Green Onions (studio album)
by Booker T. & The M.G.'s

Green Onions by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
Year: 1962
Overall rank: 2,279th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 192 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1962 (5th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (207th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,279th)

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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 rankings

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Overall rank: 2,279th | 1960s rank: 207th | 1962 rank: 5th

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 192 votes)
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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 74.6/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.2.

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From 06/17/2021 21:50 | #270751
Amazing! It’s clear the Doors took a lot of their sound from this. Personally, I prefer Booker T.
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From 11/21/2020 00:19 | #261163
Delicinha!
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From 10/03/2020 23:39 | #258961
67/100

Best tracks: Green Onions, Behave Yourself
Worst tracks: I Got a Woman, Lonely Avenue
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From 06/26/2016 16:12 | #169890
The title track is of course a total classic, but there are plenty of other enjoyable tunes here. A brilliantly atmospheric record.
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From 06/12/2014 14:18 | #114318
I'm not all that into instrumental albums, but this is a really fun, light hearted record.
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From 12/20/2012 20:55 | #58384
booker T is one hell of an organ player.
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Best Albums of 1962
1. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles
2. Howlin' Wolf by Howlin' Wolf
3. Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio
4. Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
5. Green Onions by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
6. Go by Dexter Gordon
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11. Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus
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14. Takin' Off by Herbie Hancock
15. Surfin' Safari by The Beach Boys
16. Peter, Paul And Mary by Peter, Paul And Mary
17. Mosaic by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
18. Coltrane by John Coltrane Quartet
19. Sentimentally Yours by Patsy Cline
20. Burnin' by John Lee Hooker
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