The Whole Wide World
by Wreckless Eric
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Wreckless Eric bestography
The Whole Wide World is ranked 3rd best out of 10 albums by Wreckless Eric on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Wreckless Eric is Wreckless Eric which is ranked number 49944 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14.
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The Whole Wide World track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (4 out of 13 tracks have been rated).
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The Whole Wide World rankings
The Whole Wide World rankings summary
Overall rank: 62,262nd | 1970s rank: 5,601st | 1979 rank: 563rd 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 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1979 | 14/40 | - |
| 2020 | cmoshier | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2018 |  bobbyb5 | Top 80 Music Albums of 1979 | 17/80 | 4 |
| 2012 |  lancashirearab | Top 43 Music Albums of 1979 | 29/43 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/30/2025 19:49 | Johnnyo | 9,855 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2025 18:28 | matterhornrider | 5,222 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2023 16:58 | cicadelic | 14,368 | 73/100 |
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The Whole Wide World forum mentions
This album has been referenced 4 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
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