Almost Proud
by The Del McCoury Band
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The Del McCoury Band bestography
Almost Proud is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by Del McCoury on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Del McCoury is Del McCoury which is ranked number 44609 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16.
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Almost Proud track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 70 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Almost Proud rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 4 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 19/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 83 Music Albums of 2022 | 28/83 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/20/2026 02:19 | bealbumsonline | 1 | 95/100 |
| ! | 07/11/2023 19:17 | Mountainmanmark | 21 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/03/2022 16:55 |  DommeDamian | 7,566 | 49/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2022 05:43 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 06/11/2022 19:25 | chris75last | 6,724 | 63/100 |
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It is a true joy to have another record from bluegrass veteran Del McCoury, who is well into his 80's by this point. McCoury had the privilege of singing with Bill Monore in the 1960s, the man who is widely credited for the fusion of jazz, blues and Mountain Music that he himself coined bluegrass.
McCoury fronted his own group shortly afterwards. After a hiatus where McCoury worked in lumber and raised a family, he encouraged his sons to learn how to play and by the turn of the 90s McCoury had them fully on board as part of his road band.
McCoury fuses the tradition of Mountain Music with eclectic songwriting from folk songwriters and some of Nashville's finest songwriters, whose songs are too good to hit the airwaves.
Almost Proud is another record of traditional bluegrass music, with lots of original songs contributed by outside writers. McCoury blesses the tracks with his trademark tenor vocals, with the excellent musicianship that his band always provides. Unfortunately, the production remains muffled, similar to McCoury's latter-day records.
Though not as outstanding as his early 2000s albums, McCoury never disappoints. Almost Proud is another excellent bluegrass record.
Recommended.
Condensed to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Sid
B-Side: Once Again
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