Heart Of The Congos
by The Congos
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Heart Of The Congos is ranked as the best album by The Congos.
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Heart Of The Congos track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Heart Of The Congos rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,072nd | 1970s rank: 217th | 1977 rank: 25th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Wasinski | Top 95 Music Albums of 1977 | 6/95 | 5 |
| 2026 | Wasinski | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 47/100 | 54 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 97 Music Albums of 1977 | 27/97 | 4 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 55 Music Albums of 1977 | 28/55 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 7/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of 1977 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 45 Music Albums of 1977 | 10/45 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt3 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 10/100 | - |
| 2026 |  arthurbittencourt | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s | 67/100 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 265 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,636 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/23/2026 15:57 | daCritic | 4,646 | 73/100 |
| ! | 07/21/2026 00:54 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 05/05/2026 17:33 | Steve_Emmett | 122 | 67/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.4/100, a mean average of 77.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026“The overall chart is ever changing, and it's difficult to keep up with the detail of what's happening. So, for those people who are interested, this post attempts to show the latest movements - biggest climbers, movers, new entries and leavers for the top 100, 250, 500 & 1000 over the past month,…”
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Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/03/2011 19:21 | #28003 | TOP COMMENT
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Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/03/2011 19:21 | #28003 | TOP COMMENT
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Why no-one else has seen fit to comment on this work of unmitigated genius is beyond me. I've got 3 things to say about this LP - 1. it's one of the only JA LPs you can listen to from start to finish and think "you know what, this is an album, not a collection of singles with a few fillers chucked in" (Jamaican music has NEVER been album-focused, but there's some gems around if you look hard enough, this being the prime example). 2. If you ever need evidence that Lee 'Scratch' Perry is a visionary and the most important thing ever to happen to Jamaican music (bar perhaps Coxsone Dodd) here's your proof. and 3. if your knowledge of 'reggae' (horrid word) goes no further than 'Bob Marley', I strongly suggest you whack this on, pump it up, lie back and let it soak in. It will start you on a wonderful, fulfilling journey, trust me... (Edited)
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Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/14/2013 16:28 | #97586 | TOP COMMENT
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Good stuff. Make sure to only get the blood and fire reissue of this as others have shoddily reproduced sound compared. The blood and fire one is deleted though I think but worth getting as far superior sound wise. Made iTunes refund me when I got a poor version of this. Grat album. (Edited)
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lethalnezzle 02/27/2013 23:59 | #66428 | TOP COMMENT
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What is most incredible about this album is how otherworldly and full sounding it is given that it was recorded at Black Ark Studios, a 4-track studio with notoriously basic equipment. This is Perry's greatest achievement and - without meaning to do a significant disservice to the band, whose vocal harmonies and rootsy themes are timeless, and were entirely necessary in coaxing this stunning work from Scratch - The Congos are cogs in a much more impressive machine. (Edited)
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garycottier TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/29/2017 17:45 | #202325 | TOP COMMENT
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An excellent record. Brilliantly crafted reggae which is almost hypnotic at times in it's delivery. It maybe slightly overlong but it's a small quibble. All in all, a good album. Totally underrated. (Edited)
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03/01/2014 21:59 | #105042 | TOP COMMENT
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As NoWaxJim says this is 'unmitigated genius'! A great album far ahead of its time.
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