# The Stanley Brothers — Every Record We Rank

The Stanley Brothers appears 2 times in our Bluegrass list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Bluegrass
- **Years:** 1951–1960
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Bluegrass
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/the-stanley-brothers/

## Appears on

### [Man of Constant Sorrow](https://waxonia.com/track/the-stanley-brothers--man-of-constant-sorrow/)

*1951 · Columbia · No. 3 in [Bluegrass](https://waxonia.com/genre/bluegrass/)*

The high lonesome sound at its most severe — Ralph Stanley's tenor is not trying to be pleasant. An old ballad the Stanleys made permanently theirs.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Stanley%20Brothers%20Man%20of%20Constant%20Sorrow) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zHamgwlQ1yo)

### [Rank Stranger](https://waxonia.com/track/the-stanley-brothers--rank-stranger/)

*1960 · No. 5 in [Bluegrass](https://waxonia.com/genre/bluegrass/)*

A man returns home and recognises nobody. Bluegrass gospel at its most genuinely unsettling, and the harmony does most of the work.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/The%20Stanley%20Brothers%20Rank%20Stranger) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=upsLpPE2w58)

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