Jackson Browne (studio album)
by Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne by Jackson Browne
Year: 1972
Overall rank: 4,174th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 128 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1972 (73rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (712th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,174th)

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Jackson Browne bestography

Jackson Browne is ranked 4th best out of 19 albums by Jackson Browne on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jackson Browne is Running On Empty which is ranked number 2011 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 819.

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Jackson Browne track list

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Jackson Browne rankings

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Overall rank: 4,174th | 1970s rank: 712th | 1972 rank: 73rd

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Jackson Browne ratings

Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 128 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.2/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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85/100
From 06/21/2022 14:16 | #286570
Fine, slowly burning country rock(the lighter side)
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From 04/14/2021 00:38 | #268515
Browne's debut is full of piano-driven odes and ballads. He's a talented singer and songwriter, but tends to stick to similar structures, tempos and the same song keys...so it all kind of blends together, resulting in a pleasant, albeit forgettable, listening experience.
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From 04/25/2017 07:52 | #189797
Are you kidding? Browne's best by far. Wonderful folk influence, but it's his striking imagery, youthful romanticism, and sage musings that really make this work. Listening to this album can't help but comfort you and bring happiness.
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From 12/07/2014 20:35 | #128930
Criminally underrated album. Some of the best songs in all of Browne's career…"Something Fine", "Rock Me On the Water", "From Silver Lake", etc. are all worthy of 95-100 ratings. There's really not a moment of this record that I don't love, even if the production is a little rough, and it's second only to Late For the Sky in Browne's discography.
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From 09/22/2013 17:28 | #86526
Jackson Browne's debut. Lots of folk influences here. Highlights include "Doctor My Eyes," "Rock Me on the Water," and "Jamaica Say You Will."
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From 11/03/2010 17:09 | #16175
Not a bad album, but it fails in ever lifting off. Doctor My Eyes, Under the Falling Sky, and Rock Me on the Water stick out.
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