Lone Star State Of Mind
by Nanci Griffith
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Nanci Griffith bestography
Lone Star State Of Mind is ranked 4th best out of 23 albums by Nanci Griffith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nanci Griffith is Little Love Affairs which is ranked number 6305 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 212.
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Lone Star State Of Mind track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Lone Star State Of Mind rankings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 54 Music Albums of 1987 | 50/54 | 0 |
| 2026 |  O.T. | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 68/100 | 33 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 50/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 301 - | 48/64 | - |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 16/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2501-2600 | 57/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1987 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 45 Music Albums of 1987 | 41/45 | 1 |
| 2025 | Jaymantheman | Top 36 Music Albums of 1987 | 27/36 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 26 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 154 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/14/2024 18:35 |  MetalMan67 | 6,251 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2023 20:26 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 02/10/2023 10:04 | TonySayers61 | 25,764 | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.4/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Lone Star State Of Mind forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 08/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5394): By O.T. Romanelli 12/30/2025 20:39 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 12/10/2020 01:00 in What Song Are You Listening To Right Now?Lone Star State Of Mind comments
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It's hard to believe that Nanci Griffith and her amazing talents never made her as big as she should have been. Though perhaps her versatile nature as a singer and songwriter prevented her from falling into a marketable niche.
After two successful albums on the small Philo folk label, Nanci Griffith signed to MCA and quickly recorded her fifth album "Lone Star State of Mind." MCA, who probably hoped she would be a commercial success if marketed as a country artist, were scratching their heads as Griffith whipped up a lovely folk album with country and pop overtones.
Griffith fit nicely with her acoustic folk Philo production, and with mainstream pop production she sounded just as good if not better. Griffith never sounded better in the pop framework than "From a Distance" and her own "Trouble in the Fields." The latter track is probably the best song Griffith ever wrote.
Also included is "Sing One for Sister," a Robert Earl Keen original, and "Nickel Dreams," a lovely sentimental song perfect for Griffith.
For someone looking for a Griffith album that presents excellent folk material, with a few country tracks, and some accessible pop material, Lone Star State of Mind would be the first record that comes to mind.
Highly recommended.
All but five songs written or co-written by Nanci Griffith.
Career Highlight: From a Distance
Gems: Trouble in the Fields, Nickel Dreams (Edited)
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