songs are familiar, but are the epitome of the great cover version - when an artist reinvents the songs, here investing them with Willie's soulful Texarkana country roots, all beautifully, subtly produced by the one and only Booker T.
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75/100
From 03/17/2015 00:02 | #137082
Mellow, reflective, and sincere. A top notch country album.
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