Journeyman
by Eric Clapton

Journeyman by Eric Clapton
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 5,582nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 123 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (76th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (810th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,582nd)

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Eric Clapton bestography

Journeyman is ranked 4th best out of 61 albums by Eric Clapton on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Eric Clapton is Unplugged which is ranked number 1576 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,078.

Eric Clapton album bestography « Higher ranked (2,331st)
461 Ocean Boulevard
This album (5,582nd)
Journeyman
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From The Cradle

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Eric Clapton Birthday Bash: Volume 7
Lovin' Cup, Rochester, United States. United States
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The Doobie Brothers & Eric Clapton Tribute
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Journeyman – A Tribute to Eric Clapton
Emerald Theatre, Mount Clemens, United States. United States
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Journeyman rankings

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Overall rank: 5,582nd | 1980s rank: 810th | 1989 rank: 76th

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73/100 (from 123 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 25% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.5/100, a mean average of 72.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.

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From 08/28/2014 12:10 | #120600
A mixed bag that seems to be an attempt to appeal to both fans of Clapton's blues based stuff and his pop/adult contemporary stuff. It will probably satisfy neither, but the first half at least is listenable enough. Better versions of songs from this album appear on Unplugged and 24 Nights.
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