World Without Tears
by Lucinda Williams
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Lucinda Williams bestography
World Without Tears is ranked 3rd best out of 25 albums by Lucinda Williams on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lucinda Williams is Car Wheels On A Gravel Road which is ranked number 737 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,344.
(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 tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 03/14/2026 22:24 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,039 | 74/100 | |
| 02/28/2026 01:12 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 01/25/2026 20:34 | matterhornrider | 4,955 | 81/100 | |
| 12/20/2025 06:51 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 | |
| 10/31/2025 05:37 | Proto | 4,111 | 33/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.1.
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Damn fine album. Vulnerable and smart. Maybe her best after Car Wheels.
TheDude85 08/15/2020 12:15 | #257031
Perhaps I listened to this album at the most appropriate time - because I was totally affected by the emotional lyrics and delivery of Ms. Williams, as well as the powerful electric and acoustic guitar accompaniment. "World Without Tears" (the complete album) was produced with bare bones instrumentation relying on Lucinda's voice to do the work - and work she does - she works her ass off. One hears the desperation, abandonment and loneliness in every lyric as Ms. Williams ramps up the intensity - all while giving the impression that she has nothing left to give. A really mature and fully realized performance.
Tamthebam 06/27/2018 13:45 | #217374
This was my first experience of Lucinda Williams and I was blown away what a voice and her heartfelt lyrics really struck accord with me and now I am a huge fan of everything she has done and will do a woman who knows pain and translates that into music
Another one of her best albums. Perhaps my favourite because it reminds me of my cat. She had a sweet side!
Ms. Williams stands in a class by herself. Thoughtful, profound and emotionally raw this record is not for the casual listener.
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