Ode To Billie Joe
by Bobbie Gentry

Ode To Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry
Year: 1967
Overall rank: 10,829th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1967 (114th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (762nd)
Award Best albums of all time (10,829th)

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Bobbie Gentry bestography

Ode To Billie Joe is ranked 2nd best out of 10 albums by Bobbie Gentry on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bobbie Gentry is The Delta Sweete which is ranked number 5703 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 239.

Bobbie Gentry album bestography « Higher ranked (5,703rd)
The Delta Sweete
This album (10,829th)
Ode To Billie Joe
Lower ranked (52,264th) »
Fancy

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Overall rank: 10,829th | 1960s rank: 762nd | 1967 rank: 114th

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75/100 (from 50 votes)
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From 02/08/2025 10:34 | #307476
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1968. The eventual winner was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
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From 02/01/2023 15:02 | #293471
A good album that deserves more attention.
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From 09/09/2021 20:09 | #273593
I don’t usually condone Capitol punishment, but the sound engineer should be shot.
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