But Seriously, Folks...
by Joe Walsh

But Seriously, Folks... by Joe Walsh
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 10,826th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 64 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (156th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,521st)
Award Best albums of all time (10,826th)

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Joe Walsh - But Seriously Folks (SHM-CD) [New CD] SHM CD, Japan - Import
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Joe Walsh bestography

But Seriously, Folks... is ranked 2nd best out of 15 albums by Joe Walsh on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Joe Walsh is The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get which is ranked number 4692 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 302.

Joe Walsh album bestography « Higher ranked (4,692nd)
The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
This album (10,826th)
But Seriously, Folks...
Lower ranked (17,900th) »
Barnstorm

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 10,826th | 1970s rank: 1,521st | 1978 rank: 156th

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 64 votes)
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04/19/2026 02:17 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  44278/100
 
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02/19/2026 10:40 platus  Ratings distribution  5,84474/100
 
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01/26/2026 15:25 Philly28  Ratings distribution  93969/100
 
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01/18/2026 12:27 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
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05/13/2025 22:35 machiaj  Ratings distribution  80571/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.5/100, a mean average of 77.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.

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60/100
From 11/01/2023 16:00 | #299738
A light album without any guitar things, I do not like this kind of lazy music-making. Blaah
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From 05/26/2020 00:57 | #252077
Underrated MF.
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From 10/25/2018 10:02 | #223299
One classic track, one good track (At The Station), the rest fairly forgettable, tracks 1 and 7 the best of the rest.
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From 04/02/2017 20:27 | #188558
Best track by far: Life’s Been Good. The rest far from bad.
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From 09/25/2015 02:38 | #150410
Best Track: Life's Been Good
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