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Charles Brown

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 149,934

193
Decades
- 1940s
  
  of 38
  
  7
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  643
- 1990s
  
  of 7,253
  
  2,279
- 2000s
  
  of 10,544
  
  4,649
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 748
  
  94
- Pop
  
  of 13,655
  
  1,976
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,919
  
  207

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1940s

2.8861

1980s

1.9564

1990s

2.2160

2000s

1.2254

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

Overall Band Score: Charles Brown is ranked overall as 3.0397 out of 4 stars

3.0397

Charles Brown Album Rankings

Driftin' Blues: The Best of Charles Brown by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 3.3950 out of 4 stars for Driftin' Blues: The Best of Charles Brown

Driftin' Blues: The Best of Charles Brown (3.3950)

Originally put out by EMI in 1992, this roundup of Charles Brown's 1945-1956 Aladdin sides is essential listening for all R&B fans -- and that goes for jazz and pop lovers as well. ...more

9.60

to

14.97

from (6) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 2.9166 out of 4 stars for All My Life

All My Life (2.9166)

By far Brown's best contemporary effort (and the set that really got his recording career back in high gear). Cameos byDr. ...more

10.89

to

16.98

from (6) sources

Please Come Home for Christmas by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 2.8998 out of 4 stars for Please Come Home for Christmas

Please Come Home for Christmas (2.8998)

Please Come Home for Christmas, a King reissue from 1961, finds blues crooner Charles Brown trying his hand at Christmas tunes. ...more

7.89

to

11.41

from (2) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 2.7819 out of 4 stars for One More for the Road

One More for the Road (2.7819)

Charles Brown should have been a major star up until the day he died. ...more

8.87

to

11.98

from (7) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 2.5680 out of 4 stars for These Blues

These Blues (2.5680)

You can hide feelings sometimes when you're blue, but not always," Charles Brown states in the liner notes of his 1969 albumLegend!Brown may not always sing about his own feelings, but never are the p ...more

12.19

Charles Brown scores a combined 1.7522 out of 4 stars for 1947-1948

1947-1948 (1.7522)

Although the 24 selections on this CD have been reissued under pianist/vocalist Charles Brown's name, he is actually the featured sideman withJohnny Moore'sThree Blazers, a band also including guitari ...more

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Merry Christmas Baby

Merry Christmas Baby (0.0000)

No review available

11.31

to

23.97

from (3) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sunshine in My Brain

Sunshine in My Brain (0.0000)

No review available

9.50

Greatest Christmas Hits by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Greatest Christmas Hits

Greatest Christmas Hits (0.0000)

No review available

4.86

to

11.98

from (3) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Black Night

Black Night (0.0000)

No review available

10.75

to

13.98

from (4) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Driftin' & Dreamin'

Driftin' & Dreamin' (0.0000)

No review available

10.89

to

25.97

from (4) sources

Charles Brown 1948-1949 by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Charles Brown 1948-1949

Charles Brown 1948-1949 (0.0000)

No review available

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Honey Dripper

Honey Dripper (0.0000)

"Soothing" is not a word normally associated with blues, but its the word that best captures the experience of listening to Charles Brown, and Honey Dripper is no exception. ...more

48.98

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Snuff Dippin' Mama

Snuff Dippin' Mama (0.0000)

No review available

3.60

to

15.98

from (3) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for So Goes Love

So Goes Love (0.0000)

Like his previous two efforts for Verve, These Blues and Honey Dripper, So Goes Love doesn't really offer anything new from Charles Brown, but that' hardly a bad thing. ...more

45.98

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Walkin' in Circles

Walkin' in Circles (0.0000)

No review available

11.23

to

15.98

from (4) sources

The Best of Charles Brown by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Best of Charles Brown

The Best of Charles Brown (0.0000)

No review available

4.70

to

10.33

from (3) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Since I Fell for You

Since I Fell for You (0.0000)

So much of Charles Brown's work is available on CD that novices can have a hard time knowing where to begin. ...more

1.93

to

4.99

from (2) sources

Merry Christmas Baby With Charles Brown by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Merry Christmas Baby With Charles Brown

Merry Christmas Baby With Charles Brown (0.0000)

No review available

Charles Brown 1949-1951 by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Charles Brown 1949-1951

Charles Brown 1949-1951 (0.0000)

No review available

13.99

The Very Best of Charles Brown by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Very Best of Charles Brown

The Very Best of Charles Brown (0.0000)

No review available

6.80

to

16.97

from (11) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Someone to Love

Someone to Love (0.0000)

Bonnie Raitt, who played such an integral role in Brown's successful comeback, guests on two tracks on the pianist's Bullseye Blues encore, which isn't quite the tour de force that his previous outin ...more

7.00

to

16.98

from (3) sources

Charles Brown 1944-1945 by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Charles Brown 1944-1945

Charles Brown 1944-1945 (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Just a Lucky So and So

Just a Lucky So and So (0.0000)

Charles Brown's casual, yet stunning phrasing, inventive voicings and piano accompaniment are wonderfully presented on this 10-song set. ...more

4.50

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Charles Brown 1946

Charles Brown 1946 (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for In a Grand Style

In a Grand Style (0.0000)

This posthumously released material -- mostly classic and classy love songs -- puts an exclamation point on the career of a true American music legend, a legitimate grand master in more ways than one ...more

13.79

to

17.98

from (5) sources

Charles Brown 1947-1948 by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Charles Brown 1947-1948

Charles Brown 1947-1948 (0.0000)

No review available

11.95

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sings the Blues

Sings the Blues (0.0000)

No review available

6.20

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Boss of the Blues

The Boss of the Blues (0.0000)

No review available

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Cryin' Mercy

Cryin' Mercy (0.0000)

No review available

12.79

to

18.98

from (3) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Trouble Blues

Trouble Blues (0.0000)

No review available

4.33

to

16.98

from (7) sources

Blue Over You: The Ace Recordings by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Blue Over You: The Ace Recordings

Blue Over You: The Ace Recordings (0.0000)

No review available

2.84

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sings Christmas Songs

Sings Christmas Songs (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Blues & Other Love Songs by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Blues & Other Love Songs

Blues & Other Love Songs (0.0000)

No review available

8.37

to

59.95

from (6) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Alone at the Piano

Alone at the Piano (0.0000)

No review available

5.88

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for A Life in the Blues

A Life in the Blues (0.0000)

No review available

15.18

to

24.98

from (4) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Driftin' Blues

Driftin' Blues (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Cool Christmas Blues

Cool Christmas Blues (0.0000)

Long recognized as the perennial top contender when it comes to Yuletide R&B, Brown salutes the holiday season in his own inimitable manner. ...more

9.86

to

12.98

from (3) sources

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Blues & Brown

Blues & Brown (0.0000)

No review available

9.99

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 1946-1947

1946-1947 (0.0000)

The 24 selections on this Classics CD (their third Charles Brown release) were all recorded by Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, a trio consisting of guitarist Moore, bassist Eddie Williams, and the real ...more

The Classic Earliest Recordings by Charles Brown

Charles Brown scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Classic Earliest Recordings

The Classic Earliest Recordings (0.0000)

No review available

89.99

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