The Real Folk Blues
by John Lee Hooker

The Real Folk Blues by John Lee Hooker
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 33,291st   
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75/100 (from 22 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (194th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,980th)
Award Best albums of all time (33,291st)

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John Lee Hooker bestography

The Real Folk Blues is ranked 16th best out of 70 albums by John Lee Hooker on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Lee Hooker is I'm John Lee Hooker which is ranked number 3296 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 454.

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Overall rank: 33,291st | 1960s rank: 1,980th | 1966 rank: 194th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 22 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 76.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.8.

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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
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8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
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19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
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