Rumor And Sigh
by Richard Thompson
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Richard Thompson bestography
Rumor And Sigh is ranked 2nd best out of 42 albums by Richard Thompson on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Richard Thompson is Mirror Blue which is ranked number 5023 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 279.
(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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Rumor And Sigh track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Rumor And Sigh rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 49/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 42/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Arthurknight | Top 99 Music Albums of 1991 | 72/99 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1990s | 5/91 | 19 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 69 Music Albums of 1991 | 1/69 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1991 | 40/55 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 88 Music Albums of 1991 | 24/88 | 4 |
| 2026 |  cestuneblague | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 16/100 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Igtonumama | Top 99 Music Albums of 1991 | 59/99 | 2 |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 73 Music Albums of 1991 | 14/73 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 68 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 241 | |||
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Rumor And Sigh ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/21/2026 05:06 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,832 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 08:49 | Leginlists | 3,842 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2026 13:47 | Pluto11 | 12,276 | 72/100 |
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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 76.3/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.7.
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Rumor And Sigh forum mentions
Romanelli 01/27/2025 21:04 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 02/20/2023 15:27 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sinners & Saints
jackup 05/16/2022 15:51 in What album are you listening to right now?Rumor And Sigh comments
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rockinsteve 01/29/2018 02:54 | #206733 | TOP COMMENT
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One of my favorite albums by Mr.Thompson, it includes my favorite song by him, "1952 Vincent Black Lightning". This song is an acoustic masterpiece!
Some good tracks but a bit inconsistent.
A mixed bag but worth the listen.
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