Green Onions
by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
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Booker T. & The M.G.'s bestography
Green Onions is ranked as the best album by Booker T. & The M.G.'s.
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Green Onions track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Green Onions rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 6 Music Albums of 1962 | 2/6 | 4 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 21 Music Albums of 1962 | 21/21 | 0 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 4 Music Albums of 1962 | 1/4 | 5 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1962 | 3/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 45 Music Albums of 1962 | 11/45 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1962 | 4/90 | 5 |
| 2026 | AledJames | 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die | 81/100 | - |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 67 Music Albums of the 1960s | 37/67 | 9 |
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 28 Music Albums of 1962 | 7/28 | 4 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '55 to '64 | 29/40 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 193 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 718 | |||
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Green Onions ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/29/2026 23:27 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/20/2026 15:03 | stareaterogni0n | 586 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/01/2026 20:08 | AledJames | 1,694 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 73.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.5.
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Green Onions forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 09/13/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5434): By Taric
neilgee 06/02/2025 03:07 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
CharlieBarley 06/06/2024 03:16 in Working My Way Through The BEA Overall ChartGreen Onions comments
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Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/12/2014 14:18 | #114318 | TOP COMMENT
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I'm not all that into instrumental albums, but this is a really fun, light hearted record. (Edited)
The title track is of course a total classic, but there are plenty of other enjoyable tunes here. A brilliantly atmospheric record.
alelsupreme 12/20/2012 20:55 | #58384 | TOP COMMENT
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booker T is one hell of an organ player.
sszwalbenest 06/17/2021 21:50 | #270751 | TOP COMMENT
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Amazing! It’s clear the Doors took a lot of their sound from this. Personally, I prefer Booker T. (Edited)
2nd-Impressions 10/03/2020 23:39 | #258961 | TOP COMMENT
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67/100
Best tracks: Green Onions, Behave Yourself
Worst tracks: I Got a Woman, Lonely Avenue
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