Poets
by 
briggs54 
So there are lots of great singer-songwriters out there who make great music, but their lyrics rarely work on paper as poetry. Here's a list of the excellent song-smiths whose lyrics work well on the printed page, whose lyrics least require the scaffolding of music to maintain their power.
I'm choosing the album that best represents their poetic talents, not necessarily their best album over-all.
No Bob Dylan or Jim Morrison. Sorry Guys.
- Chart updated: 08/31/2016 03:45
- (Created: 05/28/2015 23:57).
- Chart size: 23 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2015]
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1967
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9,688
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1983
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4,540
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2002
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1,014
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2010
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4,560
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Jeff Mangum
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1998
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30,891
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Bill Callahan
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Phil Elvrum
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2001
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7,441
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1989
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2,474
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1971
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1,202
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Total albums: 23. Page 1 of 3
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Poets composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 2 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 2 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 13% | |
| 1990s | 2 | 9% | |
| 2000s | 12 | 52% | |
| 2010s | 2 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Silver Jews | 1 | 4% | |
| Lou Reed | 1 | 4% | |
| Destroyer | 1 | 4% | |
| Gil Scott-Heron | 1 | 4% | |
| Hamell On Trial | 1 | 4% | |
| The Weakerthans | 1 | 4% | |
| Soul Coughing | 1 | 4% | |
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Poets chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 2 from 4th to 2ndSwordfishtrombones by Tom Waits |
| Up 1 from 12th to 11thTime (The Revelator) by Gillian Welch |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 10th to 15thMajor Arcana by Speedy Ortiz |
| Down 4 from 5th to 9thPieces Of A Man by Gil Scott-Heron |
| Down 4 from 15th to 19thDestroyer's Rubies by Destroyer |
| New entries |
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| All Hail West Texas by The Mountain Goats |
| Left & Leaving by The Weakerthans |
| Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco |
| It's A Wonderful Life by Sparklehorse |
| Leavers |
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| The Last Poets by The Last Poets |
| Tallahassee by The Mountain Goats |
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From Johnnyo 05/08/2017 12:16 | #190494
Nice concept for a chart.
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Mercury 02/23/2016 23:57 | #160630
Mercury 02/23/2016 23:57 | #160630
Yeah I have a book of Dylan's lyrics and I've read them as poetry and analyzed them and all that high school stuff in years past. So I view him as a pretty poetry based writer. I can't say I'm really smart about the intricacies of poetry. I'm not scholarly for sure.
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From briggs54 02/23/2016 20:16 | #160603
briggs54 02/23/2016 20:16 | #160603
Thanks for commenting Mercury, if this was a greatest lyricists list Dylan would certainly be included, but this list is about poetry. Pretty much all of Dylan's stuff requires the scaffolding of music to work, maybe "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is an exception? But not really. What's your poetry background?
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From Mercury 02/23/2016 05:34 | #160573
Mercury 02/23/2016 05:34 | #160573
Some good stuff. Why no Dylan? You no like his lyrics or are you just tired of seeing him mentioned on lists like this every time?
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