White Light
by Gene Clark
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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 1095 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,597.
(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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White Light track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
White Light 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 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Moondance | Dylan covers 4ab:US (Major Artists continued) | 8/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Graeme2 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 61/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Greatest Music Albums: 501-600 | 83/100 | - |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 70/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1971 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | davidhuret | Top 44 Music Albums of 1971 | 16/44 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 80 Music Albums of 1971 | 24/80 | 4 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 36/50 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 50 Music Albums of 1971 | 44/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 87 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 172 | |||
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White Light ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/06/2026 19:10 | Jakor | 5,550 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2026 01:19 | matterhornrider | 5,182 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/04/2026 10:30 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,702 | 70/100 |
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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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White Light forum mentions
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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.
Jameth 08/03/2019 19:10 | #240727 | TOP COMMENT
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Boy, I wish there was more country music possessing the same pastoral delicacy heard here. Great album!
quite lovely a little sad folk many good tunes calm
Fantastic album!!!
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