6 Facts About John Prine's Debut Album Ranking
- Rolling Stone ranked John Prine’s self-titled debut album at No. 149 on its 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
- The album was originally released in 1971 and established Prine as a major songwriter.
- It includes classics like “Angel from Montgomery” and “Sam Stone.”
- The ranking placed it above many commercially successful albums from the same era.
- Prine’s debut is one of the highest-ranked country-folk albums on the list.
- The album’s influence on songwriting is often cited as the reason for its high placement.