The Black Gladiator (studio album)
by Bo Diddley
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Bo Diddley bestography
The Black Gladiator is ranked 12th best out of 20 albums by Bo Diddley on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Bo Diddley is Bo Diddley which is ranked number 1095 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,588.
(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 Black Gladiator rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 67,281st | 1970s rank: 6,078th | 1970 rank: 572nd| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TroutMaskGreg | Top 32 Music Albums of 1970 | 27/32 | 1 |
| 2024 | Jakor | Top 90 Music Albums of 1970 | 78/90 | 1 |
| 2019 | Madrocker | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 68/100 | 2 |
| 2017 |  Tha1ChiefRocka | Top 69 Music Albums of 1970 | 25/69 | 3 |
| 2014 | DigitalDreamDoor | Albums of the year 1970 | 92/95 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 7 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/17/2025 08:25 |  CaptainPain | 3,259 | 61/100 |
| ! | 02/18/2024 19:41 | RockingRoll666 | 1,667 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/22/2024 12:54 | BorderFreeAndrew | 14,410 | 74/100 |
| ! | 06/08/2022 10:57 | TroutMaskGreg | 1,646 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/28/2021 08:22 | NHGRANITE | 4,702 | 70/100 |
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