Sweet Old World
by Lucinda Williams
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Lucinda Williams bestography
Sweet Old World is ranked 11th best out of 25 albums by Lucinda Williams on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Lucinda Williams is Car Wheels On A Gravel Road which is ranked number 772 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,232.
(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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Sweet Old World track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Sweet Old World 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 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Best of The 90s Pt.2 (101-200) | 26/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 15/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  imimesis | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 73/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | craab | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1992 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1990s | 63/91 | 6 |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1992 | 12/90 | 4 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 83 Music Albums of 1992 | 7/83 | 5 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 75 Music Albums of 1992 | 19/75 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 40 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 94 | |||
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Sweet Old World ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/21/2026 21:02 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,118 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/09/2026 18:41 | Johnnyo | 9,841 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2025 03:12 |  Kingturtle | 7,579 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.0/100, a mean average of 78.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.1.
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So much emotion in her voice! Some great songs here. My fav: something about what happens when we talk. (Edited)
One of Lou's best albums with some cracking songs delivered in her own inimitable style. A great alt-country / americana album (Edited)
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