Scott 4
by Scott Walker
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Scott Walker bestography
Scott 4 is ranked as the best album by Scott Walker.
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Scott 4 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Scott 4 rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | videoheadcleaner's 201-300 | 76/100 | - |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 65 Music Albums of the 1960s | 44/65 | 7 |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 48 Music Albums of 1969 | 36/48 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 27/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 72/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 100 Greatest Artists | 23/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | 200+ | 44/100 | - |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | June 26: 201-300 | 72/100 | - |
| 2026 |  andy_hunter | Top 46 Music Albums of the 1960s | 6/46 | 18 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top albums of 1969 (101 - 200) | 31/44 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 369 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,144 | |||
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Scott 4 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/26/2026 03:27 | BurndenAce | 1,330 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:41 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:23 | Pluto11 | 12,270 | 72/100 |
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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 78.6/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.4.
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Scott 4 forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/24/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5414): By Graeme2 BestEverAlbums 12/01/2024 17:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsScott 4 comments
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'Scott 4', by far Scott Walker's best album, maintained the Brel influence of his previous three, but now the material (a decadent mileu of prostitutes, gansters and misfits) and his operatic vocal style, was all his own. Whereas the arrangements on his previous albums were influenced by Bacharach and Spector, here Morricone shines through. Walker's significance is he managed to transcend the up-dated but essentially old fashioned easy-listening sound of the ballad, to something altogether deeper and philosophical in a manner that not only predated, but was superior to, the work of somebody like David Bowie. Key track: The Old Man's Back Again.
Hayden TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/05/2011 17:16 | #23946 | TOP COMMENT
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Well, this is a surprise. I thought this'd be sort of 60's trash-folk, or a Dylan imitation. But no, this is great. Amazing voice. The first song is brilliant. Highly underrated.
flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/13/2016 21:00 | #180089 | TOP COMMENT
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Brilliant album, ahead of its time. Every song is wonderful, but highlights are The Seventh Seal, and the incredible The Old Man's Back Again. Underrated.
A brilliant album, possibly Scott Walkers best. It's full of superb atmospheric orchestral tracks with a sprinkling of quirkiness. The seventh seal, based on the great Bergman movie is a lot of fun. Other standouts include, world's strongest man, and the excellent, duchess. Brilliant record.
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/27/2013 15:17 | #94950 | TOP COMMENT
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Seventh seal got to be up there with the greatest pieces of music ever.
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