Native Sons
by The Long Ryders
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Native Sons is ranked as the best album by The Long Ryders.
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Native Sons track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Native Sons rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 76/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 42 Music Albums of 1984 | 37/42 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 84 Music Albums of 1984 | 10/84 | 4 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1984 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | JamesMowbray | Top 99 Music Albums of 1984 | 56/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 89 Music Albums of 1984 | 11/89 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 91 Music Albums of 1984 | 69/91 | 1 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Paisley Underground | 7/46 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 46 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 148 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/09/2026 01:24 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2026 09:35 | slimharpo | 1,486 | 69/100 |
| ! | 10/29/2025 14:07 | Jantje | 706 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.6/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.1.
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The Long Ryders debut made a lot of waves in the underground scene of the 1980s. The band brought about a rockabilly revival, inspired by the folk rock of the Byrds and the lyrical depth of R.E.M.
Their debut "Native Sons" was a major influence on independent folk and Americana bands. Aside from some occasionally campy lyrics, the band was consistently solid throughout its trilogy of records in the 1980s. Native Sons inspired the more people, but their Two Fisted Tales showed their roots-rock energy perfected.
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