Rufus Wainwright
by Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright by Rufus Wainwright
Year: 1998
Overall rank: 7,697th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 51 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1998 (122nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,222nd)
Award Best albums of all time (7,697th)

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Rufus Wainwright bestography

Rufus Wainwright is ranked 4th best out of 15 albums by Rufus Wainwright on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rufus Wainwright is Want One which is ranked number 3337 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 454.

Rufus Wainwright album bestography « Higher ranked (5,520th)
Want Two
This album (7,697th)
Rufus Wainwright
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Release The Stars

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 7,697th | 1990s rank: 1,222nd | 1998 rank: 122nd

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74/100 (from 51 votes)
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12/12/2025 00:58 Kingturtle  Ratings distribution  7,57973/100
 
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03/04/2025 09:45 TonySayers61  Ratings distribution  24,44964/100
 
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03/11/2023 22:10 Igtonumama  Ratings distribution  10,78963/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.3/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

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From 05/06/2016 14:59 | #165334
One of the most underrated debut albums ever. How many other songwriters make such a mature and fully formed record like this first time round . There's hints of Randy Newman and Tom Waits here, but it's mostly unique to Wainwright himself. Foolish love, is a stunning opener, and it's the first of many great songs. Matinee idol, beauty mark, baby, and, Sally Ann, are all stunning, as are, Barcelona, April fools, and, in my arms. The only weak track is probably, damned ladies, but it's still ok. A great debut from a career destined for greatness.
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