Chief
by Eric Church
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Eric Church bestography
Chief is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Eric Church on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Eric Church is Mr. Misunderstood which is ranked number 7598 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 169.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Chief track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Chief 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 | cicadelic | NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2011 | 21/49 | - |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 54 Music Albums of 2011 | 53/54 | 0 |
| 2026 | kamiL55 | Top 87 Greatest Music Albums | 87/87 | 1 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 2011 | 19/84 | - |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 79 Music Albums of 2011 | 67/79 | 1 |
| 2026 |  covecove | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 95/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 40/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2011 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 2011 | 22/43 | - |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Greatest obscure albums by top BEA members part 2 (101-200) | 47/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 35 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 97 | |||
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Chief ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/28/2025 20:39 |  MagicSix | 1,144 | 60/100 |
| ! | 08/01/2025 15:51 | LosWochos | 47,547 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/09/2025 18:12 | bcole19 | 629 | 89/100 |
Rating metrics:
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 64.8/100, a mean average of 62.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 62.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.2.
Chief forum mentions
planetneutral 02/02/2021 01:09 in planetneutral's Master Rating Log 2021-Chief comments
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Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/26/2013 03:42 | #79871
Edit after several relistens:
Eric Church is on a mission to save Nashville from overproduced pop-country. Whether he succeeds or not is too soon to say (he probably won't). What is for certain is that he has recorded the best country album since the outlaw heydays of the mid 70's and the best album, all categories, of 2011. Fantastic album that just keeps on giving every time you return to it.
Great country album!
A few songs that aren't as good as others, but not one bad track on this record!
*sigh* If only every modern country album was by Eric Church. Fantastic songwriting and strong melodies lend to a good listen for rocking out in the car (or more appropriately the truck…).
Bork TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/05/2013 03:54 | #78111
A step up over the (also good) debut Carolina. So far this is the best country album of the new decade.
planetneutral 02/02/2021 01:05 | #265548
Unfortunately, this sounds exactly like you think it would based on the album cover, which is not an endorsement.
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