The Best Of Muddy Waters
by Muddy Waters

Overall rank: 2,028th | 1950s rank: 52nd | 1958 rank: 16th
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Year	Source	Chart	Rank	Rank Score
2026	Exist-en-ciel	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s	83/100	4
2026	PurpleHazel	Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	32/100	67
2026	Patman360	Top 43 Music Albums of 1958	13/43	4
2026	Leonard	Top 68 Music Albums of 1958	9/68	4
2026	Exist-en-ciel	Top 55 Music Albums of 1958	20/55	3
2026	Weepingguitarman	Top 17 Music Albums of 1958	9/17	3
2026	Fischman	Top 100 Music Albums of 1958	65/100	2
2026	Rivera	Best of Rest	67/100	-
2026	Juneof44	Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s	67/100	7
2026	neilgee	Jive Chart	21/100	-
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		Total Rank Score: The total rank score.		829

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78/100 (from 73 votes)

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80/100 !	07/05/2026 13:41	Tamthebam	23,301	69/100
75/100 !	01/23/2026 17:41	Exist-en-ciel	15,858	70/100
100/100 !	12/03/2025 05:06	Fatkins	164	97/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.

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BestEverAlbums 06/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5359): By PurpleHazel

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1963) 2. by (1970) 3. by (1965) 4. (1973) 5. by (2005) 6. (1966) 7. by by (1969) 9. (1974) 10. by (1977) 11. by (1985) 12. by (1983) 13. by (1972) 14. by (1969) 15. by (2013) 16. by (1971) 17. (1968) 18. (1958) 19. by (1967) 20. by…”

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From rkm 11/15/2018 07:04 in Exploring the year, 1950.

“Muddy Waters didn't release an album this year (I believe his first album release wasn't until 1958 or 59) but he did record and release one of his best songs in 1950, "Rollin" Stone", which the Rolling Stones named themselves after 12 years later. If you've never heard this song, check it out.…”

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From PurpleHazel 03/04/2018 09:00 in Greatest Hits or Best Of Bands

“Since in the 50s and 60s, soul, R&B and blues were singles genres, and the producers/artists for the most part weren't trying to make album statements, compilations are often necessary. Even as Sly Stone, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and P-Funk fought to reverse this mindset, it continued to an…”

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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/03/2012 02:00 | #41426 | TOP COMMENT

Muddy Waters epitomizes the blues. Others have had more commercial success, there have been many superior players, and most are more charismatic. However, nobody makes you believe he's suffered and hustled through life like Muddy Waters. "I'm Ready" IS the blues. This album should be the first blues album anyone buys.

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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/24/2016 06:17 | #157487 | TOP COMMENT

Solid tracks: I Just Want To Make Love To You, Mannish Boy, Got My Mojo Working. Solid rock n' roll style blues overall.

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Jboy56 03/01/2022 17:28 | #282083 | TOP COMMENT

There is never enough blues..

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