Daniel JohnstonBest Daniel Johnston Albums Ranked
7.6
Avg Score
12
Opinions
11
Albums
3
Reviewers
Summary from 12 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Daniel Johnston's catalog across 11 albums from 12 opinions, with an overall average of 7.6/10. The top-rated Daniel Johnston album is Hi How Are You (1983) with a 8.7/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Yip! Jump Music and 1990. The discography on Wavelength spans 1983 to 2023. Some Things Last a Long Time (feat. Kramer) ranks as the highest-rated Daniel Johnston song on Wavelength with a 9.5/10 average.
Welcome to My World
“People often fret about what it means to be a fan of Daniel Johnston, wondering whether interest in his songs means rubbernecking at his severe mental illness. His true believers worry less. Despite amateurish recordings and peculiar performances, they'll say Johnston is a classic songwriter of the most traditional sort. Hear your way through *Welcome to My World*, a collection of his most memorab”
Rejected Unknown
“Most people think artists, by their very nature, are a little deranged. I would argue that mathematicians and scientists are even more so. In fact, what makes some artistic types seem a little off-balance is their scientist-like tendencies: their inability to accept the everyday assumptions that make up what us "normal folk" call the mundane, and their unwavering adherence to logic-- albeit an inn”
Is and Always Was
“Jason Falkner produces the latest record from Daniel Johnston, giving the iconoclastic singer/songwriter the rich canvas he has so long deserved.”
Fear Yourself
“This being a Daniel Johnston review, you people must love raw honesty and such, so here's some pretty authentic stuff: I'm down with the flu. So sick am I, in fact, that I think I'm going to let David Bowie take it from here. *"This will have to be one of my favorite albums of the year so far. All of the Johnston traits are here in abundance. Beautiful melodies, fine if painful lyrics, and a sear”
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