Slug Line
by John Hiatt
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John Hiatt bestography
Slug Line is ranked 13th best out of 25 albums by John Hiatt on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Hiatt is Bring The Family which is ranked number 3633 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 411.
(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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Slug Line track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Slug Line 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 | cicadelic | Trouser Press Best Albums 1979 | 4/10 | - |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 58/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 87/100 | 1 |
| 2024 | sonicdiscourse | 1979 To-Do List | 15/89 | - |
| 2024 |  DommeDamian | Scaruffi Best Albums of 1979 | 30/57 | - |
| 2024 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Heartland | 70/100 | - |
| 2021 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in December 2020 | 73/100 | - |
| 2021 | Daredevil42 | Top 84 Music Albums of 1979 | 82/84 | 0 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2015 |  briggs54 | Top 76 Music Albums of 1979 | 56/76 | 1 |
| 1979 | OOR | Jaarlijst Oor 1979 | 7/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 15 | |||
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Slug Line ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/04/2023 02:32 | Moondance | 20,781 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2021 07:20 | NHGRANITE | 4,701 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/09/2020 13:21 | Johnnyo | 9,909 | 77/100 |
| ! | 02/16/2020 21:38 | mostlymor | 6,981 | 79/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2019 16:18 |  kcendsley1 | 541 | 87/100 |
Rating metrics:
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
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 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.
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Feels like a rather overlooked album amongst JH fans but I really like it. Possibly needs more love than it gets
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