Blind Joe Death
by John Fahey

Blind Joe Death by John Fahey
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 4,165th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 44 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1959 (25th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (125th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,165th)

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John Fahey bestography

Blind Joe Death is ranked 2nd best out of 25 albums by John Fahey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Fahey is Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) which is ranked number 2037 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 809.

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Blind Joe Death rankings

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Overall rank: 4,165th | 1950s rank: 125th | 1959 rank: 25th
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2026 DommeDamianTop 21 Music Albums of the 1950s12/2110
2026 HaydenTop 100 Greatest Music Albums64/10037
2026Exist-en-cielTop 55 Music Albums of 195951/550
2026javicho07Top 19 Music Albums of 195913/192
2026 bertranduTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s98/1001
2026javicho07Top 61 Music Albums of the 1950s31/6110
2026 Patman360Top 37 Music Albums of 19592/375
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s11/10018
2025 TamthebamTop 90 Music Albums of 195937/903
2025TastyandTemptinTop 16 Music Albums of 19599/163
2025Juneof44Top 76 Music Albums of the 1950s57/765
2025 KitchenSinkTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s67/1007
2025WayneMCUncut The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1950s (1-100)19/100 -
2025 DommeDamianTop 3 Music Albums of 19593/32
2025 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 19596/1005
2025pjerskeTop 29 Music Albums of the 1950s10/2914
2025BorderFreeAndrewTop 80 Music Albums of 195974/800
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s3/10020
2024babsfanatic87Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s49/10010
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 1950s 119/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 58
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 344
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77/100 (from 44 votes)
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12/10/2025 07:08 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,69370/100
 
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11/14/2025 12:14 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  23,76364/100
 
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08/22/2025 10:05 SomethingSpecial  Ratings distribution  1,73982/100
 
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07/28/2025 19:04 TastyandTemptin  Ratings distribution  2,94972/100

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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 77.1/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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From 06/08/2023 13:53 | #297442
Relaxing album of fine guitar work. Fusing folk and blues in its own unique way, though nothing here is a classic. 8.5/10
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