Common Sense (studio album)
by John Prine
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John Prine bestography
Common Sense is ranked 16th 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 1,126.
(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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Common Sense track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Common Sense rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  AAL2014 | John Prine: So Far.. | 5/6 | - |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | AAL2014 | Top 90 Music Albums of 1975 | 63/90 | 2 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Top 67 Music Albums of 1975 | 57/67 | 1 |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 32 Music Albums of 1975 | 9/32 | 4 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1975 | 23/30 | - |
| 2021 |  Bork | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 96/100 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
Common Sense collection
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Common Sense ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 12/06/2025 06:16 | Herdandhokies | 307 | 56/100 |
| ! | 07/30/2025 17:24 | AAL2014 | 3,576 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2025 05:47 | cicadelic | 11,452 | 73/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2024 03:13 | dhbarrett | 8,214 | 65/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2023 14:00 | meyermd23us | 1,024 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.0/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.
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llibnanoon 07/27/2020 19:49 | #256304
Good songwriting, music is country, voice is Meh. I am really trying to get into Mr. Prine. Rating (70.91)
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