The Search
by Son Volt

The Search by Son Volt
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-03-06
Overall rank: 20,272nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 13 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2007 (408th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (3,691st)
Award Best albums of all time (20,272nd)

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Son Volt bestography

The Search is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by Son Volt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Son Volt is Trace which is ranked number 2100 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 793.

Son Volt album bestography « Higher ranked (17,088th)
Okemah And The Melody Of Riot
This album (20,272nd)
The Search
Lower ranked (29,157th) »
Electro Melodier

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Overall rank: 20,272nd | 2000s rank: 3,691st | 2007 rank: 408th  Overall chart history
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73/100 (from 13 votes)
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“Today's chart of the day My Overall Chart: 101-200 by Romanelli () 1. by (1969) 2. by (1997) 3. by (1992) 5. by (1993) 6. by (1985) 7. by (2007) 8. by (1992) 9. by (1998) 10. (1966) 11. by (2007) 12. (1987) 13. by (1970) 14. by (1968) 15. by (1997) 16. by (1993) 17. by (1996) 19. by (1991) 20. by…”
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From Romanelli 01/16/2022 04:53 in Our Country Music Chat
“Methamphetamine written by Jay Farrar From the album”
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From 02/21/2017 12:36 | #186079
A good follow-up to the return-to-form of Okemah and the Melody of Riot. This one is a little slower, but there are definitely gems here for fans of the band and fans of folk and Americana in general.

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