True Stories
by Martin Simpson
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Martin Simpson bestography
True Stories is ranked 4th best out of 16 albums by Martin Simpson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Martin Simpson is Vagrant Stanzas which is ranked number 31568 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 27.
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Overall rank: 80,338th | 2000s rank: 15,015th | 2009 rank: 1,680th 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 |
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| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 78 Music Albums of 2009 | 70/78 | 1 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | BBC Music Best Albums 2009 Folk | 7/10 | - |
| 2009 | fRoots | The fRoots Critics Poll Albums Of The Year 2009 | 4/20 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| ! | 03/07/2026 03:39 | Moondance | 20,826 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2012 13:09 | Johnnyo | 9,840 | 77/100 |
| ! | 07/06/2012 19:08 | Aramis | 2,264 | 66/100 |
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From Johnnyo 06/11/2023 10:32 in What album are you listening to right now?
“What album are you listening to right now?”
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