The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (studio album)
by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band bestography
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is ranked 9th best out of 30 albums by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is Will The Circle Be Unbroken which is ranked number 4031 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 354.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band rankings
All 4 charts that this album appears in:
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1967 | 6/34 | 4 |
| 2025 |  AAL2014 | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: So Far.. | 2/3 | - |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 44/100 | 11 |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Top 60 Music Albums of 1967 | 28/60 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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75/100  | 08/28/2025 03:58 | AAL2014 | | 75/100 |
60/100 | 09/10/2023 13:54 | TonySayers61 | | 64/100 |
65/100 | 12/22/2021 11:55 | salvador | | 81/100 |
75/100 | 05/27/2021 02:13 | Moondance | | 72/100 |
50/100 | 01/01/2021 23:22 | henrygreen0203 | | 75/100 |
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More than 50 years have passed since the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's debut album was released, and all these years later it is still a misfit and a head scratcher. The band was much more successful when they combined a formula of polished rock and contemporary neo-traditional country, with occasional tribute albums to to traditional bluegrass musicians.
Here, the band is little more than a hybrid of jug band and baroque pop. The baroque pop is successful with the minor hit "Buy for Me the Rain" and the Jackson Browne original "Holding." (He also wrote "Melissa"). Browne left the band shortly after it was founded, and left gems like "Shadow Dream Song" and "These Days" in his departure, while longtime members Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden and John McEuen make their debut here.
The jug band songs are short and sweet and forgettable and John McEuen offers the curious breakneck banjo instrumental "Dismal Swamp."
In the end, it's charming and forgettable debut from a band that would go on to bring roots music to the forefront of contemporary country and rock music.
Track Pick: Buy for Me the Rain
Curiosity: Dismal Swamp
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