What'd I Say
by Ray Charles
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What'd I Say is ranked 4th best out of 61 albums by Ray Charles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Ray Charles is The Genius Of Ray Charles which is ranked number 1003 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,734.
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What'd I Say track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 80 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
What'd I Say 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 |  paladisiac | Top 59 Music Albums of the 1950s | 1/59 | 20 |
| 2026 | Jakor | Top 50 Music Albums of the 1950s | 9/50 | 17 |
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 37 Music Albums of 1959 | 8/37 | 4 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 19 Music Albums of 1959 | 17/19 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 37/100 | 13 |
| 2026 | stanchoiaz | Top 20 Music Albums of the 1950s | 7/20 | 14 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 55 Music Albums of 1959 | 36/55 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 95/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  neilgee | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 17/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 61 Music Albums of the 1950s | 41/61 | 7 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 140 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 847 | |||
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What'd I Say ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 08/27/2026 22:28 | ecocruzr | 183 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/13/2026 11:04 | