Olé Coltrane
by John Coltrane
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John Coltrane bestography
Olé Coltrane is ranked 7th best out of 90 albums by John Coltrane on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by John Coltrane is A Love Supreme which is ranked number 77 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,585.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Olé Coltrane track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Olé Coltrane 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 |  JoaoMoreira | Top 6 Music Albums of 1961 | 5/6 | 2 |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 33 Music Albums of 1961 | 6/33 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 90 Music Albums of 1961 | 6/90 | 5 |
| 2026 | Juneof44 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1961 | 5/50 | 5 |
| 2026 | Skerns | Top 26 Music Albums of 1961 | 3/26 | 5 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | John Coltrane.... So Far.... | 12/31 | - |
| 2026 | Weepingguitarman | Top 14 Music Albums of 1961 | 8/14 | 3 |
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 79/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Foxforce5 | 201 - 300 | 5/100 | - |
| 2026 | MrOlan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 23/100 | 16 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 150 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 676 | |||
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Olé Coltrane ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 10/09/2026 08:19 | pharoahstune | 255 | 79/100 |
| ! | 09/16/2026 22:14 | julioobarbosa | 2 | 95/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2026 06:33 |  LedZep | 5,172 | 79/100 |
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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 79.1/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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Robert Anton Wilson TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/07/2011 17:07 | #29991 | TOP COMMENT
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I remember how my jaw dropped the first time I heard Olé! (Edited)
There must have been a fad for Spanish tinged jazz albums around this time, but this one was well worth while. The 21 minute title track is a high point (Edited)
I love the bass solos on Olé. Whole album has a great vibe. (Edited)
JoaoMoreira 01/01/2023 22:05 | #292403 | TOP COMMENT
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A tad bit boring but okay.
In the context of Coltrane’s work this just nice record is irrelevant.
2nd-Impressions 10/18/2020 23:54 | #259416
67/100
Best track: Ole
Worst track: Dahomey Dance
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