Scott 4
by Scott Walker
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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
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 12/100 | 18 |
| 2026 |  flamingyesdept | Top 100 Greatest Artists | 23/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Albums of the year 1969 by Ultimate Record Collector | 8/100 | - |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 30 Music Albums of 1969 | 22/30 | 2 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | Top 62 Music Albums of the 1960s | 37/62 | 8 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 80 Music Albums of 1969 | 25/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 81 Music Albums of 1969 | 38/81 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 89/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | 6 months in (2 B deleted) | 77/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 92/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 369 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,151 | |||
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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 | 1,309 | 76/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:41 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 19:23 | Pluto11 | 12,260 | 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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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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The surfeit of good music coming out in the late nineteen sixties resulted in many artists being seen as just another good singer in a good band releasing quality music. The Walker Brothers and their primary talent Scott Walker could be seen in just that light. The singles were mostly of very high quality but much of the band's success, and the following success of each of its members as solo artists, could be largely and often mistakenly put down to their own specific group of devoted fans.
The Walkers, and Scott particularly, deserve to be viewed as more than that. Without ever being comparable to McEwan, Brel, Lennon/McCartney, or any of the great songwriters of the 1950s and 60s, Walker's lyrics, and his very distinctive vocal strength and style, almost certainly make his music something a bit more significant more than the critics and market of the day gave him credit for.
This is an excellent album, of very good material, and deserves to be heard and heralded. (Edited)
Scott Walker's vocal is simply phenomenal and he absolutely commands this album right from the first track right up until the conclusion. His voice feels so rich and warm which makes it such a pleasure to be able to listen to. He really has one of the greatest vocals of all time. He backs up his voice with some brilliant songs as well which are full of depth and create a fantastic atmosphere. The guitar playing is beautiful and the way he builds off of it is just genius. This makes the whole record feel grand as the diverse instrumentation weave a story in the background of the voice which is such a joy to explore. One of the best examples of this is Rhymes Of Goodbye which is such a delicate, emotional and stunning song that feels elegant and special to listen to. Overall, a couple weaker songs keep this album back from being amongst the greatest of all time but it still is truly brilliant and deserves the attention of every music fan as it is just so beautiful.
Great voice
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teague 02/19/2021 20:17 | #266519
This is great, but I was under the impression this was an avant-garde album??? It's not in the slightest, it's just some nice baroque pop. (Edited)
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