Centerfield
by John Fogerty

Album
Centerfield by John Fogerty
Year: 1985
Release date: 1985-01-14
Overall rank: 4,446th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 117 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1985 (58th)
Award Top albums of of the 1980s (641st)
Award Best albums of all time (4,446th)

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John Fogerty bestography

Centerfield is ranked as the best album by John Fogerty.

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Centerfield rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,446th | 1980s rank: 641st | 1985 rank: 58th  Overall chart history
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72/100 (from 117 votes)
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 !		02/22/2026 03:40 Proto  Ratings distribution  4,31133/100
 
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From dihansse 01/31/2025 20:47 in My discoveries per year
“Two albums of 1985 I listened to: First and album I already own/know: A latter album by a monument and he still shows his main forces: a very distinct and powerful coupled with the ability to write good songs. The main proof of that is The Old Man Down The Road which is as good as any of the old…”
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From 04/14/2013 09:04 | #73025 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
If you are CCR dan you will enjoy this, this is the big comeback of John Foggerty after years and years of legal problems with his record label of CCR (Edited)
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From 01/04/2013 04:49 | #60024 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
Certainly not a return to CCR form but a good comeback for sure.
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From 12/31/2016 23:46 | #181396 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
This album has a split personality. Some high points with Centerfield and Old Man but not much left to savor after that. Zanz Kant Danz trips the interesting meter but after those 3 it's slim pickins'.
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From 03/06/2015 03:58 | #136250 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
+I was really excited when this album came out. And it has some real high-points: Centerfield, Old Man Down the Road, Rock And Roll Girls... I just don't find it compelling.
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From 05/03/2014 21:03 | #110684 | TOP COMMENT Help Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.
feels like this music had been there since the beginning of time. a lot of hits for truckers. (Edited)
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