Tom Club (Waits`favs+sound-alikes)
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sssvnnn 
There is only one TOM WAITS.
And sometimes it feels like he created his own genre placed somewhere between blues, chanson, rock, jazz, avantarde...
And sometimes you are trying to describe the sound of a certain musician by explaning: He is the (...new, young, former, italian, german, russian, folky, whatever...)TOM WAITS.
So here is the TOM CLUB:
If there were a genre "TOM WAITS" this is the music you could probably find there.
To make this chart as trustworthy as possible I start with Tom Waits` own top 20 besteveralbums as you can see on: http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/mar/20/popandrock1.
Everyone may feel free to name some more artists for the TOM CLUB.
- Chart updated: 04/13/2026 20:45
- (Created: 01/25/2014 15:18).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2014]
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1955
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4,574
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1969
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5,970
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1972
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18,636
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1975
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1,516
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1985
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2,991
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1988
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2,165
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1967
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2
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Tom Club (Waits`favs+sound-alikes) composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 7 | 7% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 10% | |
| 1980s | 14 | 14% | |
| 1990s | 22 | 22% | |
| 2000s | 29 | 29% | |
| 2010s | 10 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 2% |
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| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| The Pogues | 2 | 2% | |
| Vinicio Capossela | 2 | 2% | |
| Leonard Cohen | 2 | 2% | |
| Nick Cave | 2 | 2% | |
| John Cale | 2 | 2% | |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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53 | 53% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Tom Club (Waits`favs+sound-alikes) chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 80th to 81stComplete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1929) by Tommy Johnson (US) |
| Down 1 from 81st to 82ndThe Complete Recordings by Robert Johnson |
| Down 1 from 82nd to 83rdWine Dark Sea by Jolie Holland |
| New entries |
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| Strictly A One-Eyed Jack by John Mellencamp |
| Leavers |
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| Esqueletos by Tarantella |
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| ! | 01/10/2025 16:29 |  DommeDamian | 1,005 | 89/100 |
| ! | 06/07/2023 13:06 | Johnnyo | 2,642 | 80/100 |
| ! | 09/19/2021 07:34 |  Tamthebam | 651 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2021 19:12 |  Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 |
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pedro1976 11/22/2025 09:49 | #311779
pedro1976 11/22/2025 09:49 | #311779
two words - Mark Lanegan :) - from wikipedia - known for his baritone voice, which was described as being "as scratchy as a three-day beard yet as supple and pliable as moccasin leather" and has been compared to Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave.
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Johnnyo 06/07/2023 13:06 | #297432
Original and well thought out chart. Very interesting
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Tamthebam 09/19/2021 07:37 | #273920
Tamthebam 09/19/2021 07:37 | #273920
The concept of this chart is really brilliant don't agree with all your selections but this chart is a breath of fresh air ! Thanks.
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DommeDamian 01/18/2021 11:00 | #264595
DommeDamian 01/18/2021 11:00 | #264595
Even though I'm not a Tom fan, this is a very cool concept of a chart. I agree with Sinatra and Beefheart!
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sssvnnn 08/03/2020 21:54 | #256654
sssvnnn 08/03/2020 21:54 | #256654
"Yellow Shark" of Frank Zappa js not my choice.
It is among Tom Waits´ favourite Top 20 albums.
The first 20 slbums of this chart are Tom Waits´ Top 20.
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vancevisuals 07/02/2020 21:44 | #254956
Never saw a nexus between Zappa and Waits before
would love to see a comment on that
interesting chart
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StefanR10 07/02/2020 16:21 | #254943
StefanR10 07/02/2020 16:21 | #254943
Good album chart with some not so known albums i think it's good. And these artists i know are great so I give you 90 Points.
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Norman Bates 05/07/2016 11:15 | #165360
Norman Bates 05/07/2016 11:15 | #165360
I think you should put some Howlin' Wolf in here. Probs one of the most obvious influences.
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Musyahid 04/12/2016 15:18 | #163694
Tom Waits was born even before Colombus haha
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pantoffeljoscha 09/01/2015 00:23 | #148988
Most of it I really don't know. That is great. So much to discover. And the idea of the chart is fantastic
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