Head Like A Rock
by Ian McNabb
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Ian McNabb bestography
Head Like A Rock is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Ian McNabb on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ian McNabb is Merseybeast which is ranked number 26726 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 35.
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Head Like A Rock track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Head Like A Rock rankings
Head Like A Rock rankings summary
Overall rank: 28,507th | 1990s rank: 4,332nd | 1994 rank: 432nd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Q magazine Recordings Of The Year 1994 | 36/50 | - |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 92 Music Albums of 1994 | 75/92 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 40 Music Albums of 1994 | 10/40 | 4 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of 1994 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2016 | ecwashere | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 14/100 | 17 |
| 2016 | ecwashere | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 64/100 | 0 |
| 2012 | Dubster | Top 40 Greatest Music Albums | 29/40 | - |
| 2010 | ROBINP63 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 15/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 32 | |||
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| ! | 12/14/2025 19:27 | Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/21/2023 04:36 | Moondance | 20,846 | 72/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2021 21:22 | dihansse | 6,402 | 75/100 |
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From Johnnyo 07/08/2025 09:29 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“Love this album. I was a fan of the Icicle Works (IW) and approached Ian's solo work with a little trepidation. as I do with most artists who were part of bands I loved who go solo. I should not have worried with this. Hints of the IW but far rockier with great guitar work. Having Crazy Horse as…”
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View topic (3 mentions) →From dihansse 02/22/2021 21:40 in My discoveries per year
dihansse 02/22/2021 21:40 in My discoveries per year“And then came two 1994 albums: An album I already own: On this album Ian McNabb sometimes sound too much like a preacher (see the long ending track May You Always) but the three opening tracks of which the first two also featuring Crazy Horse (yes thé Crazy Horse) are so good that they make up for…”
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/08/2025 09:30 | #309976
Love this album.
I was a fan of the Icicle Works (IW) and approached Ian's solo work with a little trepidation. as I do with most artists who were part of bands I loved who go solo. I should not have worried with this.
Hints of the IW but far rockier with great guitar work. Having Crazy Horse as his backing band on a few of the tracks was a stroke of genius. You can feel the spirit of Neil Young flowing through these tracks.
A Great album (Edited)
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dihansse 03/02/2021 20:58 | #266890
On this album Ian McNabb sometimes sound too much like a preacher (see the long ending track May You Always) but the three opening tracks of which the first two also featuring Crazy Horse (yes thé Crazy Horse) are so good that they make up for that in a great way. The guitars really shine and the songs are really good.
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/04/2026 18:39 | #312461
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1994 Mercury prize. The winner was Elegant Slumming by M People (Edited)
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