'Frisco Mabel Joy
by Mickey Newbury
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Mickey Newbury bestography
'Frisco Mabel Joy is ranked 2nd best out of 19 albums by Mickey Newbury on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mickey Newbury is Looks Like Rain which is ranked number 5845 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 234.
(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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'Frisco Mabel Joy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
'Frisco Mabel Joy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jorbaa | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 3/100 | 97 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 1/100 | 20 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 82/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 27/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 90 Music Albums of 1971 | 80/90 | 1 |
| 2026 | Jorbaa | My old top 100 | 2/100 | - |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 53 Music Albums of 1971 | 25/53 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Mercury | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1970s | 99/99 | 0 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | more 1971 best-albums (101-200) | 29/41 | - |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1971 | 1/25 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 30 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 173 | |||
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'Frisco Mabel Joy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | Mafedere | 835 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 22:00 | henrygreen0203 | 874 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 00:56 | Gedi | 367 | 83/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 78.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.
'Frisco Mabel Joy forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 5 days ago in Chart of the day (#5458): By Jorbaa Mercury 10/31/2017 19:45 in What album are you listening to right now?'Frisco Mabel Joy comments
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The Sinatra of country music returns, delivering the marvelous follow-up to his masterpiece "Looks Like Rain."
Everything there is to love about Newbury is here. The gentle voice, the heartfelt lyrics, the tender performances, and the dreamy studio production.
As Waylon Jennings summarized, if you don't like country music you need to listen to Mickey Newbury.
This album is currently available on the "An American Trilogy" compilation, which also contains "Looks Like Rain" and "Heaven Help the Child."
Essential.
Digitally available in its entirety in the American Trilogy compilation or at Mickey Newbury's website.
All songs written or arranged by Mickey Newbury.
Essential.
Career Highlight: American Trilogy
Gems: How Many Times Must the Piper..., The Future's Not What It Used to Be, Frisco Depot, Swiss Cottage Place
Best Tracks: Mobile Blue, Swiss Cottage Palace
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