History
by Loudon Wainwright III
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Loudon Wainwright III bestography
History is ranked 3rd best out of 24 albums by Loudon Wainwright III on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Loudon Wainwright III is More Love Songs which is ranked number 27547 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 33.
(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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History track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (12 out of 14 tracks have been rated).
History rankings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  sssvnnn | Top 74 Music Albums of 1992 | 40/74 | 2 |
| 2024 | cronadigallina | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 85/100 | 1 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 67 Music Albums of the 1990s | 12/67 | 17 |
| 2022 | amirmishali | Top 37 Music Albums of 1992 | 21/37 | 2 |
| 2022 | iancrockert141 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1992 | 27/28 | 0 |
| 1992 | Entertainment Weekly | Best Albums 1992 | 5/10 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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History ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/08/2025 17:06 | cicadelic | 13,893 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/29/2024 03:47 | dhbarrett | 8,755 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2019 21:17 | TheDude85 | 9,536 | 83/100 |
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