Walk Don't Run
by The Ventures
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Walk Don't Run is ranked as the best album by The Ventures.
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Walk Don't Run track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Walk Don't Run rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 55 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 16 Music Albums of 1960 | 15/16 | 1 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 87 Music Albums of 1960 | 61/87 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1960 | 55/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1960 | 11/20 | 3 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 37 Music Albums of 1960 | 18/37 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1960 | 13/24 | - |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 22 Music Albums of 1960 | 13/22 | 2 |
| 2026 | panapsal | Top 99 Music Albums of 1960 | 17/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  skelter54 | Top 29 Music Albums of 1960 | 10/29 | 3 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 40 Music Albums of 1960 | 40/40 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 78 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 234 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/08/2026 04:05 | Olli | 7,970 | 62/100 |
| ! | 07/18/2026 01:34 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/21/2025 06:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,647 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/27/2016 04:44 | #160822 | TOP COMMENT
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As an album, I actually don't like this at all. It's just too much of the same thing. Some individual songs are great though. Nice guitar tones and melodies. I remember Paul saying something like George auditioned with Raunchy to the Beatles and since he was the only one that could play it, he was in. You can totally hear how that song influenced his playing all throughout his early Beatle years.
One thought I had while I was listening to this... it's like the ultra conservative families rock n' roll because there's no lyrics to corrupt their minds... hehe. I could just imagine some kid getting away with listening to this for that reason.
eclab 03/13/2013 20:17 | #68164 | TOP COMMENT
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Nice instrumental rock. Sounds ahead of its time.
While arguably the most important of the early surf rock records, it is, in my opinion, one of the most disappointing as a cohesive record. There are some great tracks on here that can be picked out individually and played as some sort of steady, beat tunes. That being said, the record, despite being less than 27 minutes, sounds boring due to the repetitive and uninspired melodies.
I just love the production on this record.
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