Black Rock
by James Blood Ulmer
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James Blood Ulmer bestography
Black Rock is ranked 4th 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 16618 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 68.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Black Rock 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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Black Rock rankings summary
Overall rank: 58,363rd | 1980s rank: 6,521st | 1982 rank: 675th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 36 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 94/100 | 1 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 85 Music Albums of 1982 | 47/85 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 1982 | 53/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | PurpleHazel | Top 30 Music Albums of 1982 | 8/30 | 4 |
| 2023 | cicadelic | Robert Christgau: Dean's List 1982 | 13/59 | - |
| 2021 |  NoisyBeast | Favorite Jazz Albums ~ Part One | 36/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top Albums of 1982... #101-200 | 17/100 | - |
| 2017 | NoisyBeast | Top 2000 Albums of the 1980s... #1501-1600 | 39/100 | - |
| 2016 | sonicdiscourse | 1982 To-Do List | 64/94 | - |
| 2010 | chromeyellow | Top 48 Greatest Music Albums | 28/48 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 10 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 10 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/09/2026 20:11 | LosWochos | 47,537 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/14/2024 12:11 | cicadelic | 14,033 | 73/100 |
| ! | 11/12/2022 22:46 | Skerns | 5,212 | 80/100 |
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