The Ballad Of John Henry
by Joe Bonamassa
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Joe Bonamassa bestography
The Ballad Of John Henry is ranked 2nd best out of 28 albums by Joe Bonamassa on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joe Bonamassa is Dust Bowl which is ranked number 7501 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 172.
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The Ballad Of John Henry track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Ballad Of John Henry rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | albums in 2021 (deleting) | 86/98 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Ain't nothing but the blues | 55/64 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 78 Music Albums of 2009 | 9/78 | 4 |
| 2026 | DJStuart79 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2009 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 90 Music Albums of 2009 | 27/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 49/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | albums of 2023 (deleting) | 46/98 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 47/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | MasterOfPuppets | Top 500 Albums: 201-300 | 33/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 27 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 78 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/16/2026 10:58 |  MetalMan67 | 6,251 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/23/2026 17:08 | hebbo137 | 199 | 79/100 |
| ! | 01/19/2025 18:03 | Rivera | 2,051 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.9/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.
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A warranty. Simply great blues.
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