Realization
by Johnny Rivers
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Johnny Rivers bestography
Realization is ranked 3rd best out of 23 albums by Johnny Rivers on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Johnny Rivers is Johnny Rivers At The Whiskey A Go-Go which is ranked number 20151 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 53.
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Realization track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Realization 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 | Johnnyo | Top albums of the 60’s (101 - 200) | 94/100 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 85 Music Albums of 1968 | 42/85 | 3 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 75/100 | 1 |
| 2025 |  nitomano | Top 56 Music Albums of 1968 | 40/56 | 2 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1968 | 39/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | stevengnz | Top 42 Music Albums of 1968 | 9/42 | 4 |
| 2025 | Moondance | Dylan covers 1: top 100 Dylan cover songs | 26/100 | - |
| 2024 | Moondance | Dylan covers 4a:US (Major Artists) | 25/100 | - |
| 2020 | nitomano | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s (101-200) | 42/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 14 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
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Realization ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/27/2024 01:51 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2023 08:30 | TonySayers61 | 25,912 | 64/100 |
| ! | 04/29/2023 13:18 | RemainInLight | 3,817 | 36/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 73.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 21.1.
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This is one of my all-time favorites. I first got it on vinyl in early '68, then cassette, now on CD. I reach for this masterpiece time and again. It is an ode to Southern California life in 1967. Best songs are Summer Rain and Goin' Back To Big Sur. Even the covers of Whiter Shade of Pale and Positively 4th Street have merit.
Dylan claims (in Chronicles Volume 1) that Johnny's version of 'Positively 4th Street' is better than his own. High praise indeed! I have included Johnny's version on my 'top 100 Dylan covers' chart - Dylan wasn't wrong!
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