Rain Dogs
by Tom Waits
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Rain Dogs is ranked as the best album by Tom Waits.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/01/2026 16:06 |  Kaduken | 547 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2026 02:02 |  AvalancheGrips | 777 | 85/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2026 13:36 | DSharx | 15 | 51/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2026 00:37 | golrab67 | 173 | 91/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2026 01:16 | oilnoilnoilnoil | 272 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 84.2/100, a mean average of 82.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.
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Unhinged (Edited)
HoldenM 02/06/2026 21:58 | #313033
Levitating right now. (Edited)
It took me quite a while to get into this album but if you give it a chance you'll be greatly rewarded. It's been a while since I re-evaluated this album and needs to move upwards on my charts.
A master at work (Edited)
Not a fan of this, found it basic instrumentally and the vocals annoying. Surprised it's nearly in the top 100. Downtown Train and Hang Down Your Head are lovely though. (Edited)
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You can't beat Waits' wonderful gravely voice. (Edited)
JoaoMoreira 01/01/2023 21:57 | #292396
I’ve heard many Tom Waits’ records and this is basically one more. A nice one.
No surprise but that doesn’t make it a bad record.
This album is sooo good, he took everything that was great on Swordfishtrombones and improved it. It sill has a vibe of sitting in a bar, drunk, late at night and listening to stories from eccentric man, but the atmosphere created with instrumentals are even darker and more twisted. His vocals are wild as ever and I absolutely love it. Highlights: Singapore, Jockey Full Of Bourbon (my favorite), Hang Down Your Head, Rain Doogs, Gun Street GIrl, Downtown Train. (Edited)
Grew on me
Odd and eerie. This album contains sounds you'll have never heard. But deep down can find some wonderful melodies. (Edited)
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