The Opener
by Curtis Fuller
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Curtis Fuller bestography
The Opener is ranked as the best album by Curtis Fuller.
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The Opener track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Opener rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 5 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 30 Music Albums of 1957 | 19/30 | 2 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Jazz Pt. 3 | 59/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | byuzak | Top 43 Music Albums of 1957 | 18/43 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 11/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 80/100 | 4 |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 52 Music Albums of 1957 | 24/52 | 3 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt6 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 64/99 | - |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 61/100 | 2 |
| 2021 | byuzak | Blue Note's Best Albums 1 - 100 | 63/100 | - |
| 2021 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 56/100 | 9 |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 68/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 12 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 31 | |||
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The Opener ratings
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n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 02/05/2026 19:59 | RockyRaccoon | 7,121 | 84/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2025 12:40 | replacementlevel | 7,739 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2024 14:06 | duelek | 2,038 | 75/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2022 16:45 | LosWochos | 47,302 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2022 12:55 |  Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.3/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 6.5.
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