Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite albums by The Jayhawks as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.

Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (1,604 Total Votes):

#1 | Hollywood Town Hall | 1992 | 419 votes (26% of total) | Read More

#2 | Tomorrow the Green Grass | 1995 | 373 votes (23% of total)

#3 | Rainy Day Music | 2003 | 259 votes (16% of total)

#4 | Sound of Lies | 1997 | 215 votes (13% of total)

#5 | Smile | 2000 | 144 votes (9% of total) | Read More

#6 | Paging Mr. Proust | 2016 | 88 votes (5% of total)

#7 | Back Roads and Abandoned Motels | 2018 | 47 votes (3% of total)

#8 | Blue Earth | 1989 | 20 votes (1% of total)

#9 | XOXO | 2020 | 15 votes (<1% of total)

#10 | The Jayhawks | 1986 | 13 votes (<1% of total)

Other Albums Receiving Votes:

#11 | Mockingbird Time (2011) (7 votes)
#12 | Live at the Belly Up (2015) (4)

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