Shotgun Willie
by Willie Nelson

Shotgun Willie by Willie Nelson
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 6,590th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 68 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (115th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,031st)
Award Best albums of all time (6,590th)

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Willie Nelson bestography

Shotgun Willie is ranked 4th best out of 75 albums by Willie Nelson on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Willie Nelson is Red Headed Stranger which is ranked number 1602 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,062.

Willie Nelson album bestography « Higher ranked (3,370th)
Phases And Stages
This album (6,590th)
Shotgun Willie
Lower ranked (7,694th) »
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Shotgun Willie track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Shotgun Willie rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,590th | 1970s rank: 1,031st | 1973 rank: 115th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 68 votes)
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01/01/2026 22:19 Exist-en-ciel   7,07070/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.9/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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From 12/27/2023 21:23 | #300707
Can you see the needle drop on lp on LOST? Shotgun WIllie sits around in his underwear! Classic opening line.
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From 03/11/2018 20:00 | #210648
A solid but never impressive outings by Willie nelson.
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From 03/17/2015 00:00 | #137080
Willie right in the midst of his outlaw stage. So much better than the Nudie suit crap of his time.
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