Detroit Special
by John Lee Hooker
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John Lee Hooker bestography
Detroit Special is ranked 28th best out of 73 albums by John Lee Hooker on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Lee Hooker is I'm John Lee Hooker which is ranked number 3176 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 481.
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Detroit Special track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (3 out of 16 tracks have been rated).
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Detroit Special rankings summary
Overall rank: 77,525th | 1970s rank: 6,788th | 1972 rank: 678th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 51/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Albums waiting to be added to charts | 15/98 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the 70’s (301 - 400) | 74/100 | - |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Mississippi | 35/61 | - |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 81 Music Albums of 1972 | 39/81 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/06/2019 17:40 | Johnnyo | 9,817 | 77/100 |
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From Johnnyo 08/28/2024 18:27 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“You can’t beat a bit of on3 of my favourite blues artists of all time. Always delivers”
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