R.L. Burnside United States

The best album credited to R.L. Burnside is Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down which is ranked number 10,375 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 117.

R.L. Burnside is ranked number 2,247 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 532.

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R.L. BURNSIDE Vinyl Record 2 Albums, Sealed & Mint
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R.L.BURNSIDE & THE SOUND MACHINE Raw Electric 1979-1980
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RL BURNSIDE 'Ass Pocket Whiskey LP Jon Spencer Blues Explosion JSBX Mississippi
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R.L. Burnside best albums

The following albums by R.L. Burnside are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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1.
Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2000
Appears in:
26 charts
Rank Score:
117
Rank in 2000:
176
Rank in 2000s:
1,804
Overall Rank:
10,375
Average Rating:
 76 (18 votes)
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2.
A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1996
Appears in:
39 charts
Rank Score:
102
Rank in 1996:
223
Rank in 1990s:
1,852
Overall Rank:
11,579
Average Rating:
 75 (26 votes)
Comments:
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3.
Too Bad Jim 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
27 charts
Rank Score:
95
Rank in 1994:
218
Rank in 1990s:
1,971
Overall Rank:
12,356
Average Rating:
 77 (19 votes)
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4.
Burnside On Burnside 
Live
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2001
Appears in:
11 charts
Rank Score:
87
Rank in 2001:
250
Rank in 2000s:
2,411
Overall Rank:
13,461
Average Rating:
 75 (4 votes)
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5.
Come On In 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1998
Appears in:
17 charts
Rank Score:
40
Rank in 1998:
383
Rank in 1990s:
3,761
Overall Rank:
24,351
Average Rating:
 74 (6 votes)
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6.
Mr. Wizard 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
9 charts
Rank Score:
35
Rank in 1997:
443
Rank in 1990s:
4,083
Overall Rank:
26,531
Average Rating:
 76 (5 votes)
Comments:
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7.
Sound Machine Groove 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
7 charts
Rank Score:
31
Rank in 1997:
462
Rank in 1990s:
4,368
Overall Rank:
28,676
Average Rating:
 74 (3 votes)
Comments:
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8.
A Bothered Mind 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2004
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
14
Rank in 2004:
882
Rank in 2000s:
9,164
Overall Rank:
48,723
Average Rating:
 73 (2 votes)
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9.
Hill Country Blues 
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
1986
Appears in:
4 charts
Rank Score:
9
Rank in 1986:
674
Rank in 1980s:
6,729
Overall Rank:
60,090
Average Rating:
 73 (5 votes)
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10.
Introducing R.L. Burnside 
Compilation
United States R.L. Burnside
Buy album United States
Year of Release:
2021
Appears in:
1 chart
Rank Score:
2
Rank in 2021:
3,367
Rank in 2020s:
18,951
Average Rating:
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Overall artist rank:
2,247
Total albums: 11. Page 1 of 2
This may not be a complete discography for R.L. Burnside.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!

R.L. Burnside bestography composition

R.L. Burnside best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums Help 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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Track
Rating/Comments
1.
Shake 'Em On Down
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 81 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
2.
Goin' Down South
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 80 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
3.
Goin' Down South
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 80 (4 votes)Comments: View 1
4.
.44 Pistol
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
5.
Old Black Mattie
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
6.
It's Bad You Know
(from the album Come On In)
Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
7.
Shake 'Em On Down
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 80 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
8.
Fireman Ring The Bell
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
9.
Snake Drive
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
10.
Criminal Inside Me
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
11.
Death Bell Blues
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 79 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
12.
Boogie Chillen
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
13.
Have You Ever Been Lonely?
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
14.
Peaches
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
15.
When My First Wife Left Me
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
16.
Walkin' Blues
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
17.
Poor Boys
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: View 1
18.
Tojo Told Hitler
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: View 0
19.
Short-Haired Woman
(from the album Too Bad Jim)
Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
20.
2 Brothers
(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)
Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: View 0
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R.L. Burnside ratings

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76/100 (from 3 votes)
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One of the truely great & innovative bluesmen. An absolute legend.
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