The Cat
by Jimmy Smith
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Jimmy Smith bestography
The Cat is ranked 5th best out of 45 albums by Jimmy Smith on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jimmy Smith is Back At The Chicken Shack which is ranked number 4245 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 342.
(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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The Cat track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The Cat rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 5 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 41/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 91 Music Albums of 1964 | 53/91 | 2 |
| 2025 | daCritic | Top 31 Music Albums of 1964 | 21/31 | 2 |
| 2025 |  Graeme2 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1964 | 20/30 | 2 |
| 2025 | byuzak | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 50/100 | 10 |
| 2024 | dukeboxkool | Top 30 Music Albums of 1964 | 26/30 | 1 |
| 2024 | byuzak | Top 40 Music Albums of 1964 | 7/40 | 4 |
| 2023 |  Jboy56 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2022 | LosWochos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1964 | 67/100 | 2 |
| 2021 | Steppenwolf666 | Virgin All Time Top 1000 Albums by Virgin 2000 (701-800) | 13/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 41 | |||
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The Cat ratings
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av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 04/27/2024 19:09 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,736 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2023 11:16 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
| ! | 12/03/2022 21:46 | LosWochos | 47,530 | 75/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 69.5/100, a mean average of 68.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 68.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
The Cat forum mentions
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