Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music
by Ray Charles
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Ray Charles bestography
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music is ranked 2nd best out of 61 albums by Ray Charles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ray Charles is The Genius Of Ray Charles which is ranked number 1000 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,738.
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Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 44/100 | 11 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 90/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | BlueNote | Best Country Albums | 11/50 | - |
| 2026 | gregthealien | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 45/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | downandout | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 68/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 69/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | wizardalien | Top 34 Music Albums of the 1960s | 33/34 | 1 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Greatest Country Albums | 4/75 | - |
| 2026 | Rivera | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 76/100 | 24 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Greatest albums of all time (201 - 300) by Acclaimed Music | 97/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 332 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,541 | |||
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Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/02/2026 18:58 | Olli | 7,933 | 62/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2026 20:09 | AledJames | 1,689 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2026 16:20 |  HoldenM | 1,896 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.5/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.
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Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5436): By Rivera
Romanelli 05/17/2024 04:14 in Who ruined country music?Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music comments
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junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/29/2012 00:59 | #49524 | TOP COMMENT
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His voice was never better. So much soul. Not quite Otis Redding, but close.
Excellent collection of songs by one of the best that's ever been. But I recommend the Vol 1 & 2 version.
StefanR10 07/08/2020 19:37 | #255261 | TOP COMMENT
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Im glad to have this album it is very smooth and enjoyable. Ray Charles is a blind genius on this one. (Edited)
Boltzmann TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/17/2019 07:16 | #243842 | TOP COMMENT
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Oh cool, let's make soul, but now as blend as Frank Sinatra, with predictable jazz in the background (except when Ray is on the keys, which is almost never)... just like Frank. At least the white people are listening now, right? They sure broke down some of those damn racial barriers, which is cute, but 50 years later I'm just sitting here thinking why do these white boys need Ray to break down their racial barriers? Can't they just let him make more good music? And why does Ray feel obligated to meet them halfway, if not just for sales, which is understandable. But without all that context it is clear as day it's just a big waste of extreme talent. It's not as bad as Little Richard singing gospel, but it's in the same vein.
rkjones10 07/06/2012 00:32 | #46011 | TOP COMMENT
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Essential Ray.
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