Orpheus Descending (studio album)
by John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp bestography
Orpheus Descending is ranked 18th best out of 33 albums by John Mellencamp on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Mellencamp is Scarecrow which is ranked number 2157 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 757.
(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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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 41,715th | 2020s rank: 3,826th | 2023 rank: 642nd| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 93/100 | 0 |
| 2025 |  HelsinkiSnorkel | Top 77 Music Albums of 2023 | 64/77 | 1 |
| 2025 |  skelter54 | Top 80 Music Albums of the 2020s | 80/80 | 0 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Die besten Alben des Jahres 2023 by ROCKS | 54/91 | - |
| 2023 | Rolling Stone France | Les meilleurs albums de 2023 | 6/25 | 4 |
| 2023 |  rambleon80 | Top 50 Music Albums of 2023 | 33/50 | 2 |
| 2023 | skelter54 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 | 8/100 | 5 |
| 2023 | Ultimate Classic Rock | Top 30 Rock Albums of 2023 | 15/30 | 3 |
| 2023 | Written In Music | Jaarlijst 2023 | 20/40 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 17 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/24/2025 00:49 |  TimBroad04 | 203 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/22/2025 17:10 | Adhura | 1,260 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2023 22:42 | LosWochos | 46,643 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/04/2023 22:39 | ads100 | 216 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/22/2023 04:21 | zags7000 | 20,416 | 64/100 |
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