Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Tom Waits’ musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: December 7, 1949
Biography | Discography (Studio Albums):

Closing Time (1973) | Read More
The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
Nighthawks at the Diner (1975)
Small Change (1976)
Foreign Affairs (1977)
Blue Valentine (1978)
Heartattack and Vine (1980)
One From the Heart (Soundtrack with Crystal Gayle) (1982)
Swordfishtrombones (1983)
Rain Dogs (1985)
Franks Wild Years (1987) | Read More
Bone Machine (1992)
Night on Earth (Soundtrack) (1992)
The Black Rider (1993)
Mule Variations (1999)
Blood Money (2002) | Read More
Alice (2002) | Read More
Real Gone (2004)
Bad as Me (2011)

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