Tracy Chapman (studio album)
by Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman bestography
Tracy Chapman is ranked as the best album by Tracy Chapman.
(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 tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 11/12/2025 23:05 | NYAndreas | 1,432 | 43/100 |
| ! | 11/05/2025 11:40 | Exist-en-ciel | 2,370 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2025 11:45 | AledJames | 1,433 | 68/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2025 02:16 | JacobMullis | 723 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/02/2025 12:28 | ShenBapiro | 359 | 80/100 |
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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 77.2/100, a mean average of 76.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.
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shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammys in 1989. The winner was Faith by George Michael. This should probably have won
What a voice. Fast Car is a masterpiece. The rest of the album is unspectacular but saved by her amazing voice.
Solid record
VictorVale 03/24/2022 16:54 | #283311
Macetou muito nesse primeiro álbum! Que timbre lindo de voz!
El debut de Tracy Chapman es uno de los más destacados de la historia. Ninguno de sus discos posteriores está a la altura de este.
Like Mary Chapin-Carpenter and Rosanne Cash, Tracy Chapman was among many female folk singer-songwriters that emerged in the new corporate era who were literary and socially conscious.
It's fitting that her debut was released on the Elektra label, the same label that helped non-mainstream singer-songwriters like Mickey Newbury, Nanci Griffith and Sara Hickman.
This is a really fine debut, well worth your time.
A Side: Fast Car
B Side: Baby Can I Hold You
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planetneutral 12/19/2020 17:26 | #262938
Remarkable songwriting on a debut album.
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Brilliant debut album.
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