The Opener
by Curtis Fuller
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Curtis Fuller bestography
The Opener is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Curtis Fuller on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Curtis Fuller is Blues-ette which is ranked number 29549 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 29.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Upcoming concerts
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Treaty Oak Revival - West Texas Degenerate Tour
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Must Die!
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21
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John Lloyd Young
The Ingersoll, Des Moines, United States.
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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).
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The Opener rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 32,454th | 1950s rank: 946th | 1957 rank: 143rd| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 63/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 52 Music Albums of 1957 | 24/52 | 3 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1957 | 10/99 | 5 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt6 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 64/99 | - |
| 2023 | byuzak | Top 42 Music Albums of 1957 | 18/42 | 3 |
| 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. | 9 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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The Opener ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2025 12:40 | replacementlevel | 7,727 | 70/100 |
| ! | 09/05/2024 14:06 | duelek | 1,664 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/03/2022 16:45 | LosWochos | 46,769 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2022 12:55 |  Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 |
| ! | 10/15/2020 00:20 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,639 | 74/100 |
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