Inventions And Dimensions
by Herbie Hancock

Inventions And Dimensions by Herbie Hancock
Year: 1964
Overall rank: 8,446th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 27 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1964 (43rd)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (620th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,446th)

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Herbie Hancock bestography

Inventions And Dimensions is ranked 6th best out of 42 albums by Herbie Hancock on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Herbie Hancock is Head Hunters which is ranked number 536 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,271.

Herbie Hancock album bestography « Higher ranked (4,503rd)
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This album (8,446th)
Inventions And Dimensions
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Inventions And Dimensions

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 8,446th | 1960s rank: 620th | 1964 rank: 43rd

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75/100 (from 27 votes)
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90/100
 
01/30/2026 15:30 Steebo  Ratings distribution  54886/100
 
75/100
 
09/27/2025 15:29 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  23,05669/100
 
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08/17/2025 03:02 mttr-in-plc  Ratings distribution  19288/100
 
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06/17/2025 15:12 thepardunk  Ratings distribution  2,57669/100
 
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05/31/2025 15:02 Elauqsapid  Ratings distribution  2,72064/100

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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.5/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.8.

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From 12/07/2022 16:34 | #291820
Early Herbie is solid and virtuosic.
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From 06/27/2019 20:31 | #238489
This currently is ranked 146th in 1964, which is ridiculous; it's obviously an all-time great album.
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Best Albums of 1964
1. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
2. Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz & João Gilberto
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
4. Beatles For Sale by The Beatles
5. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy
6. Another Side Of Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
7. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes
8. Ain't That Good News by Sam Cooke
9. Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes
10. Kinks by The Kinks
11. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
12. The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan
13. Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock
14. Folk Singer by Muddy Waters
15. The Animals by The Animals
16. Meet The Beatles! by The Beatles
17. "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg by Jerry Lee Lewis
18. Wednesday Morning, 3AM by Simon & Garfunkel
19. The Rolling Stones by The Rolling Stones
20. All Summer Long by The Beach Boys