In The Wee Small Hours
by Frank Sinatra
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In The Wee Small Hours is ranked as the best album by Frank Sinatra.
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In The Wee Small Hours track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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In The Wee Small Hours rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 41 Music Albums of 1955 | 1/41 | 5 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | jonny5244 | My Favourite Album by Year | 72/74 | - |
| 2026 | downandout | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 6/100 | 19 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 50 Music Albums of 1955 | 1/50 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Mauce | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 4/100 | 94 |
| 2026 |  DommeDamian | June 26: 101-200 | 12/100 | - |
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Tom Club (Waits`favs+sound-alikes) | 1/100 | - |
| 2026 | LosWochos | Top 67 Music Albums of 1955 | 6/67 | 5 |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Best Album of 1955 | 1/1 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 506 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4,531 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 4 minutes ago | Siromynian | 1,641 | 78/100 |
| ! | 3 days ago | Chorongo | 49 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2026 21:05 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.7/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.
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In The Wee Small Hours forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 06/29/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5358): By rlang36
pedro1976 12/31/2025 18:19 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) BestEverAlbums 12/01/2024 17:00 in Monthly overall chart movementsIn The Wee Small Hours comments
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AndrewJFisher 09/02/2025 10:09 | #310785
I once made a concept album.....the binding theme was, all the songs were shit :D (Edited)
indieshins 08/01/2022 10:03 | #288038
Perhaps better as background music than something to really pay attention to, but Sinatra's fantastic song selection and his excellent, embodied performances paired with the brilliant Norman Riddle arrangements make this an essential vocal jazz record. It's perhaps a tad long, but I keep coming back to it and loving it.
This is a very important album in music with it being one of the earliest concept albums ever released. The influence this album has had is monumental and this makes it a must listen. The consistent themes of the songs are a positive as it makes the sound feel really cohesive. You also do find yourself getting lost in Sinatra's introspective mood making this a perfect listen late at night. The vocal is powerful and simply blows me away with each listen. However, the record drags on for far too long and it gets very repetitive by the end. Every time I put this album on I get distracted by other things and I get bored often. It lacks variety and the track listing is bloated. Musically, it could be more experimental as well. Overall, the quality of the music is questionable but the significance of this release is huge making it a must listen. (Edited)
Very sad and moody record that is hauntingly beautiful and sounds like the finest traditional pop.
Sinatra gets sad... and presents and absolute masterwork on the art of singing.
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