Band Of Gypsys
by Jimi Hendrix
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Band Of Gypsys is ranked as the best album by Jimi Hendrix.
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Band Of Gypsys track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Band Of Gypsys 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 | Guigou | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 31/100 | 68 |
| 2026 |  kAtAnArAn | Top 24 Greatest Music Albums | 2/24 | 96 |
| 2026 | Rivera | Best of Rest 2 | 58/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Pluto11 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 28/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Club 27 | 5/8 | - |
| 2026 | Moondance | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1970 | 25/33 | 1 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1970 | 34/100 | 3 |
| 2026 |  junodog4 | Top 20 Music Albums of 1970 | 19/20 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 324 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,828 | |||
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Band Of Gypsys ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | kAtAnArAn | 230 | 63/100 |
| ! | 4 days ago | SD100852 | 1,345 | 76/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2026 19:13 | ecocruzr | 239 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.2/100, a mean average of 80.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.3.
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Band Of Gypsys forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/02/2026 08:18 in Monthly overall chart movements - September 2026 BestEverAlbums 09/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - August 2026 BestEverAlbums 08/01/2026 16:00 in Monthly overall chart movements - July 2026Band Of Gypsys comments
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All 3 of Jimi's studio albums are considered Rock essentials, but if you're a guitarist, I would call this record just as important to hear. Whether you agree with it or not, Jimi is consistently cited as the greatest guitarist of all time, and he proves it on his solos here. (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/15/2012 22:01 | #55102 | TOP COMMENT
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This is actually my favorite Hendrix album. The other members provide some great support for Jimi and the way they get the crowd involved is just something so special that you can't get out of the studio albums. This is one of those essential live albums of all time. (Edited)
This album out of the top 20, let alone the top 500 is a shame to this website. This is the best 'free-style' guitar playing you will hear. (Edited)
JulianR TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/10/2017 01:50 | #197681 | TOP COMMENT
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you come for the guitar work, and you stay, well, for the guitar work (Edited)
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/06/2015 22:06 | #147275 | TOP COMMENT
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I think this is an album that even those who aren't into live albums can get into.
This album shows just how well Jimi could groove. Mitch Mitchell was a perfect compliment to Hendrix in the Experience, but Buddy Miles lays down a fat groove on every track here, and Hendrix digs right in. (Edited)
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