I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal... But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday
by Billy Joe Shaver
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Billy Joe Shaver bestography
I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal... But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Billy Joe Shaver on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Billy Joe Shaver is Old Five And Dimers Like Me which is ranked number 18319 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 59.
(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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I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal... But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal... But I'm Gonna Be A Diamond Someday rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 70 Music Albums of 1981 | 33/70 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 48/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 83/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1981 | 7/34 | 4 |
| 2022 | BlueNote | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 88/100 | 3 |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Decades of Texas Singer-Songwriters | 81/100 | - |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Texas Singer-Songwriters on Vinyl | 15/35 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 23 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/26/2025 20:18 |  sssvnnn | 8,432 | 67/100 |
| ! | 02/06/2025 04:46 | AAL2014 | 4,104 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/03/2023 22:35 | zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2023 03:22 | BlueNote | 962 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2022 04:47 | pctrooper | 957 | 83/100 |
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Billy Joe Shaver is the most authentic of all the original "outlaw" singers. His music is true to his heart and his singing is truly authentic. Perhaps that's why he remained mostly an indie figure all his career. This debut album for major label Columbia is excellent and the title track is essential.
Career Highlight: I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal
Gem: Ragged Old Truck
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