My Son, The Folk Singer
by Allan Sherman

My Son, The Folk Singer by Allan Sherman
Year: 1962
Overall rank: 67,036th   Overall chart history
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Award Top albums of 1962 (280th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (3,602nd)
Award Best albums of all time (67,036th)

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My Son, The Folk Singer is ranked 4th best out of 5 albums by Allan Sherman on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Allan Sherman is My Son, The Nut which is ranked number 39810 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19.

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Overall rank: 67,036th | 1960s rank: 3,602nd | 1962 rank: 280th

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From 02/04/2025 13:42 | #307385
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1963 Grammys. Album of the Year for that year was The First Family by Vaughn Meader
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