The South Coast Of Texas
by Guy Clark
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Guy Clark bestography
The South Coast Of Texas is ranked 6th best out of 17 albums by Guy Clark on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Guy Clark is Old No. 1 which is ranked number 4807 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 297.
(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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The South Coast Of Texas track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The South Coast Of Texas rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 32/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 52/100 | 10 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 56 Music Albums of 1981 | 37/56 | 2 |
| 2023 | Johnnyo | Loving it Live (1 - 100) | 47/100 | - |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 34 Music Albums of 1981 | 8/34 | 4 |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Texas Singer-Songwriters on Vinyl | 11/35 | - |
| 2021 | henrygreen0203 | Decades of Texas Singer-Songwriters | 80/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 19 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 16 hours ago | Proto | 4,353 | 33/100 |
| ! | 10/06/2026 23:09 | ecocruzr | 249 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2025 04:04 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.1/100, a mean average of 66.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 20.2.
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Repo 03/16/2024 05:42 in What album are you listening to right now?The South Coast Of Texas comments
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On "The South Coast of Texas," Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark sounds like he is recording live takes with friends in the studio. His vocals sound loose and relaxed, which helps liven up his sad and sullen lyrics.
"Rita Ballou" is freshly re-recorded, with future smash hits (for other artists) "Heartbroken" and "Crazy for Leavin'"
All songs written or co-written by Guy Clark.
Highly recommended.
Track Pick: Crystelle
Gems: Heartbroke, Rita Ballou, She's Crazy for Leavin', The Partner Nobody Chose
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