The Secret Of Life
by Gretchen Peters
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Gretchen Peters bestography
The Secret Of Life is ranked 4th best out of 7 albums by Gretchen Peters on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gretchen Peters is Blackbirds which is ranked number 49531 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14.
(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 Secret Of Life track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Secret Of Life rankings
The Secret Of Life rankings summary
Overall rank: 61,150th | 1990s rank: 9,039th | 1996 rank: 977th 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 | Johnnyo | Top 100 Music Albums of 1996 | 78/100 | 1 |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | Most listened to albums in June 2022 | 81/100 | - |
| 2019 | noguru48 | Top 26 Greatest Music Albums | 22/26 | 6 |
| 1996 | Mojo | Mojo Albums of the Year 1996 | 25/40 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 9 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/15/2025 21:13 |  sssvnnn | 8,501 | 67/100 |
| ! | 11/21/2024 15:58 | Johnnyo | 9,849 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2022 05:27 |  zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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From Johnnyo 11/21/2024 15:58 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
“Nice slice of alt country. Decent cover of Steve Earle’s I ain’t ever satisfied”
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