After Midnight
by Nat King Cole
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After Midnight is ranked as the best album by Nat King Cole.
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After Midnight track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
After Midnight 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 | MrOlan | Top 60 Music Albums of the 1950s | 34/60 | 9 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 45 Music Albums of 1957 | 34/45 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 94 Music Albums of 1957 | 61/94 | 2 |
| 2026 |  BozoTyrannus | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 43/100 | 56 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 51/100 | 10 |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 12 Music Albums of 1957 | 8/12 | 2 |
| 2026 | downandout | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 67/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 32 Music Albums of 1957 | 14/32 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1957 | 9/33 | 4 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 53 Music Albums of 1957 | 44/53 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 82 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 556 | |||
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After Midnight ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/16/2026 02:11 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 11:41 | Leginlists | 3,840 | 83/100 |
| ! | 12/23/2025 06:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,671 | 70/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.5/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.9.
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After Midnight forum mentions
EyeKanFly 09/29/2021 23:29 in What album are you listening to right now?After Midnight comments
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Jboy56 01/30/2022 18:37 | #280314 | TOP COMMENT
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Classic NAT. My favorite song on this album: Sweet Lorraine.
2nd-Impressions 09/23/2020 20:58 | #258605 | TOP COMMENT
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A good album overall. 'Lonely One' and 'Don't Let It Go To Your Head' are some favorites here. This album certainly helps to showcase why Nat King Cole was one of the great vocalists of his time.
Very classy indeed
It's a lovely album that perfectly balances Nat King Cole's phenomenal piano playing with his singing. This could be the album for instrumental jazz purists or vocal jazz purists to be convinced there's value in the other. A perfect bridge between the two styles.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/30/2016 21:20 | #158232 | TOP COMMENT
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Voice and lyrics are "nice", but overall music is pretty boring for me.
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