Sister Rosetta Tharpe 
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The best album credited to Sister Rosetta Tharpe is Gospel Train which is ranked number 3,837 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 385.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is ranked number 1,830 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 719.
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1968
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Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Artist ratings | Avg. artist rating |
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| ! | 03/24/2022 22:01 |  zwiebel | 742 | 56/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2017 23:42 | LosWochos | 7,784 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/15/2014 02:35 | Grymer | 28 | 87/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 10/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5454): By mianfei
BestEverAlbums 10/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5454): By mianfei“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by mianfei () 1. (1976) 2. by (2004) 3. by (1994) 4. (1970) 5. by (1994) 6. (1970) 7. by (1975) 8. by (1979) 9. by (1969) 10. by (2000) 11. by (1974) 12. by (1971) 14. by (1969) 15. by (1992) 16. by (1975) 17. by (1985) 18. by (1968) 20. by…”
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Romanelli 12/20/2025 01:50 in Guitar greats (not the usual suspects!)
Romanelli 12/20/2025 01:50 in Guitar greats (not the usual suspects!)“Some great female guitarists. Women are always underrepresented on these lists. (The Cramps) (Prince & The Revolution) (Sleater-Kinney) (Heart) (Throwing Muses) (Lush) And Anna Calvi +++++some more:Liz Phair, Juliana Hatfield, Kathleen Hanna, H.E.R. Not to mention: And of course...”
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katestevens 04/17/2017 00:56 | #189406
Just watched The Story Of Gospel Music (BBC) and discovered Sister Rosetta Tharpe, (finally!) Waaaay before Chuck Berry, Elvis and others - this lady ROCKED!! Her and her guitar are not to be reckoned with.
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tgarritsen 02/27/2014 13:56 | #104678
tgarritsen 02/27/2014 13:56 | #104678
She was rock before there was rock.
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