Nothing But A Burning Light
by Bruce Cockburn

Nothing But A Burning Light by Bruce Cockburn
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 23,564th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
69/100 (from 15 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1991 (309th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (3,627th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,564th)

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Bruce Cockburn bestography

Nothing But A Burning Light is ranked 8th best out of 34 albums by Bruce Cockburn on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Bruce Cockburn is Stealing Fire which is ranked number 8456 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 148.

Bruce Cockburn album bestography « Higher ranked (21,184th)
The Trouble With Normal
This album (23,564th)
Nothing But A Burning Light
Lower ranked (24,575th) »
World Of Wonders

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Overall rank: 23,564th | 1990s rank: 3,627th | 1991 rank: 309th

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69/100 (from 15 votes)
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From 04/07/2024 09:20 | #302888
Not his best by a long way but yet another very consistent album from the great Bruce cockburn. Some lovely stuff here
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