Vol. 3 / Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites
by John Fahey

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Vol. 3 / Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites by John Fahey
Year: 1965
Release date: 1965-00-00
Overall rank: 5,660th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 40 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1965 (46th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (435th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,660th)

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John Fahey bestography

Vol. 3 / Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites is ranked 5th best out of 26 albums by John Fahey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Fahey is Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) which is ranked number 2165 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 765.

John Fahey album bestography « Higher ranked (4,719th)
Vol. II / Death Chants, Break Downs & Military Waltzes This album (5,660th)
Vol. 3 / Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites Lower ranked (8,735th) »
The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick

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Vol. 3 / Dance Of Death & Other Plantation Favorites rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,660th | 1960s rank: 435th | 1965 rank: 46th  Overall chart history
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 !		06/17/2026 22:04 jnmayles  Ratings distribution  2,39373/100
 
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From jnmayles 06/30/2026 16:48 in Random Album Diary
“Installment three. Special shout out to MadhattanJack and Johnnyo for writing equally as long responses to my posts - I appreciate the responses - it motivates me to keep this on among other things! My shuffle does 20 albums which I break into two separate posts and I will say I was happy with what…”
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From BestEverAlbums 06/25/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5354): By arthurbittencourt
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1980) 2. by by (1967) 4. by (1970) 5. by (1996) 6. by (2004) 7. (2025) 9. by (1978) 10. by (1990) 11. by (1979) 12. (2010) 13. by (1972) 14. by (1968) 15. by (1967) 16. by by by (1965) 19. by by (1969) 21. by by by (1983) 24. by…”
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From kokkinos 09/16/2022 23:12 in I'm going back to the start
“By now I’ve listened to some John Fahey albums and I have to admit he’s been one of those artists that I massively respect, but at the same time have a hard time properly enjoying. Even though the main elements of this record are quite similar to his previous ones, The Dance Of Death & Other…”
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