America
by John Fahey

America by John Fahey
Year: 1971
Release date: 1971-00-00
Overall rank: 9,457th   
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 38 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1971 (143rd)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (1,388th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,457th)

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John Fahey bestography

America is ranked 7th best out of 25 albums by John Fahey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by John Fahey is Fare Forward Voyagers (Soldier's Choice) which is ranked number 2032 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 810.

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America track list

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America rankings

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Overall rank: 9,457th | 1970s rank: 1,388th | 1971 rank: 143rd

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77/100 (from 38 votes)
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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 76.5/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.

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From 02/11/2016 12:01 | #159341
Innovative and original Mr. Fahey is a guitar virtuoso. A must listen to record.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Tago Mago by Can
8. Meddle by Pink Floyd
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
16. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
17. Imagine by John Lennon
18. Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
19. There's A Riot Goin' On by Sly & The Family Stone
20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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