The Early Years, Vol 2
by Tom Waits
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Tom Waits bestography
The Early Years, Vol 2 is ranked 21st best out of 27 albums by Tom Waits on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tom Waits is Rain Dogs which is ranked number 112 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 11,705.
(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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The Early Years, Vol 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Early Years, Vol 2 rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1993 | 48/50 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Top 35 Music Albums of 1993 | 3/35 | 5 | |
| 2020 | Red0510 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 8/100 | 19 |
| 2019 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 34/100 | 13 | |
| 2019 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 48/100 | 11 | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 48 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/09/2022 12:54 | 9,595 | 72/100 | |
| ! | 12/31/2019 15:01 | Krokolito | 723 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/14/2019 15:21 | 987 | 84/100 | |
| ! | 09/24/2018 11:20 | 2,544 | 70/100 | |
| ! | 11/27/2017 00:49 | WalrusAssassin13 | 1,004 | 67/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.9/100, a mean average of 68.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.
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Tom Waits early years shows the potential he had as a singer/songwriter, similar to his first two albums, no experimentation or gravel.
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