Too Bad Jim
by R.L. Burnside

Too Bad Jim by R.L. Burnside
Year: 1994
Overall rank: 12,591st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 19 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (222nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (2,003rd)
Award Best albums of all time (12,591st)

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R.L. Burnside bestography

Too Bad Jim is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by R.L. Burnside on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by R.L. Burnside is Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down which is ranked number 10561 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 114.

R.L. Burnside album bestography « Higher ranked (11,602nd)
A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey
This album (12,591st)
Too Bad Jim
Lower ranked (13,655th) »
Burnside On Burnside

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Too Bad Jim rankings summary
Overall rank: 12,591st | 1990s rank: 2,003rd | 1994 rank: 222nd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 19 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 78.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.


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“For anyone into RL Burnside, if you, try to catch these guys live They were brilliant when I saw them at the Red rooster Festival in may. Great live band based in the UK”
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From Johnnyo 06/06/2025 12:01 in My Musical Musings by Johnnyo
“One of the great sets of the year at Red Rooster was the Too Bad Jims. I'm assuming that these guys named the band after -( as their music certainly reflects the RL / Junior Kimbrough vibe that I love. Great musicians, great set. Absolutely loved these guys. Need to look out for other gigs that…”
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“1600 Great, underrated artist”
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