Prodigal Son
by Martin Simpson
Martin Simpson bestography
Prodigal Son is ranked 3rd best out of 16 albums by Martin Simpson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Martin Simpson is Vagrant Stanzas which is ranked number 34667 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 23.
(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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Prodigal Son track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (6 out of 15 tracks have been rated).
Prodigal Son rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums of June 2021 | 79/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Folk | 80/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 82 Music Albums of 2007 | 77/82 | 0 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Guitar Greats | 60/94 | - |
| 2024 | Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2007 | 31/100 | 4 |
| 2013 | Aramis | Top 30 Music Albums of 2007 | 15/30 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
Prodigal Son collection
Prodigal Son ratings
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Showing all 5 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/2025 15:57 | cicadelic | 12,222 | 73/100 | |
| 10/22/2025 12:45 | Johnnyo | 9,656 | 77/100 | |
| 02/16/2023 09:44 | Moondance | 20,211 | 72/100 | |
| 03/20/2015 15:55 | Graeme2 | 4,894 | 79/100 | |
| 07/06/2012 18:26 | Aramis | 2,264 | 66/100 |
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Very pleasant slice of folk. Great guitarist
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