In Dreams (studio album)
by Roy Orbison

In Dreams by Roy Orbison
Year: 1963
Overall rank: 3,341st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 106 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1963 (14th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (288th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,341st)

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Roy Orbison bestography

In Dreams is ranked 2nd best out of 36 albums by Roy Orbison on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Roy Orbison is Mystery Girl which is ranked number 3010 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 501.

Roy Orbison album bestography « Higher ranked (3,010th)
Mystery Girl
This album (3,341st)
In Dreams
Lower ranked (4,266th) »
Crying

(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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In Dreams track list

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 106 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.7.

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From 08/27/2022 06:45
RO shares opinions I guess. His voice is great and this album has a few bangers. QUite solid
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From 07/13/2021 19:56
In Dreams is beautifully sung and Roy Orbison's voice is what makes the album stand out as much as it does. His vocal is incredible and he makes it a near impossible task not to sing along with him even if you don't know the lyrics. On the whole it is a pure and innocent record and is very enjoyable.
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His voice is amazing. A bit bombastic, but a good album. Best: In Dreams and Blue Bayou
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Best tracks: In Dreams, Blue Bayou]
Worst tracks: Shahdoraba, No One Will Ever Know, House Without Windows
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Best Albums of 1963
1. The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady by Charles Mingus
2. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
3. Please Please Me by The Beatles
4. James Brown Live At The Apollo by James Brown
5. With The Beatles by The Beatles
6. Night Beat by Sam Cooke
7. Monk's Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
8. A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists
9. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane by Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
10. Money Jungle by Duke Ellington / Charlie Mingus / Max Roach
11. Samba Esquema Novo by Jorge Ben
12. Midnight Blue by Kenny Burrell
13. Night Train by Oscar Peterson Trio
14. In Dreams by Roy Orbison
15. Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys
16. Ballads by John Coltrane Quartet
17. John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
18. Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith
19. Beethoven: IX. Symphonie by Herbert Von Karajan / Berliner Philharmoniker
20. Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
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