Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm (studio album) by Joni Mitchell

Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm by Joni Mitchell
Year: 1988
Overall rank: 8,555th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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71/100 (from 48 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1988 (116th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,248th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,555th)
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Joni Mitchell bestography

Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm is ranked 12th best out of 36 albums by Joni Mitchell on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Joni Mitchell is Blue which is ranked number 68 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 16,657.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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From 04/21/2022 13:03
No Joni Mitchell album is bad, still, this feels like a repetition of her all work. Smooth, well played&produced and samey. Not very challenging or groundbreaking. She keeps in her safe formats and ways to make music.
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