The Blues Giant
by Buddy Guy
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Buddy Guy bestography
The Blues Giant is ranked 3rd best out of 26 albums by Buddy Guy on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Buddy Guy is Sweet Tea which is ranked number 4342 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 333.
(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 Blues Giant track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Blues Giant rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 88 Music Albums of 1979 | 26/88 | 4 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 31 Music Albums of 1981 | 2/31 | - |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 4/100 | - |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 36/100 | 63 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2022 |  rockbluesfolkjaz | Best Blues Rock Albums | 25/100 | - |
| 2022 | rockbluesfolkjaz | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 57/100 | 26 |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Favorite Blues Albums | 87/100 | - |
| 2021 |  mrblond | Top 35 Music Albums of 1979 | 22/35 | 2 |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1979 | 39/100 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 19 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 104 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/22/2024 13:10 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2023 21:39 | Pluto11 | 12,276 | 72/100 |
| ! | 08/31/2022 09:43 | LosWochos | 47,545 | 75/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.7/100, a mean average of 79.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.9.
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The Blues Giant forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 06/30/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5359): By PurpleHazel
pedro1976 04/04/2026 12:51 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 09/21/2021 20:17 in What album are you listening to right now?The Blues Giant comments
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The most emotionally intense album I can think of. The aggregate effect of Guy's fervent singing and blistering guitar are at times almost overwhelming. Not for blues purists -- Guy influenced Jimi Hendrix and in turn Hendrix had some influence on him. Originally released as "Blues Giant" for a tiny label in France in 1979, the guitar playing is a little out-of-control, but the music's raw feeling is undeniable. (Edited)
rockbluesfolkjaz 09/21/2021 19:25 | #274025
"Stone Crazy" defines strong electric blues and the excitement exhumed from it. Though this excellent Buddy Guy live album was first released in 1979 as "The Blues Giant" on a small French label, it was prominently re-released as "Stone Crazy!" on Alligator Records in '81, it's more recognizable title. Matt "Guitar" Murphy provides incredible rhythm and second guitar to the set. It's raw yet beautiful! (Edited)
Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/13/2019 01:45 | #229597
Great electric blues songs with an extra fiery delivery from Buddy. A scorching blues album that never relents in its intensity.
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