Flyin' Shoes (studio album)
by Townes Van Zandt

Flyin' Shoes by Townes Van Zandt
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 10,498th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 58 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (151st)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,494th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,498th)

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Townes Van Zandt bestography

Flyin' Shoes is ranked 8th best out of 33 albums by Townes Van Zandt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Townes Van Zandt is Townes Van Zandt which is ranked number 732 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,370.

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This album (10,498th)
Flyin' Shoes
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Flyin' Shoes track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Flyin' Shoes rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,498th | 1970s rank: 1,494th | 1978 rank: 151st

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 58 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.8.

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From 04/24/2021 22:23 | #268943
This is a very underrated TVZ album. It might take a few listens to get into it, but once you get to know the songs better every listen is a great experience. Lovely melodies and beautiful poetic lyrics like on all of his albums
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