Joe Ely
by Joe Ely

Joe Ely by Joe Ely
Year: 1977
Overall rank: 17,461st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
68/100 (from 34 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1977 (207th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,212th)
Award Best albums of all time (17,461st)

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Joe Ely Joe Ely CD MCA 1977 Lubbock country debut album
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Joe Ely is ranked as the best album by Joe Ely.

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Overall rank: 17,461st | 1970s rank: 2,212th | 1977 rank: 207th
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2026 zags7000Overall 301-40030/100 -
2026matterhornriderTop 58 Music Albums of 197754/580
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s16/10017
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 19776/1005
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s58/1009
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 197728/1004
2025 paladisiactop albums, #1101-1200*72/77 -
2025 RepoTop 100 Music Albums of 197783/1001
2024 paladisiac1970s, #101-200*20/96 -
2023henrygreen0203Top 23 Music Albums of 19771/235
2023 samistake2iceTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s52/10010
2022 paladisiacmy fav (alt)country / americana65/100 -
2022 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 197719/1004
2022WayneMCTop 100 Music Albums of 197788/1001
2022TonyF12345Top 41 Music Albums of 197729/412
2021Steppenwolf666Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums by Guinness 1994 (801-900)22/100 -
2021henrygreen0203Texas Troubadours - 100 Singer-Songwriter Albums23/100 -
2020KrokolitoTop 40 Music Albums of 197739/400
2019 briggs54Top 74 Music Albums of 197734/743
2019henrygreen0203100 Male Texas Singer-Songwriters30/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 30
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 63
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68/100 (from 34 votes)
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12/23/2025 05:17 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100
 
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12/18/2025 17:47 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  5,03681/100
 
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03/22/2024 13:54 ElstonGunnn  Ratings distribution  91182/100

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75/100
From 03/02/2022 02:50 | #282101
A meritorious solo debut, but he got better
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From 11/27/2021 04:29 | #276750
Probably the finest outlaw country album ever made...or is it just plain roadhouse rock. It literally sounds like music you'd hear in a truck stop dancehall in a movie.

Joe Ely's debut album is an energetic affair, but it's a clever one too. There are unforgettable songs here, especially the tracks penned by Butch Hancock.

Essential.

A-Side: I Had My Hopes Up High
B-Side: If You Were a Bluebird
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From 10/23/2015 21:30 | #151927
One of THE influential Country Music albums. With out Joe Ely, there is no George Strait.
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