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Bruce Cockburn

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All Time

of 150,006

575
Decades
- 1960s
  
  of 431
  
  260
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  633
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  3,608
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  6,336
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  
  of 5,292
  
  2,169
- Folk
  
  of 936
  
  472
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  4,184
- Rock
  
  of 8,167
  
  2,717

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1960s

2.1159

1980s

1.9765

1990s

1.9503

2000s

0.9293

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Bruce Cockburn is ranked overall as 2.7029 out of 4 stars

2.7029

Bruce Cockburn Album Rankings

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 3.3664 out of 4 stars for Stealing Fire

Stealing Fire (3.3664)

After visiting Central America, Bruce Cockburn recordedStealing Fire, part of which passionately and eloquently details what he'd seen while in Nicaragua and Guatemala. ...more

11.46

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu by Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 3.2191 out of 4 stars for Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu

Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu (3.2191)

Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu finds Bruce Cockburn relying on his strengths and taking a breather from the dark imagery and intense subject matter of 1997's The Charity of Night. ...more

6.95

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.8530 out of 4 stars for Humans

Humans (2.8530)

Long regarded as Bruce Cockburn's finest moment on record,Humans, issued in 1980, is easily the most revealing of his tomes as well. ...more

15.86

to

76.92

from (5) sources

The Trouble with Normal by Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.5765 out of 4 stars for The Trouble with Normal

The Trouble with Normal (2.5765)

Like his two previous efforts in the '80s,The Trouble With Normalplaces Bruce Cockburn yet another step further from his days as Canada's resident mystic folky. ...more

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.5765 out of 4 stars for Inner City Front

Inner City Front (2.5765)

On his later albums, Bruce Cockburn has changed from a reflective Christian mystic into an impressionistic diarist whose feelings about love, politics and the cosmos spill out in Beat Generation-inspi ...more

13.79

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.5723 out of 4 stars for Christmas

Christmas (2.5723)

As a child, Bruce Cockburn received from his father a home-made book, a collection of Christmas carols. ...more

32.41

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.5513 out of 4 stars for Circles in the Stream

Circles in the Stream (2.5513)

This live concert CD from 1977 was recently re-released to the adoration of Bruce Cockburn fans everywhere. ...more

15.86

to

25.62

from (3) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.5334 out of 4 stars for Waiting for a Miracle

Waiting for a Miracle (2.5334)

Waiting for a Miracle, with two discs spanning 33 songs, is the third and by far most comprehensive of three Bruce Cockburn retrospectives released in a six-year period. ...more

21.79

to

42.63

from (4) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.3614 out of 4 stars for Big Circumstance

Big Circumstance (2.3614)

Big Circumstance,' the first new studio album in more than two years from the Canadian folk rocker Bruce Cockburn, is a rewarding mess. ...more

4.99

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 2.2496 out of 4 stars for Life Short Call Now

Life Short Call Now (2.2496)

Known for his honeyed voice, nimble fretwork, and smart wordplay, Canadian Bruce Cockburn employs all this — plus glockenspiel, flugelhorn, and Ani DiFranco — on his 29th album. ...more

12.89

to

16.06

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.2892 out of 4 stars for World of Wonders

World of Wonders (0.2892)

No review available

8.99

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.2848 out of 4 stars for Dart to the Heart

Dart to the Heart (0.2848)

No review available

10.98

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.2575 out of 4 stars for Speechless

Speechless (0.2575)

Many individuals appear overtly critical of solo artists and groups whose music career appears to wane after just a couple of years. Apparently, the bands of today simply have no staying power. ...more

10.93

to

15.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Live

Live (0.0000)

No review available

13.79

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Country Libations

Country Libations (0.0000)

No review available

13.97

to

18.98

from (5) sources

Dancing in the Dragons Jaw by Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Dancing in the Dragons Jaw

Dancing in the Dragons Jaw (0.0000)

No review available

Nothing But a Burning Light by Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Nothing But a Burning Light

Nothing But a Burning Light (0.0000)

No review available

8.97

to

14.99

from (2) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Night Vision

Night Vision (0.0000)

No review available

49.99

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Joy Will Find a Way

Joy Will Find a Way (0.0000)

No review available

29.98

Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979-2002 by Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979-2002

Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979-2002 (0.0000)

No review available

13.97

to

18.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for High Winds White Sky

High Winds White Sky (0.0000)

No review available

12.15

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sunwheel Dance

Sunwheel Dance (0.0000)

No review available

10.99

to

39.87

from (6) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for In the Falling Dark

In the Falling Dark (0.0000)

Throughout the Seventies, Bruce Cockburn (pronounced Co-burn) has been Canada's favorite wandering minstrel, a publicity-shy antistar combination of John Denver's mind, Nick Drake's voice and John Fah ...more

13.79

to

16.06

from (4) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn (0.0000)

No review available

8.98

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Salt, Sun and Time

Salt, Sun and Time (0.0000)

No review available

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Further Adventures of

Further Adventures of (0.0000)

No review available

13.79

to

17.98

from (4) sources

Further Adventures Of Bruce Cockburn by Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Further Adventures Of Bruce Cockburn

Further Adventures Of Bruce Cockburn (0.0000)

No review available

Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws by Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws

Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws (0.0000)

Canadian Bruce Cockburn's music is animated by his deeply felt Christianity. ...more

10.99

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Bruce Cockburn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Charity of Night

The Charity of Night (0.0000)

In his 27-year recording career, Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn has made music that's often either achingly beautiful or painfully pretentious. ...more