5
by J.J. Cale
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J.J. Cale bestography
5 is ranked 6th best out of 23 albums by J.J. Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by J.J. Cale is Naturally which is ranked number 2248 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 730.
(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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5 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
5 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 96/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 99 Music Albums of 1979 | 13/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 86/88 | 0 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 33/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  mutley88 | Top 19 Music Albums of 1979 | 8/19 | 3 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | Repo | Rank 'Em: JJ Cale | 5/8 | - |
| 2025 | cronadigallina | Top 94 Music Albums of 1979 | 23/94 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 33 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 76 | |||
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5 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 03/04/2026 00:10 | Devilwoac | 1,529 | 97/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2026 08:56 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,168 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2024 20:40 | Johnnyo | 9,841 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.0/100, a mean average of 74.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
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5 forum mentions
Repo 07/31/2025 20:59 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Mercury 12/19/2020 21:36 in What album are you listening to right now?5 comments
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This is my favourite J.J. Cale album. As ever with Cale it's laid back and perfect for a late night or a summer's day. There are sone great songs in, thirteen days, don't cry sister, and, boilin' pot. Best track though is the absolutely beautiful, sensitive kind, it's possibly Cale's greatest ever song. A lovely and mellow record. (Edited)
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