TopTenREVIEWS presents the music career and reviews of Loretta Lynn

Email to a friend

Loretta Lynn

BAND RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All

All Time

of 149,943

5,663
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  1,372
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  6,472
- 2000s
  
  of 10,545
  
  3,062
Genres
- Country
  
  of 1,117
  
  689
- Miscellaneous
  
  of 2,543
  
  1,906
- Pop
  
  of 13,657
  
  7,675
- Rock
  
  of 8,161
  
  7,052

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

0.0000

1990s

0.0325

2000s

1.5156

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

Overall Band Score: Loretta Lynn is ranked overall as 1.4776 out of 4 stars

1.4776

Loretta Lynn Album Rankings

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 3.6798 out of 4 stars for Van Lear Rose

Van Lear Rose (3.6798)

The beauty of the album rests in Loretta Lynn's exceptional songwriting. ...more

5.17

to

15.92

from (8) sources

The Definitive Collection by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 2.4076 out of 4 stars for The Definitive Collection

The Definitive Collection (2.4076)

MCA's 2005 releaseThe Definitive Collectionexpands upon its 2002 collection,All Time Greatest Hits. ...more

8.49

to

15.92

from (8) sources

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Loretta Lynn, Vol. 2 by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 1.0804 out of 4 stars for 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Loretta Lynn, Vol. 2

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Loretta Lynn, Vol. 2 (1.0804)

This 12-track addition to the20th Century Mastersseries contains a few of Loretta Lynn's iconic hits -- "Fist City," "As Soon As I Hang Up the Phone," and "The Pill. ...more

4.99

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.2683 out of 4 stars for Who Was That Stranger

Who Was That Stranger (0.2683)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.2584 out of 4 stars for Still Country

Still Country (0.2584)

Dolly Parton's professional career has had the dramatic arc of a movie, or at least a Behind The Music episode, traveling from extreme rural poverty to country-music stardom in the 1960s and '70s. ...more

7.86

to

36.12

from (7) sources

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.2299 out of 4 stars for Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter (0.2299)

There is a soundtrack to the 1980 biopic Coal Miner's Daughter with Sissy Spacek singing Lynn's songs, but this isn't it. ...more

3.42

to

23.97

from (5) sources

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for The Gospel Spirit

The Gospel Spirit (0.0000)

No review available

7.43

to

8.97

from (5) sources

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Who Says God Is Dead!

Who Says God Is Dead! (0.0000)

No review available

9.98

Loretta Lynn - Greatest Hits Live by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Loretta Lynn - Greatest Hits Live

Loretta Lynn - Greatest Hits Live (0.0000)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Chronicles

Chronicles (0.0000)

No review available

19.94

to

29.98

from (5) sources

All Time Gospel Favorites by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for All Time Gospel Favorites

All Time Gospel Favorites (0.0000)

No review available

7.96

to

12.98

from (6) sources

20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection

20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection (0.0000)

No review available

5.79

to

11.98

from (3) sources

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for

"Loretta Lynn - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" (0.0000)

No review available

44.99

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Gold

Gold (0.0000)

No review available

12.64

to

21.68

from (7) sources

Loretta Lynn - 20 Greatest Hits by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Loretta Lynn - 20 Greatest Hits

Loretta Lynn - 20 Greatest Hits (0.0000)

No review available

39.98

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn (0.0000)

No review available

Country Music Hall of Fame Series by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Country Music Hall of Fame Series

Country Music Hall of Fame Series (0.0000)

No review available

3.94

to

8.79

from (5) sources

Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection

Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection (0.0000)

No review available

25.00

to

49.98

from (6) sources

Loretta Lynn - Greatest Hits by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Loretta Lynn - Greatest Hits

Loretta Lynn - Greatest Hits (0.0000)

No review available

6.52

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for I Remember Patsy

I Remember Patsy (0.0000)

If Dolly Parton is the ideal contemporary female country singer—one who exudes traditional values while at the same time asserting herself in a manner unlike the Total Woman—then Patsy Cline ...more

CD Pricing Not Available

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Loretta Lynn by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Loretta Lynn

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Loretta Lynn (0.0000)

No review available

3.72

to

8.98

from (4) sources

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Blue-Eyed Kentucky Girl

Blue-Eyed Kentucky Girl (0.0000)

Blue Eyed Kentucky Girl assembles ten tracks from Loretta Lynn's 1970s recordings for RCA, perhaps the singer's most creatively fertile period; highlights include "Rated 'X'," "When the Tingle Become ...more

4.18

to

7.75

from (5) sources

Sings Patsy Cline's Favorites by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Sings Patsy Cline's Favorites

Sings Patsy Cline's Favorites (0.0000)

No review available

16.24

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Making Love from Memory

Making Love from Memory (0.0000)

Owen Bradley's still producing her, and there are some fine songs (like Mark Germino 's "Breakin' It," which Mindy McCready would cover in 1996), but Making Love From Memory sounds too much like Lynn ...more

19.16

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Peace in the Valley

Peace in the Valley (0.0000)

More religious songs, including a few from Lynn's own pen--"Mama Way," "Where I Learned To Pray" and "Who Says God Is Dead. ...more

6.28

to

19.99

from (2) sources

Loretta Lynn - All Time Greatest Hits by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Loretta Lynn - All Time Greatest Hits

Loretta Lynn - All Time Greatest Hits (0.0000)

No review available

48.21

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for You Ain't Woman Enough

You Ain't Woman Enough (0.0000)

Lynn's albums often didn't have more than one single, and this is no exception, but the one single (the title track) is one of her greats. ...more

3.56

to

6.98

from (5) sources

Coal Miner's Daughter:live by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Coal Miner's Daughter:live

Coal Miner's Daughter:live (0.0000)

No review available

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Somebody Somewhere

Somebody Somewhere (0.0000)

No review available

4.79

to

7.97

from (2) sources

Very Best of Loretta Lynn by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Very Best of Loretta Lynn

Very Best of Loretta Lynn (0.0000)

No review available

7.66

to

15.99

from (3) sources

Famous Country Music Makers by Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Famous Country Music Makers

Famous Country Music Makers (0.0000)

No review available

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Concert Collection

Concert Collection (0.0000)

No review available

Loretta Lynn scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Hymns

Hymns (0.0000)

Loretta Lynn's fourth album -- fifth if you count her duet record with Ernest Tubb from earlier in 1965 -- is a collection of Christian songs but, despite the title, the record is actually about even ...more