Willy And The Poor Boys
by Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Creedence Clearwater Revival bestography
Willy And The Poor Boys is ranked 3rd best out of 24 albums by Creedence Clearwater Revival on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Creedence Clearwater Revival is Cosmo's Factory which is ranked number 185 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 7,918.
(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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Willy And The Poor Boys track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 83 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Willy And The Poor Boys rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Siromynian | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 36/100 | 13 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 45 Music Albums of 1969 | 14/45 | 4 |
| 2026 |  CA Dreamin | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1960s | 15/50 | 14 |
| 2026 | AbsurdCheesecake | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1960s | 43/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Taka | Top 97 Music Albums of the 1960s | 34/97 | 13 |
| 2026 |  sszwalbenest | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 100/100 | 0 |
| 2026 | adbrack1988 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 18/100 | 17 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 42/100 | 12 |
| 2026 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 66/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 542 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3,441 | |||
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Willy And The Poor Boys ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 40 hours ago | JoshN125 | 221 | 85/100 |
| ! | 10/26/2026 04:21 | AngelBecerra | 1,194 | 78/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2026 21:21 | SD100852 | 1,358 | 76/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.9/100, a mean average of 81.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.
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Willy And The Poor Boys forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 11/01/2026 17:00 in Monthly Overall Chart Movements - October 2026View latest topic →
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Willy And The Poor Boys comments
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A notch below Cosmo's for me but obviously a great American rock album. The guitar riff and drumbeat on Feelin Blue are irresistible. Some less than stellar tracks, Came out of the sky comes to mind. All in all a really solid album.
StefanR10 06/13/2020 02:30 | #253406 | TOP COMMENT
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This album features the most iconic vietnam song Fortunate Son what more can i say. This is great, best songs: Fortunate Son, Down On The Corner, The Midnight Special. (Edited)
Not as great as Cosmo's Factory, but still amazing. (Edited)
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/02/2012 16:16 | #47649 | TOP COMMENT
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It's hard to differentiate CCR albums. This is on par with Bayou Country and Cosmo's Factory. It probably stands out the most because of the singles - Down on the Corner and Fortunate Sons are seminal tracks. (Edited)
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/29/2014 13:16 | #122989 | TOP COMMENT
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This features two of the greatest American rock songs of all time (Down On the Corner and Fortunate Son) as well as some great filler in Cotton Balls and It Fell Out of the Sky. Great album. (Edited)
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