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In the Wee Small Hours cover

In the Wee Small Hours (1955)

0.2874Canon Score · ranked #124 all time

Aggregated from 5 of 9 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the album

In the Wee Small Hours is the ninth studio album by the American singer Frank Sinatra, released on April 25, 1955, by Capitol Records. Produced by Voyle Gilmore with arrangements by Nelson Riddle, the album's songs deal with themes such as introspection, melancholy, lost love, failed relationships, depression and night life; as such, it has been called one of the first concept albums. The cover artwork reflects these

Why it ranks #124

Every list on which In the Wee Small Hours appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Rolling Stone 500 (2003 edition)Editorial list#101 / 500
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums (2020)Major international poll#282 / 500
NME 500 Greatest Albums (2013)Critics' canon#374 / 500
1001 Albums You Must Hear (union)Critics' canonSelected
TIME All-TIME 100 Albums (2006)Editorial listSelected