By Year - Rank

(the song title alone is useful for newbies and others)

1951 - 036 - Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
1951 - 062 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning At Midnight
1951 - 136 - Howlin' Wolf - Crying At Daybreak
1951 - 158 - Howlin' Wolf - Riding In The Moonlight

1952 - 016 - Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man (Sun alternate)
1952 - 071 - Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door
1952 - 078 - Howlin' Wolf - C.V. Wine Blues
1952 - 109 - Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf Boogie
1952 - 133 - Howlin' Wolf - (Well) That's All Right
1952 - 220 - Howlin' Wolf - My Baby Stole Off

1953 - 279 - Howlin' Wolf - Streamline Woman
1953 - 346 - Howlin' Wolf - I Love My Baby
1953 - 374 - Howlin' Wolf - All Night Boogie

1954 - 057 - Howlin' Wolf - Evil Is Goin' On
1954 - 119 - Howlin' Wolf - No Place To Go
1954 - 143 - Howlin' Wolf - Rockin' Daddy
1954 - 245 - Howlin' Wolf - Neighbors
1954 - 263 - Howlin' Wolf - Baby How Long
1954 - 320 - Howlin' Wolf - I'm The Wolf
1954 - 502 - Howlin' Wolf - I'll Be Around

1955 - 091 - Howlin' Wolf - Who Will Be Next
1955 - 326 - Howlin' Wolf - Don't Mess With My Baby
1955 - 397 - Howlin' Wolf - I Have A Little Girl

1956 - 112 - Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning
1956 - 194 - Howlin' Wolf - I Asked For Water
1956 - 313 - Howlin' Wolf - You Can't Be Beat

1957 - 183 - Howlin' Wolf - Sittin' On Top of The World
1957 - 283 - Howlin' Wolf - Nature
1957 - 588 - Howlin' Wolf - Going Back Home
1957 - 598 - Howlin' Wolf - Somebody In My Home
1957 - 609 - Howlin' Wolf - Poor Boy

1958 - 053 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning For My Baby
1958 - 123 - Howlin' Wolf - I Didn't Know
1958 - 412 - Howlin' Wolf - Change My Way

1959 - 134 - Howlin' Wolf - You Gonna Wreck My Life
1959 - 167 - Howlin' Wolf - I Better Go Now
1959 - 192 - Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Airplane Man
1959 - 203 - Howlin' Wolf - The Natchez Burnin'

1960 - 001 - Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
1960 - 011 - Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talking
1960 - 019 - Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
1960 - 078 - Howlin' Wolf - Tell Me
1960 - 157 - Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' For My Darling
1960 - 165 - Howlin' Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle

1961 - 019 - Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
1961 - 188 - Howlin' Wolf - Down In The Bottom

1962 - 041 - Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious
1962 - 139 - Howlin' Wolf - Goin' Down Slow

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By Rank - Year (fwiw)

001 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
011 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talking
016 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man (Sun alternate)
019 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
019 - 1961 - Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
036 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
041 - 1962 - Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious
053 - 1958 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning For My Baby
057 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - Evil Is Goin' On
062 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning At Midnight
071 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door
078 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - C.V. Wine Blues
078 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Tell Me
091 - 1955 - Howlin' Wolf - Who Will Be Next

109 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf Boogie
112 - 1956 - Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning
119 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - No Place To Go
123 - 1958 - Howlin' Wolf - I Didn't Know
133 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - (Well) That's All Right
134 - 1959 - Howlin' Wolf - You Gonna Wreck My Life
136 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - Crying At Daybreak
139 - 1962 - Howlin' Wolf - Goin' Down Slow
143 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - Rockin' Daddy
157 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' For My Darling
158 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - Riding In The Moonlight
165 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Wang Dang Doodle
167 - 1959 - Howlin' Wolf - I Better Go Now
183 - 1957 - Howlin' Wolf - Sittin' On Top of The World
188 - 1961 - Howlin' Wolf - Down In The Bottom
192 - 1959 - Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Airplane Man
194 - 1956 - Howlin' Wolf - I Asked For Water

203 - 1959 - Howlin' Wolf - The Natchez Burnin'
220 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - My Baby Stole Off
245 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - Neighbors
263 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - Baby How Long
279 - 1953 - Howlin' Wolf - Streamline Woman
283 - 1957 - Howlin' Wolf - Nature

313 - 1956 - Howlin' Wolf - You Can't Be Beat
320 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - I'm The Wolf
326 - 1955 - Howlin' Wolf - Don't Mess With My Baby
346 - 1953 - Howlin' Wolf - I Love My Baby
374 - 1953 - Howlin' Wolf - All Night Boogie
397 - 1955 - Howlin' Wolf - I Have A Little Girl

412 - 1958 - Howlin' Wolf - Change My Way

502 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - I'll Be Around
588 - 1957 - Howlin' Wolf - Going Back Home
598 - 1957 - Howlin' Wolf - Somebody In My Home

609 - 1957 - Howlin' Wolf - Poor Boy

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On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:29:57 -0500, RWC <geoff@opbox.com> wrote:

