If I Could Only Fly
by Merle Haggard
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Merle Haggard bestography
If I Could Only Fly is ranked 10th best out of 44 albums by Merle Haggard on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Merle Haggard is Mama Tried which is ranked number 9032 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 136.
(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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If I Could Only Fly rankings summary
Overall rank: 37,139th | 2000s rank: 6,882nd | 2000 rank: 622nd (Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 30/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | E! Online Best Albums 2000 | 11/25 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 74/100 | 1 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2000 | 26/84 | - |
| 2021 | Johnnyo | AOTY - Best Country Albums of all time | 81/100 | - |
| 2020 | Giant2015 | Top 60 Music Albums of 2000 | 57/60 | 0 |
| 2018 | NPG0607 | Top 71 Greatest Music Albums | 31/71 | 11 |
| 2018 | glynspsa | country/country rock albums | 40/100 | - |
| 2000 | Village Voice | Village Voice Albums of the Year 2000 | 31/50 | 2 |
| 2000 | Sonic Magazine | 2000 års bästa album | 20/25 | 1 |
| 2000 | Buscadero | Critics Poll 2000 | 47/67 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 11 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 21 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 01/24/2026 16:16 | cicadelic | 13,555 | 73/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2023 22:06 |  NoisyBeast | 13,315 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2023 00:05 | craab | 672 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2020 01:02 |  Martini | 758 | 95/100 |
| ! | 09/09/2020 17:05 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,713 | 74/100 |
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