Wide Open Spaces
by Dixie Chicks
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Dixie Chicks bestography
Wide Open Spaces is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by The Chicks (US) on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Chicks (US) is Home which is ranked number 4536 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 317.
(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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Wide Open Spaces track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Wide Open Spaces rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum albums Pt 2 | 47/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 80 Music Albums of 1998 | 17/80 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Overall 101-200 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s | 62/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Best of The 90s Pt.2 (101-200) | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 | cicadelic | People Magazine Best Albums 1998 | 7/10 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | All Time Pt 3 | 29/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1998 | 3/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 83 Music Albums of 1998 | 9/83 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 68 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 184 | |||
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Wide Open Spaces ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/11/2026 23:31 | alexandermause | 1,590 | 86/100 |
| ! | 11/16/2025 23:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,615 | 70/100 |
| ! | 02/26/2025 15:26 | TonySayers61 | 25,564 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 63.0/100, a mean average of 62.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 24.6.
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Forum mentions
Romanelli 07/15/2026 14:43 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 03/06/2026 22:06 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 10/30/2025 17:36 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Wide Open Spaces comments
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Boltzmann 02/27/2021 01:13 | #266722 | TOP COMMENT
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In the '90s I might've given it an 8/10 with a healthy dose of shame, but after having experienced the '00s, I have no doubt this ripple caused a tidal wave. The pop dilutes the country into something that is digestible for non-American listeners too, but that's not to say I like it despite the country influences; rather, the combination seems to create something new. It's a good example of how mixing genres should go: unnoticed.
My old girlfriend loved this album. I'm not sure why...
junodog4 07/19/2013 21:05 | #81962 | TOP COMMENT
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Very pleasant, straight-forward country. A little poppy, but not overly saccarine. Natalie Maines is a great female lead. Much better than most of the commercial dreck, but nothing groundbreaking.
drivebytornado 03/02/2013 05:09 | #66640 | TOP COMMENT
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The Dixie Chicks are great at what they do. Their songs are produced very well, Natalie Maines' vocals sound great, and they choose good songs to cover for their albums. I don't mind listening to them at all, but for me, I never REALLY want to listen to the Dixie Chicks.
eclab 01/24/2013 09:35 | #62677 | TOP COMMENT
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Solid effort. Highlights: "Wide Open Spaces", "There's Your Trouble", "Am I The Only One (Who's Ever Felt This Way)".
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