Night Rains
by Janis Ian
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Janis Ian bestography
Night Rains is ranked 14th best out of 24 albums by Janis Ian on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Janis Ian is Between The Lines which is ranked number 7236 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 180.
(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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Night Rains track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (1 out of 10 tracks have been rated).
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Night Rains rankings summary
Overall rank: 97,716th | 1970s rank: 8,049th | 1979 rank: 838th 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 |
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| 2026 | tim0505 | Top 48 Music Albums of 1979 | 40/48 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2023 |  TheDude85 | Top 52 Music Albums of 1979 | 43/52 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/14/2025 15:24 | tim0505 | 4,418 | 82/100 |
| ! | 02/21/2023 16:31 |  DommeDamian | 7,881 | 48/100 |
| ! | 12/26/2021 00:15 | stevengnz | 2,611 | 73/100 |
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