White Light
by Gene Clark

White Light by Gene Clark
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-08-00
Overall rank: 7,383rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 95 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (111th)
Award Top albums of of the 1970s (1,101st)
Award Best albums of all time (7,383rd)

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Gene Clark bestography

White Light is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Gene Clark on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Gene Clark is No Other which is ranked number 1050 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,666.

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No Other
This album (7,383rd)
White Light
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White Light

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White Light rankings summary
Overall rank: 7,383rd | 1970s rank: 1,101st | 1971 rank: 111th  Overall chart history
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 3 hours ago).
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2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of 197170/1002
2026LittleM1971Top 65 Music Albums of 19719/654
2026JohnnyoTop 100 Music Albums of 197167/1002
2026matterhornriderTop 73 Music Albums of 197172/730
2026 HeliosTop 50 Music Albums of 197144/501
2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 197126/1004
2026cicadelicAquarium Drunkard 2013 Year in Review49/69 -
2026LittleM1971Greatest Music Albums: 501-60082/100 -
2026MoondanceDylan covers 4ab:US (Major Artists continued)8/99 -
2026JakorTop 95 Music Albums of 197175/951
2026davidhuretTop 44 Music Albums of 197116/443
2026LittleM1971Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s70/1006
2026Juneof44Top 50 Music Albums of 197136/502
2025MaxStorm98Top 71 Music Albums of 197148/712
2025JohnnyoTop albums of the 70’s (301 - 400)37/100 -
2025thenatTop 41 Music Albums of 197130/411
2025UnagumaTop 31 Music Albums of 197115/313
2025 paladisiac1970s 65rating (64.64-64.09), #001-100*39/65 -
2025 Graeme2Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s61/1008
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (64), #0301-0400*14/97 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 88
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 175
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 95 votes)
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05/06/2026 19:10 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43770/100
 
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02/25/2025 00:13 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,84865/100

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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.


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90/100
This record flies under the radar for so many listeners and it really deserves a lot more praise as it is brilliant. This is a singer songwriter record which has no bad songs at all. Every song is a hit and is completely commanded by Gene Clark who comes into his own on this release. The musical quality is extremely high with Clarks acoustic guitar leading every track and then instrumental flourishes being added on effectively to give the record more of an edge and grand feel. These include percussion, piano, electric guitar and the harmonica which is beautiful on the song For A Spanish Guitar. Lyrically, it is brilliantly intelligent and his words for some reason always get through to me. Gene Clark really demonstrates that he was the true powerhouse lyricist in the Byrds and he really can compete with anyone. Furthermore, his vocals are stunning and fit the style of music perfectly. It is so easy to connect to his voice and you really believe the words he sings. Overall, this is a record I can listen to over and over again without getting tired as it is just that infectious and it really does deserve more credit.
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75/100
quite lovely a little sad folk many good tunes calm
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80/100
Boy, I wish there was more country music possessing the same pastoral delicacy heard here. Great album!
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85/100
Fantastic album!!!
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