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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.Â
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.Â
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14020Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
19772
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1974Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Dallas, Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season, A Pirate Looks at Forty
Length (mins):Â 00:36:24
Genres (Music):Â Country, Gulf and western
3
Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Railroad Lady, Cuban Crime of Passion, I Have Found Me a Home
Genres (Music):Â Country, Gulf and western
4
12232Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Ringling, Ringling, Ballad of Spider John
Length (mins):Â 00:39:10
Genres (Music):Â Country, Gulf and western
5
10628Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Defying Gravity, Something So Feminine About a Mandolin, Kick It in Second Wind
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
6
11640Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â The Last Line, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Coast of Marseilles
Length (mins):Â 00:34:41
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
7
10637Volcano
1979Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Lady I Can't Explain, Volcano, Sending The Old Man Home
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
8
8523Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Distantly In Love, Twelve Volt Man, California Promises
Length (mins):Â 00:40:54
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
9
9330Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â The Weather Is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful, Little Miss Magic
Length (mins):Â 00:33:29
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
10
8125Barometer Soup
1995Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Ballad of Skip Wiley, Blue Heaven Rendezvous, Don't Chu-Know
Length (mins):Â 00:54:41
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
11
7522Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Please Bypass This Heart, Frank and Lola, Beyond the End
Length (mins):Â 00:36:45
Genres (Music):Â Country, Gulf and western
12
9037Fruitcakes
1994Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Frenchman for the Night, Love in the Library, She's Got You
Length (mins):Â 01:01:52
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
13
7326Floridays
1986Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â You'll Never Work In Dis Bidness Again, Creola, No Plane on Sunday
Length (mins):Â 00:46:21
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Country, Gulf and western
14
7634Banana Wind
1996Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Desdemona's Building a Rocket Ship, School Boy Heart, Cultural Infidel
Length (mins):Â 01:07:51
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
15
5020Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Come to the Moon, Love in Decline, La Vie Dansante
Length (mins):Â 00:33:53
Genres (Music):Â Country, Gulf and western
16
6234License to Chill
2004Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Window on the World, Trip Around the Sun, Conky Tonkin'
Length (mins):Â 00:57:20
Genres (Music):Â Country
17
5124Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Reggabilly Hill, Wheel Inside the Wheel, Bama Breeze
Genres (Music):Â Country, Pop music, Soft rock, Beach music
18
5428Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Take Another Road, I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever, Boomerang Love
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
19
4425Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Blue Guitar, Last Man Standing, Mademoiselle (Voulez Vous Danser)
Length (mins):Â 00:57:43
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
20
4634Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Where's the Party, Lip Service, It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet
Length (mins):Â 00:35:49
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
21
4836Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Waiting for the Next Explosion, Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling, Flesh and Bone
Length (mins):Â 00:55:57
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
22
4028Hot Water
1988Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Homemade Music, My Barracuda, L'Air de la Louisiane
Length (mins):Â 00:47:19
Genres (Music):Â Rock music, Gulf and western
23
3121Down to Earth
1970Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Ain't He a Genius, Turnaboout, The Misionary
Label: Varèse Vintage Records
Genres (Music):Â Folk rock
24
3632Buffet Hotel
2009Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Genres (Music):Â Pop rock
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3129Artist:Â Jimmy Buffett
Tracks:Â Ace, In the Shelter, Rockefeller Square
Label: Varèse Vintage Records
Genres (Music):Â Folk rock