Greetings From L.A.
by Tim Buckley
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Tim Buckley bestography
Greetings From L.A. is ranked 7th best out of 15 albums by Tim Buckley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tim Buckley is Goodbye And Hello which is ranked number 886 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,961.
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Greetings From L.A. track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Greetings From L.A. rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | brent13 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1972 | 21/21 | 0 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | 1972 7TH 100 | 89/100 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 31 Music Albums of 1972 | 19/31 | 2 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | 1972: Part 2 (#101-200) | 18/25 | - |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 70 Music Albums of 1972 | 42/70 | 2 |
| 2026 |  videoheadcleaner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 85/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 60 Music Albums of 1972 | 40/60 | 2 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 51 Music Albums of 1972 | 49/51 | 0 |
| 2026 | videoheadcleaner | videoheadcleaner's 301-400 | 94/100 | - |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 69/100 | 6 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 86 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 176 | |||
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Greetings From L.A. ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | mostlymor | 7,069 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2026 23:00 | AledJames | 1,720 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2026 16:46 |  HoldenM | 1,915 | 84/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 21% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.7/100, a mean average of 73.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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Greetings From L.A. forum mentions
NickVolos 04/10/2014 18:19 in What's your album of the day?Greetings From L.A. comments
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A very different affair to his earlier work, Goodbye and Hello being one of my all time favourite albums. This though makes its own impression, a very upbeat funky listen. Great interplay between vocal and organ on 'Get On Top'. 'Sweet Surrender' is a personal favourite. (Edited)
For those that have heard the sexiness of this 70's classic it's brilliant. Tim Buckley had many styles but this was a long way from his early folk days (Edited)
NickVolos TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/10/2014 20:27 | #108979 | TOP COMMENT
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His funkiest, more accessible & my favorite Buckley album. A must listen. (Edited)
Norman Bates 03/31/2013 18:11 | #70836 | TOP COMMENT
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I have my difficulties with the opener. But after that, it's an absolutely brilliant piece of feverish funky blues.
run of the mill folk-pop rock mix popular at the time (Edited)
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