Scott 3
by Scott Walker

Scott 3 by Scott Walker
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-03-21
Overall rank: 2,053rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 189 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (54th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (194th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,053rd)

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Scott Walker bestography

Scott 3 is ranked 3rd best out of 25 albums by Scott Walker on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Scott Walker is Scott 4 which is ranked number 795 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,183.

Scott Walker album bestography « Higher ranked (1,960th)
The Drift
This album (2,053rd)
Scott 3
Lower ranked (2,654th) »
Tilt

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Scott 3 rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,053rd | 1960s rank: 194th | 1969 rank: 54th
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2026 WasinskiTop 70 Music Albums of 196918/704
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 55 Greatest Music Albums54/554
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 19695/1005
2026areminderTop 100 Greatest Music Albums93/1008
2026Rm12398Top 100 Music Albums of 196984/1001
2026pjerskeTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s54/1009
2026JohnnyoJanuary 2022 (2 B deleted)78/99 -
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 196996/1000
2026 baystateoftheartTop 80 Music Albums of 196927/803
2026 flamingyesdeptTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s10/10018
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of 196946/1003
2026joathomeTop 49 Music Albums of 196921/493
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s52/10010
2026Exist-en-cielTop 85 Music Albums of 196924/854
2026ShnopyTop 25 Greatest Music Albums2/2592
2026 Graeme2Top 84 Music Albums of 196928/843
2026saltysurpriseTop 47 Music Albums of 196916/473
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 50 Music Albums of 196919/503
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 196954/1002
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s68/1007
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 141
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 814
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Scott 3 ratings

Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 189 votes)
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80/100
 
05/10/2026 19:36 emnasut  Ratings distribution  15387/100
 
90/100
 
04/18/2026 17:10 davidleewrong  Ratings distribution  2,35781/100
 
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03/15/2026 11:21 Vulgarplacards  Ratings distribution  6494/100
 
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01/29/2026 21:01 Shnopy  Ratings distribution  25100/100
 
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01/13/2026 15:17 Pluto11  Ratings distribution  12,16772/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 77.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.7.

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80/100
From 05/03/2022 05:15 | #284897
Solid 80/100 quality.
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From 01/09/2017 13:19 | #182080
Scott Walker's first masterpiece. Beautiful songs - almost all originals - incredible arrangements, evocative lyrics and very consistent from start to finish.
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