Joshua Judges Ruth
by Lyle Lovett
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Lyle Lovett bestography
Joshua Judges Ruth is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by Lyle Lovett on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lyle Lovett is Pontiac which is ranked number 6853 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 191.
(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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Joshua Judges Ruth track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Joshua Judges Ruth rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/06/2026 19:31 | spinout | 3,472 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2025 10:21 |  Tamthebam | 23,243 | 69/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2023 00:38 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,705 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/23/2023 08:28 |  mickilennial | 835 | 91/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2023 20:10 | meyermd23us | 1,043 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Lyle Lovett is a strange bird, but his formula of genre-bending works best here with lyrics that are mostly complimentary and his his by far his finest album.
You have the blues on I've Been to Memphis, gospel on Church, folk on North Dakota, rock on Been So Good, swing on All My Love is Gone and country on She's Leaving Me.
The lyrics are a little rocky, but if you love lyrics about food, Lyle's got you covered. He'll sing about beans, cornbread and peanut butter and jelly until you salivate.
Recommended.
A Side: You've Been So Good Up to Now
B side: Family Reserve
Favorite LL album. Love the track Church.
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