Just Us Kids
by James McMurtry
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James McMurtry bestography
Just Us Kids is ranked 8th best out of 13 albums by James McMurtry on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James McMurtry is Complicated Game which is ranked number 9792 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 125.
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Just Us Kids track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Just Us Kids rankings
Just Us Kids rankings summary
Overall rank: 32,416th | 2000s rank: 6,000th | 2008 rank: 631st 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 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | henrygreen0203 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2025 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2008 | 46/71 | - |
| 2025 |  paladisiac | top albums, #1501-1600* | 35/79 | - |
| 2025 | henrygreen0203 | Top 27 Music Albums of 2008 | 11/27 | 3 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | Top 100 Music Albums of 2008 | 13/100 | 4 |
| 2024 | paladisiac | 2000s, #101-200 | 91/100 | - |
| 2022 | paladisiac | my fav (alt)country / americana | 48/100 | - |
| 2020 | paladisiac | !You've Been Caught Sleeping! (p02) | 31/100 | - |
| 2019 |  samistake2ice | Top 50 Music Albums of 2008 | 27/50 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 13 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 26 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/24/2018 20:26 |  buzzdainer | 3,338 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/26/2017 17:37 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,395 | 71/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2017 08:03 | zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
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Just Us Kids forum mentions
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From paladisiac 03/22/2017 21:55 in What album are you listening to right now?
paladisiac 03/22/2017 21:55 in What album are you listening to right now?“What album are you listening to right now?”
View forum topic (2 mentions) →From paladisiac 03/14/2017 21:01 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
paladisiac 03/14/2017 21:01 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today“this was a major please surprise find for me. based on a friend's recommendation and my positive opinion of , i decided to delve a little deeper into james mcmurtry's catalog. was good but "just us kids" kicks fine alt-country from the start and hasn't let up 6 songs in. This is why i continue to…”
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