The "Chirping" Crickets
by The Crickets
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The "Chirping" Crickets is ranked as the best album by The Crickets.
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The "Chirping" Crickets track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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The "Chirping" Crickets rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 22/100 | 16 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top albums, #1801-1900* | 31/79 | - |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1957 | 1/20 | 5 |
| 2026 |  baystateoftheart | Top 20 Music Albums of 1957 | 12/20 | 2 |
| 2026 | junodog4 | Top 85 Music Albums of the 1950s | 1/85 | 20 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | 1 My Chart All Time 2 | 55/100 | - |
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 80 Music Albums of the 1950s | 11/80 | 18 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 82 Music Albums of 1957 | 4/82 | 5 |
| 2026 |  pedro1976 | Top 4 Music Albums of 1957 | 3/4 | 3 |
| 2026 | leniad | Top 7 Music Albums of 1957 | 6/7 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 328 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,744 | |||
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The "Chirping" Crickets ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/25/2026 16:16 | Siromynian | 1,708 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/30/2026 20:06 |  Norman Bates | 10,217 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 19:57 |  Superunknown | 298 | 71/100 |
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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 77.8/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.6.
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The "Chirping" Crickets forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements BestEverAlbums 07/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsThe "Chirping" Crickets comments
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RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/13/2012 02:22 | #35113 | TOP COMMENT
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With Buddy Holly, even the whitest kid could enjoy Rock n' Roll. (Edited)
kinglyostrich 06/18/2014 21:07 | #114699 | TOP COMMENT
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The Pet Sounds before Pet Sounds. (Edited)
Buddy Holly and the Crickets were not the genesis of modern rock and guitar pop, but they certainly sat at the threshold of rock n' roll hitting the mainstream. After all, I believe The Beatles, who were massively influenced by the Crickets, were discouraged to continue with guitar music, as it was forseen to be waning I'm popularity.
In the 21st century, these original Crickets recordings still sounds organic and the lyrics are charming and relatable. You could classify this "rock n' roll" nothing more than energized and electrified country-folk music with classical romanticized lyrics. "The Chirping Crickets" is a landmark record for any fan of pop, rock, blues and Americana who wonders where it all first started to come together.
Essential.
*See the self-titled "Buddy Holly" album as a follow-up. It's all the members of the Crickets, minus the name. I believe the goal at the time was to get more charted singles simultaneously by going under two different names.
Career Highlight: That Will Be The Day (Edited)
vilangelo 12/15/2011 17:09 | #33029 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the true origins of rock n roll... (Edited)
teague TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/17/2020 02:38 | #255713 | TOP COMMENT
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Not quite as good as Buddy Holly's self titled (I find the backing vocals on this album to be a bit cheesy), but still a really solid record. A blast from the past. (Edited)
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