Merle HaggardBest Merle Haggard Albums Ranked
7.9
Avg Score
15
Opinions
24
Albums
5
Reviewers
Summary from 15 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Merle Haggard’s catalog across 24 albums from 15 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated Merle Haggard album is I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall (1978) with a 10.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Back to the Barrooms and Down Every Road 1962-1994. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1964 to 2010. Mama Tried ranks as the highest-rated Merle Haggard song on Rate.fm with a 9.3/10 average.
The Original Outlaw
“Merle Haggard’s toughest song may be his 1968 country hit "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am." Despite the title, it’s not about a working man — he sings in the voice of a hobo loner, drifting from place to place. "I keep thumbin’ through the phone books/Lookin’ for my daddy’s name […]”
If I Could Only Fly
“At this point, Merle Haggard’s musical territory is staked out and grazed to the nubbin: slow, sauntering ballads, up-tempo country boogie, occasionally a little Western swing. No string sections, no synths, no exclamation marks. Staying clear of the clotted, market-tested production of the Nashville A-team studio players seems to keep him alive; still, his recent […]”
Going Where the Lonely Go
“Duet mania seems to be sweeping country music, but the trend is getting old fast. Not that it’s a new trick for two hit artists to team up for a song; the occasional lovey-dovey duet is always a thrill, whether it’s Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn, or Emmylou Harris and Roy Orbison. But the romantic […]”