Rio Grande Mud (studio album)
by ZZ Top

Rio Grande Mud by ZZ Top
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 19,328th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 64 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (261st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (2,439th)
Award Best albums of all time (19,328th)

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Rio Grande Mud by ZZ Top (Cassette, Mar-1994, Warner Bros.)
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ZZ Top Vinyl LP Lot Rio Grande Mud + Deguello 2011 HQ-180 RTI pressings SEALED
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ZZ Top Rio Grande Mud 1972 BSK-3629 Original LP Vg+EX Hard Blues Rock
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ZZ Top bestography

Rio Grande Mud is ranked 10th best out of 27 albums by ZZ Top on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by ZZ Top is Eliminator which is ranked number 1112 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,568.

ZZ Top album bestography « Higher ranked (18,718th)
The Very Baddest
This album (19,328th)
Rio Grande Mud
Lower ranked (19,479th) »
ZZ Top's First Album

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Rio Grande Mud track list

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Rio Grande Mud ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 64 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.6.

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From 02/12/2025 18:09
The Texas Boogie band's 2nd release and a step forward from their eponymous release. The release setting the stage for even greater things to come. Profiles Billy Gibbons into the forefront as a premier journeyman blues rock guitarist paralleling the great Duane Allman. The cuts rock hard and set the tone for their next solid gold release "Tres Hombres". No overdubbing here. Just a pure "Hell on Wheels" assault of Rock & Roll.
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From 02/04/2022 14:41
Solid TOP, quality is consistent and cohesive.
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From 01/02/2019 04:31
Not a great album overall, but Just Got Paid is one of their greatest songs ever.
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From 01/31/2015 14:26
They pretty much have their signature sound down now. They just need some more memorable songs to go with it.
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