Don't Cry Now (studio album)
by Linda Ronstadt

Don't Cry Now by Linda Ronstadt
Year: 1973
Overall rank: 33,692nd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 22 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1973 (406th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,627th)
Award Best albums of all time (33,692nd)

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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 4636 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 301.

Linda Ronstadt album bestography « Higher ranked (29,755th)
Feels Like Home
This album (33,692nd)
Don't Cry Now
Lower ranked (34,387th) »
Lush Life

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Don't Cry Now track list

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Don't Cry Now rankings

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Latest 20 charts that this album appears in:

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2025 paladisiactop albums, #1701-1800*66/83 -
2025 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1970s95/1001
2025lanadeleswiftTop 44 Music Albums of 197337/441
2025 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 197396/1000
2025mostlymorTop 100 Music Albums of 197357/1002
2025 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197361/1002
2025 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of 197312/1004
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: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 23
Total Rank Score: The total rank score. 23

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71/100 (from 22 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.9/100, a mean average of 70.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.1.

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From 04/09/2015 16:40
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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Best Albums of 1973
1. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
2. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
3. Houses Of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4. Selling England By The Pound by Genesis
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
6. Quadrophenia by The Who
7. Band On The Run by Paul McCartney & Wings
8. Aladdin Sane by David Bowie
9. Raw Power by Iggy And The Stooges
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14. Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
15. Closing Time by Tom Waits
16. Berlin by Lou Reed
17. The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
18. Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye
19. Paris 1919 by John Cale
20. Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson
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