Album III
by Loudon Wainwright III
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Loudon Wainwright III bestography
Album III is ranked 5th 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 27421 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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Album III track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Album III rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 49 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 41 Music Albums of 1972 | 35/41 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 49 Music Albums of 1972 | 26/49 | 2 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1401-1500 | 20/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 62/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1972 | 60/64 | - |
| 2022 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1972 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2020 | cronadigallina | Top 81 Music Albums of 1972 | 69/81 | 1 |
| 2016 | ecwashere | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2015 |  NoisyBeast | Top 1000 Albums of the 1970s... #901-1000 | 79/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 | |||
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Album III ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/14/2026 20:58 | sssvnnn | 8,450 | 67/100 |
| ! | 01/12/2026 13:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,468 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/06/2025 16:06 | tim0505 | 4,417 | 82/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2024 18:50 | TonySayers61 | 25,387 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/25/2023 23:15 |  MetalMan67 | 6,203 | 71/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.2.
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