Sonny Terry's Washboard Band
by Sonny Terry
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Sonny Terry's Washboard Band is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Sonny Terry on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonny Terry is Harmonica & Vocal Solos which is ranked number 20327 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 52.
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Sonny Terry's Washboard Band track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sonny Terry's Washboard Band rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 44 minutes ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 49 Music Albums of 1955 | 22/49 | 3 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 40 Music Albums of 1955 | 2/40 | 5 |
| 2020 |  Jameth | Top 11 Music Albums of 1955 | 6/11 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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| ! | 10/24/2025 12:54 | TonySayers61 | 25,071 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2022 08:27 |  zwiebel | 4,167 | 56/100 |
| ! | 02/20/2022 03:59 | Gendjar | 4,752 | 56/100 |
| ! | 11/19/2020 02:39 | WickedThunder | 33 | 72/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2020 23:51 | Jameth | 3,453 | 68/100 |
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Players: Sonny Terry (aka Saunders Terrell) - vocals, harmonica; JC Burris - bones, harmonica; Washboard Doc - washboard; Bob Harris - washtub bass.
Folkways Records - released 1955
A raw, energetic street band recording of Sonny Terry and an authentic washboard band. Featuring Terry's harmonica, vocals and signature "whooping and hollar" Piedmont-style Blues. An absolute treasure to listen to...
Best tracks: Wine Headed Woman, Crazy Man Blues (also sometimes titled Man is a Crazy Fool), My Baby is Goin' to Change the Lock.
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