Don't Cry Now
by Linda Ronstadt

Don't Cry Now by Linda Ronstadt
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 32,360th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 24 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (385th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,463rd)
Award Best albums of all time (32,360th)

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Linda Ronstadt bestography

Don't Cry Now is ranked 13th best out of 35 albums by Linda Ronstadt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Linda Ronstadt is Heart Like A Wheel which is ranked number 4740 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 299.

Linda Ronstadt album bestography « Higher ranked (30,896th)
Feels Like Home
This album (32,360th)
Don't Cry Now
Lower ranked (35,668th) »
Lush Life

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Overall rank: 32,360th | 1970s rank: 3,463rd | 1973 rank: 385th
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2026cicadelicTop 88 Music Albums of 197348/882
2026 paladisiactop albums, #1701-1800*67/84 -
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s94/1001
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197361/1002
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 197313/1004
2026lanadeleswiftTop 48 Music Albums of 197340/481
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 197357/1002
2025JohnnyoTop albums of 1973 (101 - 200)12/62 -
2024JohnnyoArizona51/74 -
2024 TamthebamMy Overall Chart 201-300 (1953-2020)46/100 -
2024 paladisiac1970s, #201-300*3/9 -
2022ChambordTop 45 Music Albums of 197339/451
2022JohnnyoMost listened to female artists in 202130/49 -
2022 paladisiacmy fav (alt)country / americana78/100 -
2022JohnnyoMost listened to albums by female artists in 202163/98 -
2022 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 197320/1004
2022salvadorTop 44 Music Albums of 197323/443
2021Johnnyo6 months in - most listened to albums by female artists 202119/50 -
2021JohnnyoMost listened to albums by female artists jan - sept 202132/67 -
2020joshbrooker2001Top 50 Music Albums of 197333/502
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 23
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 26
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74/100 (from 24 votes)
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04/27/2026 18:21 Deckard  Ratings distribution  26780/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 18% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.8/100, a mean average of 71.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.0.

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From 04/09/2015 16:40 | #139205
This is regarded as the first of her albums to move away from a pure country feel. It has a laid back feel the only up tempo tracks being Silver Threads.... and The Fast One. She handles other artists songs with great feeling. Her voice is quite distinctive. Best tracks here are her covers of Deperado, Love Has No Pride, Don't Cry Now and Colorado. This and her next 7 albums (1973-82) all have a country rock sound and all 8 are really good albums.
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