Old No. 1
by Guy Clark

Old No. 1 by Guy Clark
Year: 1975
Overall rank: 5,185th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 85 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1975 (77th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (840th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,185th)

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Old No. 1 is ranked as the best album by Guy Clark.

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Upcoming concerts

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Gary Clark Jr. and Marcus King Band
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Old No. 1 track list

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Old No. 1 rankings

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Overall rank: 5,185th | 1970s rank: 840th | 1975 rank: 77th

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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 85 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 72.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.2.

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From 11/01/2020 21:50 | #260064
A very enjoyable country record from one of country's best singers. When Clark makes a record, he makes it good.
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From 07/06/2017 05:46 | #193733
Easy living. Wonderful humming driving music.
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From 11/12/2016 23:05 | #178343
An absolute standout country record (probably more folk than country) from legendary Texas songwriter. He writes them here like no one else. Also check him out in the movie Heartworn Highways. He passed in 2016. Essential.

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From 07/16/2012 19:16 | #46613
This is probably the best album from probably the best country songwriter (at least, one of the best) of the latter twentieth century.
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Best Albums of 1975
1. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
2. Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
3. Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen
4. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
5. A Night At The Opera by Queen
6. Another Green World by Eno
7. Horses by Patti Smith
8. Tonight's The Night by Neil Young
9. Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac
10. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
11. Mothership Connection by Parliament
12. Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith
13. The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
14. Zuma by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
15. Young Americans by David Bowie
16. The Basement Tapes by Bob Dylan & The Band
17. Expensive Shit by Fela Kuti & Africa 70
18. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John
19. Sabotage by Black Sabbath
20. Ommadawn by Mike Oldfield
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