Unit Structures
by Cecil Taylor

Unit Structures by Cecil Taylor
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 2,380th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 138 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1966 (26th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (217th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,380th)

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 2,380th | 1960s rank: 217th | 1966 rank: 26th
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2026 AfterHoursTop 100 Greatest Music Albums30/10070
2026jdizzle123456Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time37/50 -
2026Fast 'n' BulbousBest Albums 196616/994
2026Exist-en-cielTop 40 Music Albums of 196628/402
2026 Patman360Top 48 Music Albums of 196646/480
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 196631/1004
2026 RomanelliTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s97/1001
2026boyd94Top 100 Greatest Music Albums44/10056
2026 RomanelliMy Overall Chart: 1401-150067/100 -
2026mianfeiTop 100 Greatest Music Albums56/10044
2025MaxStorm98Top 33 Music Albums of 196628/331
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of 1966 by Ultimate Record Collector31/51 -
2025TodFitzTop 100 Music Albums of 19668/1005
2025matterhornriderTop 42 Music Albums of 196642/420
2025JohnnyoAlbums of the year 1966 By Acclaimed Music22/42 -
2025HyggevinylTop 53 Music Albums of 196614/534
2025jdizzle123456Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s60/1008
2025mostlymorTop 50 Music Albums of 196650/500
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 196667/1002
2025 RomanelliTop 17 Music Albums of 196611/172
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 101
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 668
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75/100 (from 138 votes)
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01/22/2026 20:10 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  7,79670/100
 
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12/11/2025 05:34 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  4,94081/100
 
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05/09/2025 13:13 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,13773/100
 
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04/21/2025 14:24 ForegroundNoise  Ratings distribution  2,97560/100

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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.9/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.

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From 04/12/2024 09:15 | #302950
Setting Instruments for 45 minutes ?
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From 12/31/2017 00:45 | #204148
its very good, but makes me tired for some reason. it takes energy to listen to it
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From 11/27/2011 18:54 | #31519
It shouldn't work, but it does.
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From 09/04/2010 23:55 | #14905
I can't explain it, but it works.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
13. Fresh Cream by Cream
14. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
15. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo by Ennio Morricone
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