Dirt Floor
by Chris Whitley
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Chris Whitley bestography
Dirt Floor is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Chris Whitley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Chris Whitley is Living With The Law which is ranked number 13457 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 87.
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Dirt Floor rankings summary
Overall rank: 83,288th | 1990s rank: 12,054th | 1998 rank: 1,303rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | rkm | Top 35 Music Albums of 1998 | 4/35 | 5 |
| 2016 | rkm | 50 Blues Albums 1967-2009 | 34/50 | - |
| 2015 | apptronica | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 2/20 | - |
| 2011 |  OBatRFan | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 14/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/11/2021 01:16 | dhbarrett | 8,848 | 65/100 |
| ! | 08/04/2018 10:33 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,395 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/11/2018 19:05 |  bojolpif71 | 14,865 | 58/100 |
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Dirt Floor forum mentions
This album has been referenced 3 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From rkm 01/06/2018 02:13 in What album are you listening to right now?
“Damn. This is really good country blues. I agree. Check this one out”
View forum topic (2 mentions) →“Tilly, glad you like that Chris Whitley album. I have a bunch of his stuff. I think that he, more than any other artist, pushed blues toward the 21st century. Not blues, as in 12 bars and endless guitar-wankery, but blues that draws on folk-blues, blues that's one man against the world. You have to…”
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