Nighthawks At The Diner
by Tom Waits
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Tom Waits bestography
Nighthawks At The Diner is ranked 15th best out of 27 albums by Tom Waits on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tom Waits is Rain Dogs which is ranked number 113 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,169.
(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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Nighthawks At The Diner track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Nighthawks At The Diner 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 |  Hayden | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 33/100 | 66 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 36/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1975 | 16/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 60 Music Albums of 1975 | 28/60 | 3 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  JR | Tom Waits | 9/10 | - |
| 2026 |  slatsheit | Top 59 Music Albums of 1975 | 55/59 | 0 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1975 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 8/100 | 19 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 39 Music Albums of 1975 | 34/39 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 145 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 520 | |||
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Nighthawks At The Diner ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/20/2026 21:25 | Gedi | 367 | 83/100 |
| ! | 02/01/2026 21:06 |  HoldenM | 1,894 | 84/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2026 11:27 | liquidbottle | 775 | 82/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 13% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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Nighthawks At The Diner forum mentions
Rhyner 05/18/2026 17:36 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
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HoldenM TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/01/2026 21:07 | #312943 | TOP COMMENT
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Maybe a little too long, and the songs are never quite as compelling as the experience, but what an experience it is! Tom Waits! What an electric live presence! (Edited)
nightclub commentary style drive niche audience double album live
planetneutral 01/21/2018 19:58 | #206224 | TOP COMMENT
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Good if you're into this kind of thing. I'm really not though.
Tamthebam TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/29/2017 21:30 | #184529 | TOP COMMENT
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When I first heard this album the numerous "intro" sections got on my nerves so I used a cassette tape (remember them) and edited them out and then the album worked for me. It sounds like a live album but it isn't, it is a good album just don't like all those "Intro's"
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