Moanin' In The Moonlight (compilation album)
by Howlin' Wolf
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Moanin' In The Moonlight is ranked as the best album by Howlin' Wolf.
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Moanin' In The Moonlight track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/06/2025 03:35 |  Larcx13 | 2,843 | 74/100 |
| ! | 07/28/2025 19:04 | TastyandTemptin | 2,909 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2025 15:35 |  CellarDoor | 8,060 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/15/2025 10:30 | Invader666 | 2,623 | 65/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2025 05:06 | chavaloricardin | 464 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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Blues music that influenced a TON of musicians that came after him.
planetneutral 02/27/2021 21:21 | #266758
A clear influence on so many artists that I personally prize.
Larcx13 11/12/2020 11:44 | #260703
I find the only compilations to be allowed on top charts are records made from collections of songs recorded during the singles era like this one. Howlin' Wolf is a harmonica playing legend of the blues and these low quality recordings only add to this album's charm. My favorite blues record from the 50s hands down. Not as dancy as Chuck Berry and Little Richard... and he plays harmonica.
The best album of 1959 and also the best album of the 50's. An absolute classic amongst many classics to choose from in the 50's.
Great blues album!
RoundTheBend 01/19/2016 18:00 | #157005
Tom Waits? Great vocals and carnal jivin'
tgarritsen 12/30/2015 20:54 | #155383
In my opinion the baddest, dirtiest blues album there is.
flyingcitrus 01/13/2015 20:28 | #131462
Great collection. So many classic blues songs.
Its hard to imagine an album better exemplifying its genre than this album. If you're looking for blues, this is as good as it gets.
Unbelievably strong vocals. This album is over 50 years old and still sounds great, which is hard to accomplish. Timeless.
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