Flying Cowboys
by Rickie Lee Jones
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Rickie Lee Jones bestography
Flying Cowboys is ranked 4th best out of 21 albums by Rickie Lee Jones on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Rickie Lee Jones is Pirates which is ranked number 2545 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 623.
(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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Flying Cowboys track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Flying Cowboys rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  imacgill | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  UofTBlues | Top 18 Music Albums of 1989 | 6/18 | 4 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 1/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 56/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1989 | 50/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1989 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 87 Music Albums of 1989 | 43/87 | 3 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 48/100 | 11 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 102 | |||
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Flying Cowboys ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | cicadelic | 13,943 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/16/2025 03:40 | Tamthebam | 23,329 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2025 12:06 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.0/100, a mean average of 68.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.0.
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Tamthebam 10/05/2016 11:08 | #176368
After a 5 year break marriage and childbirth another great album by Rickie Lee Jones appeared. I used to love listening to this album on a Sunday night a beautiful flow of Jazz Soul and folk. The best tracks are Rodeo Girl, Ghost Train, Away From the Sky, The Horses & a cover of Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying. The title track and Atlas' Marker are also brilliant. Her voice sends shivers it is unique.
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