Leapin' And Lopin'
by Sonny Clark
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Sonny Clark bestography
Leapin' And Lopin' is ranked 3rd best out of 6 albums by Sonny Clark on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sonny Clark is Cool Struttin' which is ranked number 2856 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 545.
(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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Leapin' And Lopin' track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Leapin' And Lopin' rankings
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 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 75 Music Albums of 1962 | 52/75 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Jazz #101-200 | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1962 | 3/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | RockyRaccoon | Top 35 Music Albums of 1962 | 17/35 | 3 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 54 Music Albums of 1962 | 25/54 | 3 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt5 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 77/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 60 Music Albums of 1962 | 48/60 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Norman Bates | Top 45 Music Albums of 1962 | 21/45 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 36 Music Albums of 1962 | 26/36 | 2 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 83 Music Albums of 1962 | 45/83 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 17 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 25 | |||
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Leapin' And Lopin' ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/20/2025 23:52 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,669 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2025 18:34 | slimharpo | 1,486 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/31/2024 02:35 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.6.
Leapin' And Lopin' forum mentions
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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/10/2017 20:06 | #185218
This is a delightful outing from fleet-fingered Sonny Clark. A fully realized hard bop masterpiece with some good variety across the tunes. The front line of Tommy Turrentine (trumpet) and Charlie Rouse (tenor) shine along with Sonny, and the rhythm section of Billy Higgins (drums) and Butch Warren (bass) lay a perfect foundation with plenty of momentum. While all musicians are in fine form, the variety and feel brough out by Turrentine on the trumpet is especially special. The tunes are all classic hard bop but with no shortage of catchy melody. Maybe Sonny's best, certainly his best combination of mature and accessible. .
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