In Search Of A Song
by Tom T. Hall

In Search Of A Song by Tom T. Hall
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 30,068th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 16 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (357th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (3,454th)
Award Best albums of all time (30,068th)

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 30,068th | 1970s rank: 3,454th | 1971 rank: 357th
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2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 197153/1002
2026cicadelicTop 82 Music Albums of 197165/821
2026daCriticGreatest Country Albums64/74 -
2026 RockyRaccoonTop 100 Music Albums of 197179/1001
2026henrygreen0203Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s99/100 -
2026 RockyRaccoonCountry/Bluegrass44/94 -
2025 RepoTop 79 Music Albums of 197118/794
2024 EyeKanFlyAM Bubbling Under 1970s 158/100 -
2024daCriticTop 31 Music Albums of 197131/310
2023VillainTop 29 Music Albums of 197123/291
2023cicadelicRobert Christgau: Dean's List 197130/30 -
2023henrygreen0203Top 25 Music Albums of 19715/254
2022Johnnyo100 Greatest Country Albums of all Time - Rolling Stone Mag16/100 -
2021 EyeKanFly1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (part 4)74/100 -
2021 MercuryTop 66 Music Albums of 197141/662
2019 briggs54Country 1-10045/100 -
2018 bobbyb5Best Singer-Songwriter Albums93/99 -
2016CoconutTop 100 Music Albums of 197187/1001
2016sonicdiscourseThe Old Crow Eazy Access23/46 -
2015 briggs54Top 100 Music Albums of 197179/1001
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 20
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 18
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75/100 (from 16 votes)
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85/100
 
02/16/2026 04:27 RockyRaccoon  Ratings distribution  6,98084/100
 
70/100
 
12/24/2025 21:54 BorderFreeAndrew  Ratings distribution  15,23374/100
 
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09/29/2023 07:42 spinout  Ratings distribution  3,34781/100
 
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03/28/2023 07:53 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,64873/100
 
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06/27/2022 15:17 daCritic  Ratings distribution  4,48473/100

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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 76.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 6.1.

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