The Essential Willie Nelson (compilation album)
by Willie Nelson
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Willie Nelson bestography
The Essential Willie Nelson is ranked 42nd best out of 75 albums by Willie Nelson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Willie Nelson is Red Headed Stranger which is ranked number 1585 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,073.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
Dec
19
Fri
20:30
The Smoking Jackets Presents: Tributes to Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen
Tuffy's Music Box, Sanford, United States. 
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Dec
21
Sun
20:00
Cash'd Out Christmas Show w/ ZB Savoy's Songs of Willie Nelson & Friends
Belly Up, Solana Beach, United States.
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The Essential Willie Nelson rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 83,242nd | 2000s rank: 15,800th | 2003 rank: 1,600th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 14/100 | 4 |
| 2023 | ThuramThugood | Ranked - Willie Nelson - Ranked | 8/75 | - |
| 2018 |  21stCenturySchiz | First Albums I Bought Per Artist | 60/64 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/05/2019 23:37 |  Martini | 716 | 96/100 |
| ! | 03/16/2018 06:45 |  rockinsteve | 1,236 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2016 02:07 | Jhef9312 | 1,331 | 78/100 |
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