The Real Folk Blues
by Howlin' Wolf
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Howlin' Wolf bestography
The Real Folk Blues is ranked 10th best out of 23 albums by Howlin' Wolf on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Howlin' Wolf is Moanin' In The Moonlight which is ranked number 727 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,382.
(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 Real Folk Blues track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Real Folk Blues rankings
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 80/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | mikepen | Top 35 Music Albums of 1966 | 19/35 | 2 |
| 2025 | spinout | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1960s | 90/99 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 98/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | Larcx13 | Top 17 Music Albums of 1966 | 12/17 | 2 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | 1966 2nd chart | 27/94 | - |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 20/100 | 4 |
| 2024 |  Cardboardfolder | Top 35 Music Albums of 1966 | 27/35 | 1 |
| 2022 | Johnnyo | Essential blues albums picked by blues artists - Alan Paul | 20/56 | - |
| 2020 |  jnfbn | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 65/100 | 2 |
| 2019 | ReelBigToph | Top 100 Music Albums of 1966 | 77/100 | 1 |
| 2018 | AlienCinema | Top 90 Music Albums of 1966 | 15/90 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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The Real Folk Blues ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/02/2025 04:14 | Larcx13 | 2,850 | 74/100 | |
| 03/24/2024 15:35 | Cardboardfolder | 3,732 | 88/100 | |
| 10/27/2023 09:09 | bloosy | 104 | 84/100 | |
| 07/18/2023 17:08 | LosWochos | 46,869 | 75/100 | |
| 04/09/2023 11:20 |  Tamthebam | 22,941 | 69/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 77.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.
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