Cry Tough
by Nils Lofgren

Cry Tough by Nils Lofgren
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 14,394th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 34 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (174th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,894th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,394th)

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Nils Lofgren bestography

Cry Tough is ranked 2nd best out of 21 albums by Nils Lofgren on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Nils Lofgren is Nils Lofgren which is ranked number 12298 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 96.

Nils Lofgren album bestography « Higher ranked (12,298th)
Nils Lofgren
This album (14,394th)
Cry Tough
Lower ranked (21,027th) »
Night After Night

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 14,394th | 1970s rank: 1,894th | 1976 rank: 174th

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Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 34 votes)
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75/100
 
01/30/2026 21:04 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  47,36275/100
 
80/100
 
08/13/2025 14:31 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  13,04673/100
 
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07/16/2025 12:00 RemainInLight  Ratings distribution  3,48136/100
 
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06/17/2023 20:53 replacementlevel  Ratings distribution  7,73670/100
 
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11/09/2022 19:15 Vinyl  Ratings distribution  52280/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.9/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.5.

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From 08/07/2022 17:18 | #288247
Album Rating:

1.Cry Tough. 67
2.It's Not A Crime. 65
3.Incidentally...It's Over. 59
4.For Your Love
5.Share A Little
6.Mud In Your Eye
7.Can't Get Closer
8.You Lit A Fire
9.Jailbait
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80/100
From 09/17/2017 09:15 | #198128
I prefer Nils debut album but there is little in it really. Nils Lofgren has been a key member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band for many years however if you are unfamiliar with his work dont expect Born in the USA. This is clever writing, heartfelt lyrics and brilliant musicianship. Cry tough isn't my favourite track but they are all good and the album flows well. I have the vinyl edition in mint condition, brilliant depth of sound on good quality audio kit.
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From 02/15/2015 20:15 | #135060
Best Track: Cry Tough
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