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The Best Jimmy Buffett Albums of All Time

Updated May 29, 2018 3.0k votes 553 voters 14.6k views

List RulesThis list includes studio albums only, so if you add an album make sure it's a proper studio release.

List of the best Jimmy Buffett albums, including pictures of the album covers when available. This Jimmy Buffett discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Jimmy Buffett albums can be found at the top of the list. The big breakthrough for Buffet and his Coral Reefer Band came in 1977 with the album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, highlighted by its signature song, "Margaritaville." Since then the laid-back, island-loving soft rocker has spawned a legion of "Parrotheads" - the nickname given to his hardcore fans. 

To make voting for your favorite records easier for you, we haven't included Jimmy Buffett singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest Jimmy Buffett album isn't high enough on the list, be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite Jimmy Buffett album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular.

If you want to know the best Jimmy Buffett album of all time, this list will answer your questions. Examples include Banana Wind, Christmas Island, Take the Weather With You, and License to Chill. This list of popular Jimmy Buffett CDs has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion. 

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  • Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes1
    140
    20

    Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

    1977
  • A1A2
    186
    51

    A1A

    1974

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Dallas, Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season, A Pirate Looks at Forty

    Length (mins): 00:36:24

    Genres (Music): Country, Gulf and western

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  • A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean3

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Railroad Lady, Cuban Crime of Passion, I Have Found Me a Home

    Genres (Music): Country, Gulf and western

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  • Living and Dying in 3/4 Time4

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Ringling, Ringling, Ballad of Spider John

    Length (mins): 00:39:10

    Genres (Music): Country, Gulf and western

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  • Havana Daydreamin'5

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Defying Gravity, Something So Feminine About a Mandolin, Kick It in Second Wind

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Son of a Son of a Sailor6

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: The Last Line, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Coast of Marseilles

    Length (mins): 00:34:41

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Volcano7
    106
    37

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Lady I Can't Explain, Volcano, Sending The Old Man Home

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • One Particular Harbour8

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Distantly In Love, Twelve Volt Man, California Promises

    Length (mins): 00:40:54

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Coconut Telegraph9

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful, Little Miss Magic

    Length (mins): 00:33:29

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Barometer Soup10

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Ballad of Skip Wiley, Blue Heaven Rendezvous, Don't Chu-Know

    Length (mins): 00:54:41

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Last Mango in Paris11

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Please Bypass This Heart, Frank and Lola, Beyond the End

    Length (mins): 00:36:45

    Genres (Music): Country, Gulf and western

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  • Fruitcakes12
    90
    37

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Frenchman for the Night, Love in the Library, She's Got You

    Length (mins): 01:01:52

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Floridays13
    73
    26

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: You'll Never Work In Dis Bidness Again, Creola, No Plane on Sunday

    Length (mins): 00:46:21

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Country, Gulf and western

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  • Banana Wind14
    76
    34

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship, School Boy Heart, Cultural Infidel

    Length (mins): 01:07:51

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Riddles in the Sand15

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Come to the Moon, Love in Decline, La Vie Dansante

    Length (mins): 00:33:53

    Genres (Music): Country, Gulf and western

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  • License to Chill16

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Window on the World, Trip Around the Sun, Conky Tonkin'

    Length (mins): 00:57:20

    Genres (Music): Country

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  • Take the Weather With You17

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Reggabilly Hill, Wheel Inside the Wheel, Bama Breeze

    Genres (Music): Country, Pop music, Soft rock, Beach music

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  • Off to See the Lizard18

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Take Another Road, I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever, Boomerang Love

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Far Side of the World19

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Blue Guitar, Last Man Standing, Mademoiselle (Voulez Vous Danser)

    Length (mins): 00:57:43

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Somewhere Over China20

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Where's the Party, Lip Service, It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet

    Length (mins): 00:35:49

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Beach House on the Moon21

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Waiting for the Next Explosion, Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling, Flesh and Bone

    Length (mins): 00:55:57

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Hot Water22
    40
    28

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Homemade Music, My Barracuda, L'Air de la Louisiane

    Length (mins): 00:47:19

    Genres (Music): Rock music, Gulf and western

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  • Down to Earth23

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Ain't He a Genius, Turnaboout, The Misionary

    Label: Varèse Vintage Records

    Genres (Music): Folk rock

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  • Buffet Hotel24
    36
    32

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Genres (Music): Pop rock

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  • High Cumberland Jubilee25

    Artist: Jimmy Buffett

    Tracks: Ace, In the Shelter, Rockefeller Square

    Label: Varèse Vintage Records

    Genres (Music): Folk rock

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