Sweet Revenge (studio album)
by John Prine

Sweet Revenge by John Prine
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 9,716th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 57 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (173rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,421st)
Award Best albums of all time (9,716th)

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John Prine bestography

Sweet Revenge is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by John Prine on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Prine is John Prine which is ranked number 1514 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,127.

John Prine album bestography « Higher ranked (1,514th)
John Prine
This album (9,716th)
Sweet Revenge
Lower ranked (10,553rd) »
The Tree Of Forgiveness

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Sweet Revenge track list

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Sweet Revenge rankings

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Overall rank: 9,716th | 1970s rank: 1,421st | 1973 rank: 173rd

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78/100 (from 57 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.

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From 07/27/2020 14:01 | #256277
This is my first listen to a John Prine record. I have always been curious because of the critics love for him. A little too country for me however I had nothing to compare it too. I may revisit this one in the future. Rating (67.92)
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It may not feature his most famous songs, or his most emotionally charged, but I’d argue there is no better record to demonstrate who John Prine is as an artist. This blend of heart, humor, honesty and creativity could have come from no one else.
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From 06/13/2017 19:51 | #192524
Just one great song after another. It is a shame more people don't know what a great lyricist and songwriter Prine is. He gets labeled more in the folk category but he actually is all over the map with some country and rock stuff among others.
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Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
6. Quadrophenia by The Who
7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
9. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
10. Future Days by Can
11. (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
12. For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
13. Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock
14. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
15. Closing Time by Tom Waits
16. Berlin by Lou Reed
17. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
18. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
19. Artaud by Pescado Rabioso
20. Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
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