The Real Folk Blues
by Sonny Boy Williamson
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Sonny Boy Williamson bestography
The Real Folk Blues is ranked 3rd best out of 11 albums by Sonny Boy Williamson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonny Boy Williamson is Down And Out Blues which is ranked number 4703 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 298.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The Real Folk Blues track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Real Folk Blues rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 43/100 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 97/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Top 17 Music Albums of 1966 | 11/17 | 2 |
| 2025 | Hayden | Catfish & Collard Greens | 42/100 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 60/100 | 2 |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 17/100 | 4 |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Favorite Blues Albums | 34/100 | - |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 98/100 | 0 |
| 2015 |  Captain_Dude | FAVORITE BLUES ALBUMS | 92/100 | - |
| 2015 | NoisyBeast | Top 77 Music Albums of 1966 | 15/77 | 4 |
| 2015 | NoisyBeast | More Albums of the 1960s... #101-200 | 2/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 16 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/02/2025 04:14 | Larcx13 | 2,850 | 74/100 | |
| 07/20/2023 11:10 | LosWochos | 46,885 | 75/100 | |
| 06/29/2023 21:27 | TonySayers61 | 23,995 | 64/100 | |
| 01/11/2023 15:27 | Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 | |
| 05/25/2021 02:31 | Moondance | 20,213 | 72/100 |
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Jboy56 01/11/2023 15:28 | #292718
One of the essential sounds of blues, harmonica. This album contains several killer tunes, awesome!
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