George Jones Albums Ranked
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song “He Stopped Loving Her Today”, as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing. For the last 20 years of his life, Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer. Country music scholar Bill Malone writes, “For the two or three minutes consumed by a song, Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics, and in the mood it conveys, that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved.” Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song “It’s Alright”: “If we all could sound like we wanted to, we’d all sound like George Jones.” The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname “The Possum”.George Jones has been called “The Rolls Royce Of Country Music” and had more than 160 chart singles to his name from 1955 until his death in 2013. Here are all of George Jones Albums Ranked.
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7. The Definitive Collection (1955-1962) (2004)
“This is classic honky-tonk/Bakersfield/rockabilly style country; Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakum (some), the derailers etc. Very few modern artists paly this style of music & unfortunately those that do get no air play. If not for Pandora & satellite radio this style of music would have disappeared. That would be a shame; This is real country music not the garbage they play on country radio today.”
6. Alone Again (1976)
“This album produced the single “Her Name Is…” and then seemed to disappear. This album has a consistency which makes it one of George’s most well-balanced efforts. One very strong performance is “Diary of My Mind,” at 4 and one-half minutes it is probably the longest track he ever recorded. “A Drunk Can’t Be A Man” is also one of his best performances – it was co-written by Jones. “Alone Again” is an album that you can listen to all the way through.”
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5. The Battle (1976)
“And while many would argue that George’s heyday was back in the early 60’s, in my opinion the mid-70’s was the best era for the best artist of country music: The Possum….George Jones, indeed 1976’s The Battle was made at the height of George’s prowess, and there is no weak track to be found.”
4. Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half As Bad As Losing You) (1973)
“George Jones can sing like nobody’s business. The title track is one of those tales, such a pure confession in the true Honky Tonk spirit. It’s too bad that all the regular studio albums I heard of him always have some fillers, that only get saved by his voice.”
3. White Lightning And Other Favorites (1959)
“George Jones is just the best vocalist, singer in the world. The Grand Tour alone is one of the greatest country songs ever recorded. George at one of the (many) heights of his career.”
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2. The Grand Tour (1974)
“What a combination billy sherrill’s lush productions and George jones honeyed tones makes. This has to be one of his best albums, everything just comes together brilliantly – the vocal backings, the superb steel guitar playing and piano lines and of course on top jones imbues it all with his own painful experience.”
1. I Am What I Am (1980)
“Man, this record is like a little miracle. Billy Sherrill’s production style, gently coaxing the Nashville Sound into the digital age, would soon be tossed aside by a thousand A&R men trying to force rock values into country. George Jones could never go that route… rock singing provides feeling. Possum’s all about meaning, and even at his furthest gone you could still hear him measuring his phrases like a redneck Sinatra.”