Tom Waits 
The best album credited to Tom Waits is Rain Dogs which is ranked number 113 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 11,146.
Tom Waits is ranked number 46 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 32,859.
Tom Waits official website: http://www.tomwaits.com
- See also:
- Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle
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Tom Waits best albums
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Tom Waits best tracks
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| ! | 04/18/2026 18:13 | bonnequestion | 418 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/30/2026 01:37 | thedudeabides | 12 | 78/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 15:06 | zsolti | 227 | 81/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 1% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 86.0/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 86.7/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 17.4.
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The voice of everyman, if everyman where hanging out on the wharves singing to sailers, prostitutes, petty thieves and lowlife bar crawlers. A voice that only a one-eyed meth addicted street walker could love but one hell of a lyricist. There's a short list of voices that just suck but they're music is indespensable...Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, David Johansen, early David Byrne...there's a true difference between a great voice and a great rock 'n' roll voice. This is one example. Start with Rain Dogs, Swordfishtrombones, Big Time.
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/13/2013 12:24 | #68109
Maybe I do just want to hear the Cookie Monster sing. The Cookie Monster had a unique voice. whatever. Tom Waits is one of the most original voices of all time. Plus Marc Ribot is one hell of a guitar player.
What's the point of singing, if your voice doesn't have character?
Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/08/2018 12:11 | #204982
Ok here goes , I'm fully prepared for a zillion down votes
I'm a life long music nut ,listening to music is my passion .
But ....
I just don't get Tom Waits , I just don't and believe me I want to .
I understand his popularity , I understand he's "The Peoples Voice " apparently , I understand 'Rain Dogs' is the best album of 1985 . But whenever I listen I just don't enjoy his work
It took me a long time to come around to Radiohead , but I'm there now . Tom Waits ? The magic just is not happening.
I don't get Tom Waits
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Onater 01/07/2017 02:50 | #181925
Paladasiac, if that's a ruined voice, I don't want to hear an intact one.
