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Kathy Mattea

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,006

4,542
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  1,078
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  4,892
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  4,631
Genres
- Country
  
  of 1,119
  
  613
- Folk
  
  of 936
  
  621
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,544
  
  2,129
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  7,841

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

0.2052

1990s

1.6083

2000s

1.2325

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

Overall Band Score: Kathy Mattea is ranked overall as 1.5981 out of 4 stars

1.5981

Kathy Mattea Album Rankings

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 3.5069 out of 4 stars for Walking Away a Winner

Walking Away a Winner (3.5069)

As much as I have admitted I am not a big country music fan, I can't help liking Kathy Mattea. ...more

3.00

to

7.18

from (5) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 3.2151 out of 4 stars for A Collection of Hits

A Collection of Hits (3.2151)

Kathy Mattea has risen to near the top of the Nashville ranks because of a haunting, soulful voice, well-produced recordings that have a simple, folkie directness, and, most especially, an amazing tal ...more

5.99

to

8.97

from (6) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 2.3110 out of 4 stars for Lonesome Standard Time

Lonesome Standard Time (2.3110)

Mattea had vocal-cord surgery that threatened to end her career before she madeLonesome Standard Time, but you couldn't prove it by listening: her voice hasn't lost a bit of its deep alto warmth. ...more

1.99

to

6.28

from (2) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 2.0603 out of 4 stars for Coal

Coal (2.0603)

M. ...more

CD Pricing Not Available

Walk the Way the Wind Blows by Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 1.3235 out of 4 stars for Walk the Way the Wind Blows

Walk the Way the Wind Blows (1.3235)

Oh yeah, 1986, when Kathy Mattea was still a country singer, she was one of them, the "new traditionalists" at that point in time, before she became such an awesome pop singer. ...more

4.79

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2963 out of 4 stars for Willow in the Wind

Willow in the Wind (0.2963)

Not as fresh as its predecessor , this LP included three more number one hits ("Come From The Heart," "Burnin' Old Memories" and "She Came From Fort Worth") and led to being crowned CMA/Female Vocali ...more

39.96

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2924 out of 4 stars for Time Passes By

Time Passes By (0.2924)

Now a respected member of Nashville's hit-making community, Mattea ambitious arrangements may sound slick compared to her early releases but her songs are still well-chosen and tunes like Dougie MacL ...more

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2789 out of 4 stars for Love Travels

Love Travels (0.2789)

On better footing, Mattea harvests a great crop of tunes from writers ranging from country to folk, from the driving "Love Travels" with a spacious Celtic feel courtesy of bagpipes and accordion, to ...more

8.29

to

12.98

from (2) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2758 out of 4 stars for From My Heart

From My Heart (0.2758)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2689 out of 4 stars for Good News

Good News (0.2689)

Kathy Mattea's album for the Christmas season is unlike any country Christmas record ever released. ...more

7.00

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2555 out of 4 stars for The Innocent Years

The Innocent Years (0.2555)

No review available

14.98

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2544 out of 4 stars for Untasted Honey

Untasted Honey (0.2544)

Mattea hits paydirt with integrity intact. ...more

2.31

to

6.98

from (4) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2510 out of 4 stars for Roses

Roses (0.2510)

Kathy Mattea has always teetered on the Nashville edge with her music. ...more

8.91

to

13.29

from (5) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2506 out of 4 stars for Kathy Mattea

Kathy Mattea (0.2506)

No review available

3.94

to

4.00

from (2) sources

Kathy Mattea scores a combined 0.2471 out of 4 stars for Joy for Christmas Day

Joy for Christmas Day (0.2471)

The two-time Grammy winner checks in with her first Christmas disc in ten years, drawing from all the unique traditions that have enhanced her career as a decorated country artist -- including folk, ...more