Troubadour
by J.J. Cale
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J.J. Cale bestography
Troubadour is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by J.J. Cale on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by J.J. Cale is Naturally which is ranked number 2222 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 739.
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Troubadour track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Troubadour 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 | Skerns | Top 97 Music Albums of 1976 | 48/97 | 3 |
| 2026 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 76 Music Albums of the 1970s | 74/76 | 1 |
| 2026 | joathome | Top 28 Music Albums of 1976 | 7/28 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 88 Music Albums of 1976 | 21/88 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 81/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Fast 'n' Bulbous | Best Albums 1976 | 78/98 | 1 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 1001-1100 | 78/100 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 26/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  paladisiac | top 65r albums (61), #0101-0200* | 71/95 | - |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 75 Music Albums of 1976 | 52/75 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 93 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 301 | |||
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Troubadour ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/25/2026 16:51 | slimharpo | 1,486 | 69/100 |
| ! | 01/24/2026 23:22 | JoaoMoreira | 496 | 74/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2025 01:34 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,549 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 22% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 72.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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pedro1976 06/07/2026 15:22 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Repo 07/26/2025 17:43 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)Troubadour comments
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Album Rating: 75.92
(911/12)
1.Hey Baby. 68
2.Travelin' Light. 85
3.You Got Something. 73
4.Ride Me High. 83
5.Hold On. 70
6.Cocaine. 86
7.I'm A Gypsy Man. 72
8.The Woman That Got Away. 76
9.Super Blue. 69
10.Let Me Do It To You. 76
11.Cherry. 78
12.You Got Me On So Bad. 75
rockbluesfolkjaz 10/30/2021 16:59 | #275549 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm a longtime fan of J.J. Cale. Troubadour is my favorite. Great Americana blues with incredible rhythm and laid back drive. (Edited)
Another mellow laid back album from J.J.Cale. Troubadour, adds brass to his already relaxed grooves. Good songs in, cocaine, travellin' light, and, hey baby. Cool stuff.
Best Track: Cocaine
Decurso 06/26/2014 01:49 | #115321 | TOP COMMENT
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A pretty good album to just chill out to. There are some great songs on here (Cocaine, Travellin' Light, Ride Me High) but much of the rest sound pretty much the same. Not at all in a bad way, though.
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