R.L. Burnside

The best album credited to R.L. Burnside is Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down which is ranked number 9,891 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 120.

R.L. Burnside is ranked number 2,227 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 526.

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R.L. Burnside & The Sound Machine

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Cedric Burnside (trio) w/ guests

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Ye Vagabonds with Joshua Burnside

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Tractor Presents: Ye Vagabonds w/ Joshua Burnside at The Sunset

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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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Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down

R.L. Burnside

Year of Release:

2000

Appears in:

24 charts

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120

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A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey

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Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

39 charts

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102

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1994

Appears in:

27 charts

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Burnside On Burnside
Live

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2001

Appears in:

10 charts

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1997

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9 charts

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1997

Appears in:

7 charts

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1998

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15 charts

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2004

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1 chart

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1986

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4 charts

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10.

Acoustic Stories

R.L. Burnside

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

1 chart

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Average Rating:

73 (1 vote)

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Overall artist rank:

2,227

Total albums: 10. Page 1 of 1

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

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1960s	0	0%
1970s	0	0%
1980s	1	0%
1990s	6	0%
2000s	3	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	9	90%
Yes	1	10%

R.L. Burnside 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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Shake 'Em On Down

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 81 (4 votes)Comments: 0

Goin' Down South

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 81 (4 votes)Comments: 0

Goin' Down South

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 81 (4 votes)Comments: 1

Old Black Mattie

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: 0

It's Bad You Know

(from the album Come On In)

Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: 0

.44 Pistol

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Shake 'Em On Down

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 80 (4 votes)Comments: 0

Fireman Ring The Bell

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 80 (3 votes)Comments: 0

Snake Drive

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: 0

10.

Criminal Inside Me

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: 0

11.

Death Bell Blues

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 79 (3 votes)Comments: 0

12.

Have You Ever Been Lonely?

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: 0

13.

Boogie Chillen

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: 0

14.

Peaches

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 79 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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When My First Wife Left Me

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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Walkin' Blues

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

17.

Poor Boys

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 1

18.

Tojo Told Hitler

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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Short-Haired Woman

(from the album Too Bad Jim)

Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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2 Brothers

(from the album A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey)

Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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R.L. Burnside ratings

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76/100 (from 3 votes)

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From Johnnyo 03/28/2014 12:45 | #107891

One of the truely great & innovative bluesmen. An absolute legend.

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