Green River
by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-08-07
Overall rank: 401st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
81/100 (from 732 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 20 albums of 1969 (17th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1960s (56th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (401st)

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Creedence Clearwater Revival bestography

Green River is ranked 2nd best out of 24 albums by Creedence Clearwater Revival on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Creedence Clearwater Revival is Cosmo's Factory which is ranked number 180 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,221.

Creedence Clearwater Revival album bestography « Higher ranked (180th)
Cosmo's Factory
This album (401st)
Green River
Lower ranked (488th) »
Willy And The Poor Boys

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Green River track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 401st | 1960s rank: 56th | 1969 rank: 17th
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2026Exist-en-cielTop 85 Music Albums of 196923/854
2026matterhornriderTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s46/10011
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s63/1008
2026javicho07Top 36 Music Albums of 19691/365
2026saltysurpriseTop 47 Music Albums of 19699/474
2026bonnequestionTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s64/1007
2026 PurplepashTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s56/1009
2026 spigelwiiTop 30 Music Albums of the 1960s21/307
2026JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1969 by Ultimate Record Collector33/100 -
2026adbrack1988Top 41 Music Albums of 19695/415
2026 JoaoMoreiraTop 18 Music Albums of 19693/184
2026jlsfourthTop 60 Music Albums of the 1960s44/606
2026 AAL2014Top 100 Music Albums of 196949/1003
2026stangetzawayTop 36 Music Albums of 196928/361
2026stevengnzTop 65 Music Albums of 196914/654
2026PapaShiz86Top 50 Music Albums of 196936/502
2026 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 196918/1004
2026SiromynianTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s32/10014
2026habibi333Top 26 Music Albums of the 1960s12/2612
2026fabm0Top 70 Music Albums of the 1960s41/709
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 646
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 4,129
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81/100 (from 732 votes)
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03/16/2026 19:26 traistboar  Ratings distribution  1,64779/100
 
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03/01/2026 16:54 sweetness  Ratings distribution  1,12779/100
 
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02/13/2026 02:13 evstratios  Ratings distribution  18097/100

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.5/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.1.

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80/100
From 01/17/2022 11:42 | #279533
Second best CCR album after Cosmo's Factory, there are a lot of their greatest tracks on this one and it's fun to listen to.
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85/100
From 11/23/2021 19:48 | #276606
Contains many favorite CCR tracks
Bangers: Lodi, Green River, Bad Moon Rising, Tombstone Shadow.
Fogerty's voice on Tombstone is so raw and suits the song perfectly,
Drop Nighttime is the right time, Cross Tie Walker and Sinister and take Proud Mary, Born on The Bayou and Bootleg from Bayou to this album and there is a helluva great album, !!
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95/100
From 06/09/2021 19:37 | #270505
CCR was always the best at classic roots rock, and Green River is one of their best, most cohesive efforts in that genre. They'd reach their peak on Cosmo's Factory, but this album still has plenty of great tracks, like the title track, Commotion, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi and Wrote a Song for Everyone. I certainly recommend this.
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95/100
From 06/01/2021 22:43 | #270254
Such a good record. Roots rock is a bit of a "safe" genre but doesn't make the music any less good.
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70/100
From 02/18/2021 17:25 | #266464
decent - decent - good
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75/100
From 10/02/2020 04:36 | #258913
77/100

Best tracks: Green River, Bad Moon Rising, Lodi
Worst tracks: Tombstone Shadow, Sinister Purpose, The Night Time Is the Right Time

Not one of CCR's best releases, but still a great one at that.
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85/100
From 06/13/2020 02:34 | #253408
Stand out tracks: Lodi, Green River and Sinister Purpose.
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80/100
From 06/11/2020 19:27 | #253323
Just a good CCR album. Bad Moon Rising is a fantastic song
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80/100
From 04/08/2020 23:10 | #249685
Very entertaining album. Not a bad or average track in this album. Love it!
Best tracks: bad moon rising, green river
Worst tracks: commotion, sinister purpose
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85/100
From 09/25/2019 20:53 | #243076
Top of the tree for CCR followed closely by Bayou County. Superb musicianship and vocals throughout. 'Bad Moon Rising' will be familiar to many as a backing to film/TV. Can't remember what it backed and don't really care. Hailing from the El Ceritto village area at the back of San Fransico Bay they offered a slight alternative to the likes of Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead. Perhaps less LSD to inspire their music but the results are still worthy.
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