The Dust Bowl Symphony
by Nanci Griffith
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Nanci Griffith bestography
The Dust Bowl Symphony is ranked 14th best out of 23 albums by Nanci Griffith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nanci Griffith is Little Love Affairs which is ranked number 6272 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 212.
(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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The Dust Bowl Symphony track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Dust Bowl Symphony rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 1 hour ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 20/100 | 16 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 98 Music Albums of 1999 | 59/98 | 2 |
| 2022 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1999 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Nanci Griffith Studio Albums Ranked | 13/18 | - |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Mickey, Nanci, Bruce and Mary - Complete Discography | 42/68 | - |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | My Cassette Collection - Vintage, Homemade and Revival | 85/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| 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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| ! | 08/15/2021 07:33 | LosWochos | 47,361 | 75/100 |
| ! | 08/14/2021 03:26 | henrygreen0203 | 873 | 74/100 |
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The Dust Bowl Symphony is Nanci Griffith's thirteenth studio album and her fifth for the Elektra label. It had the potential to be something exquisite but ends up being a mixed affair. Griffith is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra in an attempt to take her most endearing compositions and turn them into classic torch songs.
Look for Darius Rucker on "Love at the Five and Dime." And Texas singer-songwriter legend Susanna Clark painted the album cover.
It's nice to see Griffith shine on her originals, especially since she has had more commercial success covering songs by other songwriters. Unfortunately, a cover and an overture are tucked into the end of the album.
I like the concept, but at the end of the day, Griffith's songs are better with acoustic production (Philo) or contemporary pop production (MCA and Elektra). Still, you would be hard pressed to find a Griffith album with so many good originals in one place.
Track Pick: These Days are an Open Book
Gems: Trouble in the Fields, Wing and the Wheel
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