James McMurtry

The best album credited to James McMurtry is Complicated Game which is ranked number 9,791 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 125.

James McMurtry is ranked number 2,220 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 543.

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James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards

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James McMurtry best albums

The following albums by James McMurtry are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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Complicated Game

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

45 charts

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125

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

10 charts

Rank Score:

109

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The Horses And The Hounds

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

2021

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30 charts

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Too Long In The Wasteland

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

19 charts

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Where'd You Hide The Body

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

7 charts

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The Black Dog And The Wandering Boy

James McMurtry

Year of Release:

2025

Appears in:

12 charts

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2005

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13 charts

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2008

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1992

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5 charts

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Saint Mary Of The Woods

James McMurtry

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2002

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4 charts

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2,220

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This may not be a complete discography for James McMurtry.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

James McMurtry bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
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1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	0	0%
1980s	1	0%
1990s	4	0%
2000s	5	0%
2010s	1	0%
2020s	2	0%

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	12	92%
Yes	1	8%

Live?	Albums	%
No	12	92%
Yes	1	8%

James McMurtry best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Rating/Comments

Long Island Sound

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 80 (13 votes)Comments: 0

She Loves Me

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 80 (11 votes)Comments: 0

How'm I Gonna Find You Now

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 79 (12 votes)Comments: 0

You Got To Me

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: 0

These Things I've Come To Know

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: 0

Copper Canteen

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 79 (11 votes)Comments: 0

Peter Pan

(from the album It Had To Happen)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

Carlisle's Haul

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: 0

Forgotten Coast

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: 0

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South Dakota

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 78 (10 votes)Comments: 0

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Cutter

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 78 (11 votes)Comments: 0

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Ain't Got A Place

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 78 (11 votes)Comments: 0

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Deaver's Crossing

(from the album Complicated Game)

Average Rating: 78 (11 votes)Comments: 0

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Jackie

(from the album The Horses And The Hounds)

Average Rating: 77 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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Childish Things

(from the album Childish Things)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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Too Long In The Wasteland

(from the album Too Long In The Wasteland)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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We Can't Make It Here

(from the album Childish Things)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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For All I Know

(from the album It Had To Happen)

Average Rating: 77 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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God Bless America (Pat Macdonald Must Die)

(from the album Just Us Kids)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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Canola Fields

(from the album The Horses And The Hounds)

Average Rating: 77 (6 votes)Comments: 0

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James McMurtry ratings

Average Rating:

77/100 (from 7 votes)

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65/100 !	02/02/2022 10:43	Purplepash	2,744	74/100
80/100 !	10/27/2021 16:53	lisalisa	330	71/100
70/100 !	09/01/2021 15:04	paladisiac	1,041	67/100

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James McMurtry forum mentions

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Graeme2 09/23/2017 07:43 in I'm a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll

“Some nice choices here. But from a pretty small window in time, they all are. There is some really great stuff out there from much more recent times...just stay as far away from mainstream Nashville as you possibly can. Lots of alt-country that will appeal to those who are more on the rock side,…”

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samistake2ice 09/29/2015 14:04 in Rank the studio albums of any artist

“Complicated Game Childish Things It Had to Happen Candyland Too Long in the Wasteland Where'd You Hide the Body Just Us Kids”

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samistake2ice 09/29/2015 13:55 | #150687

I really hope the critical acclaim and popularity of Complicated Game pushes people to listen to is past albums. McMurtry is one of the best storytelling songwriters America has.

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