Free Lancing
by James Blood Ulmer
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James Blood Ulmer bestography
Free Lancing is ranked 8th best out of 13 albums by James Blood Ulmer on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by James Blood Ulmer is America - Do You Remember The Love? which is ranked number 16625 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 68.
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Free Lancing track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Free Lancing rankings summary
Overall rank: 82,353rd | 1980s rank: 8,823rd | 1981 rank: 905th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 3 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 85 Music Albums of 1981 | 75/85 | 1 |
| 2025 |  craola | Top 20 Music Albums of 1981 | 5/20 | 4 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1981 | 39/60 | - |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Favorite Jazz Albums ~ Part One | 57/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1981... #101-200 | 30/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1901-2000 | 63/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 5 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/09/2026 20:10 | LosWochos | 47,677 | 75/100 |
| ! | 09/04/2025 20:53 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/15/2025 23:42 | Skerns | 5,213 | 80/100 |
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Free Lancing forum mentions
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From kokkinos 12/30/2021 21:02 in Rank 'Em: The Beach Boys
“The main musical trends of the time are not exactly my cup of tea. As a result, 1981 is one of my least explored years. That being said, here’s a few albums I quite like – roughly in order, though it has to be said that it’s been ages since I listened to some of those. (Apologies if any of them has…”
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Mercury 01/20/2021 19:05 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition
Mercury 01/20/2021 19:05 in You must listen to the album below you: canon edition“1. Well wow wowzers this was truly amazing! I think its my fave, actually it definitely is, Avalanches album. I know their debut is a classic but It was always an album that never quite broke through from enjoyment to love. This album I love. Its a great flowing upbeat almost uplifting musical…”
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