Songs By Tom Lehrer
by Tom Lehrer
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Songs By Tom Lehrer is ranked as the best album by Tom Lehrer.
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Songs By Tom Lehrer track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Songs By Tom Lehrer rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  MadhattanJack | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 78/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 50 Music Albums of 1953 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 30 Music Albums of 1953 | 15/30 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 26 Music Albums of 1953 | 19/26 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 10 Music Albums of 1953 | 5/10 | 3 |
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 34 Music Albums of 1953 | 1/34 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Purplepash | Top 27 Music Albums of the 1950s | 11/27 | 13 |
| 2025 |  Igtonumama | Top 100 Music Albums of 1953 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 25/100 | 15 |
| 2025 |  Leonard | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 60/100 | 8 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 34 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 186 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/06/2026 13:22 |  VictorVale | 3,902 | 81/100 |
| ! | 08/27/2026 18:30 | Olli | 7,938 | 62/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 08:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,224 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.7/100, a mean average of 67.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Romanelli 07/28/2025 20:02 in In Remembrance Of Those Who Are Gone
eclab 10/25/2014 06:08 in What album are you listening to right now?Songs By Tom Lehrer comments
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This album always impresses me. I don't think anyone in 1953 was writing and performing satire songs about the dirty south, drug dealers, cannibalism, and love beyond death.
This album is true delight for anyone looking for music that is left-of-center and witty and dry.
If this isn't influential I'd be very surprised.
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Tracks: Old Dope Peddler, I Wanna Go Back to Dixie, My Home Town, I Hold Your Hand in Mine (Edited)
eclab 10/25/2014 06:22 | #125292 | TOP COMMENT
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This is hilarious! Lonely Island could learn a few things...
Jboy56 05/23/2022 13:11 | #285645 | TOP COMMENT
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Your Irish Pub Soundtrack, Slainte!
I rather drink malt!
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