The Best Of Muddy Waters
by Muddy Waters

The Best Of Muddy Waters by Muddy Waters
(Compilation album)
Year: 1958
Overall rank: 2,041st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 73 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1958 (16th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1950s (55th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,041st)

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The Best Of Muddy Waters is ranked as the best album by Muddy Waters.

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 2,041st | 1950s rank: 55th | 1958 rank: 16th

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 73 votes)
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75/100
 
01/23/2026 17:41 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79970/100
 
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12/03/2025 05:06 Fatkins  Ratings distribution  16497/100
 
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11/05/2025 12:01 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,88464/100
 
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09/13/2025 11:21 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,93969/100
 
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07/27/2025 21:54 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  3,04272/100

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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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80/100
From 03/01/2022 17:28 | #282083
There is never enough blues..
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From 01/24/2016 06:17 | #157487
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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From 05/03/2012 02:00 | #41426
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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Best Albums of 1958
1. Blue Train by John Coltrane
2. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
3. Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
4. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
5. Buddy Holly by Buddy Holly
6. Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley
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12. Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra
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14. Jerry Lee Lewis by Jerry Lee Lewis
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