Unit Structures
by Cecil Taylor
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Unit Structures is ranked as the best album by Cecil Taylor.
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Unit Structures track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Unit Structures rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jdizzle123456 | Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time | 28/50 | - |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1966 | 28/40 | 2 |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 | 46/50 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 80 Music Albums of 1966 | 35/80 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 40 Music Albums of 1966 | 16/40 | 3 |
| 2026 | Fast 'n' Bulbous | Best Albums 1966 | 16/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1401-1500 | 93/100 | - |
| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 55 Music Albums of 1966 | 45/55 | 1 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 17 Music Albums of 1966 | 11/17 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 50 Music Albums of 1966 | 41/50 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 100 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 581 | |||
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Unit Structures ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | matterhornrider | 5,196 | 81/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2026 20:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,241 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2025 13:13 | cicadelic | 14,169 | 73/100 |
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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 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.1.
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Unit Structures forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/03/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5454): By mianfeiView latest topic →
baystateoftheart 04/29/2023 19:17 in You must listen to the album below you. Romanelli 10/13/2021 17:21 in What album are you listening to right now?View all forum mentions
Unit Structures comments
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CellarDoor TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/04/2010 23:55 | #14905 | TOP COMMENT
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I can't explain it, but it works. (Edited)
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/27/2011 18:54 | #31519 | TOP COMMENT
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It shouldn't work, but it does.
I love free/avant garde jazz but I hate this. It sounds like a fat neckbearded /b/tard taking a shit into a sock and cumming inside it at the same time. I'm going to go listen to The Shape of Jazz to Come to get this album out of my head. (Edited)
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/31/2017 00:45 | #204148 | TOP COMMENT
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its very good, but makes me tired for some reason. it takes energy to listen to it
Setting Instruments for 45 minutes ? (Edited)
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