Chris (studio album) by Ryan Adams
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Chris is ranked 15th best out of 39 albums by Ryan Adams on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ryan Adams is Heartbreaker which is ranked number 1071 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,635.
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Chris track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Chris rankings
All 13 charts that this album appears in:
Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2020s | 30/100 | 7 |
2025 | craab | Top 52 Music Albums of 2022 | 33/52 | 2 |
2025 | ![]() | top 65r albums (66), #0201-0300* | 50/75 | - |
2025 | ![]() | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 34/100 | 3 |
2025 | ![]() | 2020s, 65rating (66), #001-100* | 28/41 | - |
2024 | ![]() | Most listened to albums - April 2022 | 16/20 | - |
2024 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Ryan Adams (US) - Ranked | 20/36 | - |
2024 | ![]() | Top 99 Music Albums of 2022 | 94/99 | 0 |
2024 | henrygreen0203 | Top 79 Music Albums of 2022 | 8/79 | 5 |
2023 | ![]() | Top 100 Music Albums of 2022 | 59/100 | 2 |
2022 | arnellarsen | more 2022 best-albums (201-300) | 20/100 | - |
2022 | Bardiebart | Top 82 Music Albums of 2022 | 42/82 | 3 |
2022 | rkm | Top 47 Music Albums of 2022 | 27/47 | 2 |
Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 24 |
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Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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60/100 ![]() | 10/26/2024 07:55 | ![]() | ![]() | 64/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 10/13/2024 20:07 | patmull | ![]() | 76/100 |
75/100 ![]() | 06/30/2024 11:48 | ![]() | ![]() | 69/100 |
70/100 ![]() | 01/17/2024 18:47 | Stehako | ![]() | 74/100 |
60/100 ![]() | 10/24/2022 15:56 | jonny5244 | ![]() | 63/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 69.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 69.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.
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Another masterful work by singer/songwriter Ryan Adams, full of heartfelt songs, delivered on a threshold that dips between folk and heartland rock. The name refers to a member of Adams' band who passed away in 2009. Though the songs may sound samey after awhile, Adams' passionate vocals keep the listener interested through a personal and emotional journey. Among the select tracks below, I also recommend Moving Target and Was I Wrong.
Highly recommended.
Reduced to a 7" Single:
A-Side: Aching for More
B-Side: Chris
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