Scott 2
by Scott Walker

Album
Scott 2 by Scott Walker
Year: 1968
Release date: 1968-03-00
Overall rank: 3,441st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 164 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (45th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (266th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,441st)

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Scott 2 is ranked 6th best out of 25 albums by Scott Walker on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Scott Walker is Scott 4 which is ranked number 1067 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 974.

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Overall rank: 3,441st | 1960s rank: 266th | 1968 rank: 45th

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 164 votes)
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60/100
 		03/21/2026 07:03 iannicolson  Ratings distribution  1,04375/100
 
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 		01/10/2026 07:00 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,00169/100
 
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 		12/31/2025 16:58 dukeboxkool  Ratings distribution  2,14972/100
 
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 		11/19/2025 07:47 DommeDamian  Ratings distribution  7,33449/100
 
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 		11/17/2025 18:45 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,25368/100

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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.6/100, a mean average of 74.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.9.

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80/100
From 11/19/2021 17:42 | #276446
What a performer. This man is so far in his bag on some of these songs it's ridiculous. He cultivates a completely unique style full of theatrics and fragile machismo. He displays an improved songwriting ability compared to his debut with some relatively complex personal compositions. His renditions of Brel songs are just fantastic. The whole album is full of drama and grotesque imagery.
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From 07/21/2014 01:34 | #117202
The orchestration in this is great and Walker's voice suits everything perfectly. "Best of Both Worlds" is a fantastic track.
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From 07/02/2013 19:10 | #80292
Scott Walker's crooner reinterpretations. He was one of the best at reinventing other people's music and make it his own. Also, it includes some avantgarde classical-crooner music.
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From 03/13/2013 15:49 | #68132
Although it's not quite as inventive as his later records, this is my personal favorite of Scott Walker's albums. His voice stands out as an incredible force that very few can compare to. Many of the best songs are from the Jacques Brel catalog that Walker borrowed from so often early on, and his selections are excellent.
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