The Long Black Veil
by The Chieftains
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The Long Black Veil is ranked as the best album by The Chieftains.
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The Long Black Veil track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Long Black Veil rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | amirmishali | Top 49 Music Albums of 1995 | 28/49 | 2 |
| 2025 | spinout | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 59/99 | 8 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2025 | DaaN | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 80/100 | 19 |
| 2024 | DaaN | Top 21 Music Albums of 1995 | 6/21 | 4 |
| 2024 |  Sandrof1969 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1995 | 10/20 | 3 |
| 2023 | DaaN | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 38/100 | 13 |
| 2022 | salvador | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 89/99 | 2 |
| 2022 | salvador | Top 16 Music Albums of 1995 | 13/16 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 19 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 75 | |||
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The Long Black Veil ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/06/2026 01:42 |  hoyquarlow | 541 | 76/100 |
| ! | 06/09/2025 12:40 | spinout | 3,502 | 81/100 |
| ! | 03/27/2025 19:26 | RemainInLight | 3,776 | 35/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 14% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 72.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.3.
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The Long Black Veil forum mentions
Romanelli 01/30/2025 02:17 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
Liedzeit 05/01/2024 06:49 in What album are you listening to right now?The Long Black Veil comments
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Sandrof1969 02/19/2018 17:48 | #208830
"The long black veil" è un album riuscito, anche se spesso sembra ( anzi, è così… ) che siano i Chieftains a fare da supporto ai tanti pezzi da novanta coinvolti anziché il contrario. Non propriamente il mio genere preferito, ma un bel disco dal clima festoso.
Eastwood 11/11/2014 16:24 | #126718
Not-my-taste (irish) folk album. I don't like it. However I listened through to song 7 before switched off. Songs rating around 60-70/100. Album rating 65/100.
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