By Rank - Year

001 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
011 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talking
016 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man (Sun alternate)
019 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
019 - 1961 - Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
036 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
041 - 1962 - Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious
053 - 1958 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning For My Baby
057 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - Evil Is Goin' On
062 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning At Midnight
071 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door
078 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - C.V. Wine Blues
078 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Tell Me
091 - 1955 - Howlin' Wolf - Who Will Be Next

YT Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch_videos?video_ids=zfuglIObjY8,FCGdKasR0xQ,b7aq5MsaIL0,gcxR1Rx7aTw,6Vr-DR5HdKw,vh18s4pPM-A,aIkwAoWqE6E,q4k-aPBrZcY,iaesp0mgyXw,ijmz9EZSWug,4mbu4Ciwx4g,Z1BnJVGTeF0,8RQ-W-4mtX0,RTIrvuZ_-dI,

01. Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfuglIObjY8

02. Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCGdKasR0xQ

03. Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man (Sun alternate) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7aq5MsaIL0

04. Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcxR1Rx7aTw

05. Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vr-DR5HdKw

06. Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh18s4pPM-A

07. Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkwAoWqE6E

08. Howlin' Wolf - Moaning For My Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4k-aPBrZcY

09. Howlin' Wolf - Evil Is Goin' On
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaesp0mgyXw

10. Howlin' Wolf - Moaning At Midnight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijmz9EZSWug

11. Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mbu4Ciwx4g

12. Howlin' Wolf - C.V. Wine Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BnJVGTeF0

13. Howlin' Wolf - Tell Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RQ-W-4mtX0

14. Howlin' Wolf - Who Will Be Next
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTIrvuZ_-dI

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On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:31:55 +0000, RWC wrote:

On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:29:57 -0500, RWC <geoff@opbox.com> wrote:

By Rank - Year

001 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
011 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talking
016 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man (Sun alternate)
019 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
019 - 1961 - Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
036 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
041 - 1962 - Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious
053 - 1958 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning For My Baby
057 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - Evil Is Goin' On
062 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning At Midnight
071 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door
078 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - C.V. Wine Blues
078 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Tell Me
091 - 1955 - Howlin' Wolf - Who Will Be Next

That's not how it works. Not all years are equal. #120 in 1956 is much
better than # 50 in 1959, for instance. Here are my real Howlin' Wolf favorites.

1. Spoonful
2. Dust My Broom (Live)
3. Mr. Highway Man (alternate)
4. Who's Been Talking
5. Evil Is Goin' On
6. Who Will Be Next
7. Smokestack Lightnin'
8. How Many More Years
9. The Red Rooster
10. Moaning For My Baby
11. Back Door Man
12. No Place To Go
13. I Asked For Water
14. I Ain't Superstitious
15. Moaning At Midnight
16. The Wolf Is At Your Door
17. I Didn't Know
18. Sittin' On Top of The World
19. Tell Me
20. Rockin' Daddy
21. C. V. Wine Blues
22. You Can't Be Beat
23. Nature
24. My Country Sugar Mama
25. Howlin' Wolf Boogie
26. (Well) That's All Right
27. Neighbors
28. Baby How Long
29. Don't Mess With My Baby
30. You Gonna Wreck My Life
31. Howlin' For My Darling
32. Built For Comfort
33. Wang Dang Doodle
34. Down In The Bottom
35. I Better Go Now
36. Mr. Airplane Man
37. The Natchez Burnin'
38. Tail Dragger
39. Killing Floor
40. Tell Me What I've Done
41. Louise
42. Goin' Down Slow
43. Crying At Daybreak
44. I'm The Wolf
45. Riding In The Moonlight
46. I Have A Little Girl
47. My Baby Stole Off
48. Going Back Home
49. I'll Be Around
50. Somebody In My Home

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On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:00:19 +0000, savoybg@aol.com (Bruce) wrote:

On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:31:55 +0000, RWC wrote:

On Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:29:57 -0500, RWC <geoff@opbox.com> wrote:

By Rank - Year

001 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Spoonful
011 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talking
016 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - Mr. Highway Man (Sun alternate)
019 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Back Door Man
019 - 1961 - Howlin' Wolf - The Red Rooster
036 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - How Many More Years
041 - 1962 - Howlin' Wolf - I Ain't Superstitious
053 - 1958 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning For My Baby
057 - 1954 - Howlin' Wolf - Evil Is Goin' On
062 - 1951 - Howlin' Wolf - Moaning At Midnight
071 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - The Wolf Is At Your Door
078 - 1952 - Howlin' Wolf - C.V. Wine Blues
078 - 1960 - Howlin' Wolf - Tell Me
091 - 1955 - Howlin' Wolf - Who Will Be Next

That's not how it works. Not all years are equal. #120 in 1956 is much
better than # 50 in 1959, for instance.

Bruce, I was well aware of not all years being equal, but thought the
playlist was still worthwhile. Admittedly, the topic title might be
slightly misleading, but "Bruce's Faves" will always rely on the best
info that can be gleaned from your list of fave 5500+ for 1900-1962.

I say slightly misleading because it turns out that all 14 Howlin'
Wolf recordings highlighted are actually within your real top 21 for
Howlin' Wolf.

Many thanks for posting your real Howlin' Wolf Top 50.

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