That'll Be The Day (studio album)
by Buddy Holly

That'll Be The Day by Buddy Holly
Year: 1958
Overall rank: 3,487th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 62 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1958 (32nd)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (104th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,487th)

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Buddy Holly bestography

That'll Be The Day is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Buddy Holly on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Buddy Holly is Buddy Holly which is ranked number 653 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,645.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 62 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.2/100, a mean average of 72.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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From 04/25/2016 19:20
The rockabilly version of Buddy Holly which I prefer over his later recordings.
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