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 47226 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 15.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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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: 62,150th | 1970s rank: 5,600th | 1979 rank: 564th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 96 Music Albums of 1979 | 56/96 | 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 | 9,914 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/30/2025 18:28 | matterhornrider | 5,140 | 81/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2023 16:58 | cicadelic | 13,698 | 73/100 |
| ! | 05/26/2018 11:35 | bobbyb5 | 2,776 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2018 00:47 | TodFitz | 27,373 | 63/100 |
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