Lullabies For Losers
by Ethel Ennis
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Lullabies For Losers is ranked as the best album by Ethel Ennis.
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Lullabies For Losers track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Lullabies For Losers rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 8 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 48 Music Albums of 1955 | 26/48 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 62 Music Albums of 1955 | 51/62 | 1 |
| 2026 | LosWochos | Top 67 Music Albums of 1955 | 54/67 | 1 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 22 Music Albums of the 1950s | 6/22 | 15 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 31 Music Albums of 1955 | 4/31 | 5 |
| 2025 | rkm | Top 25 Music Albums of 1955 | 14/25 | 2 |
| 2025 | dukeboxkool | Top 5 Music Albums of 1955 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 2025 | DommeDamian | Top 3 Music Albums of 1955 | 2/3 | 3 |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1955 | 15/50 | 4 |
| 2020 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 89/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 63 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/17/2025 10:49 | Tamthebam | 23,220 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2025 17:34 | TonySayers61 | 25,488 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/28/2025 19:43 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 17% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.9/100, a mean average of 75.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
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Jboy56 06/09/2022 12:50 in What album are you listening to right now?Lullabies For Losers comments
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Jboy56 06/09/2022 12:10 | #286152
Totally, this is a pleasant surprise. This album sounds awesome!, Her singing grabs you by the....b@lls
Why have I never heard of Ethel Ennis before??? If you're a fan of 50's vocal jazz, this album is a must-hear. Her voice is perfect, sultry at times, longing at others, always hitting just the right tone. The arrangements are subtle and sophisticated (with Hank Jones on piano). The production is atmospheric and timeless. And every song is a beauty. These traits combine to make this easily one of the best releases of 1955.
After this album blew me away, I set out to binge-listen to the rest of Ennis' catalog. And while her other albums don't quite match this peak, the ones I've heard are all fantastic. For an interesting contrast, I also recommend her sadly-overlooked "comeback" album, Ethel Ennis, recorded 38 years later. She's still got it! So why isn't Ethel Ennis ever mentioned when discussing the great ladies of Jazz? For what it's worth, I'll be doing my part to correct that injustice.
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