Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1
by The Traveling Wilburys
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The Traveling Wilburys bestography
Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 is ranked as the best album by The Traveling Wilburys.
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Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  EyeKanFly | Top 41 Music Albums of 1988 | 10/41 | 4 |
| 2026 | Drbassexpert24 | Top 46 Music Albums of the 1980s | 11/46 | 16 |
| 2026 |  Squonk007 | Top 28 Music Albums of 1988 | 2/28 | 5 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1980s Pt 2 | 40/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Rhyner | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 25/100 | 15 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Birmingham | 52/87 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1988 | 16/100 | - |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 60 Music Albums of 1988 | 53/60 | 1 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 68/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 332 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 2,044 | |||
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Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/29/2026 17:21 | Rayzer6 | 1,631 | 85/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 09:49 | Kettwig | 1,361 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2026 14:09 | Leonard | 6,629 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 06/28/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5357): By TerryTezzaView latest topic →
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Listmeister 08/07/2013 17:56 | #83399 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the best things about Beatles albums is the way multiple voices on the separate songs come together in one album by one band. By that standard, Vol 1 is the most Beatley Post-Beatle album by any ex-Beatle. By the multiple-voices-one-album factor, it even exceeds Band on the Run .
TerryTezza 06/19/2019 03:15 | #237820 | TOP COMMENT
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This album captures the best of true legends in rock music history. The album is solid from the opening Handle With Care to the positive vibe of End of the Line. My fav tracks are Last Night and Tweeter and the Monkey man which I was fortunate enough to see Tom Petty do a great epic version of it. A must album!
Decurso TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/28/2014 15:03 | #128155 | TOP COMMENT
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Easily Dylan's best work of the 80s.
It's what you'd expect from a group of class musicians (and Jeff Lynne) coming together to make music. Good songs, quite fun, nothing special. Bet they enjoyed making it. (Edited)
A bunch of guys with a full career behind their backs having a good time. And they sure knew how to capture that lighthearted feel in the mix.
Overall good and enjoyable. An album for a sunny sunday morning.
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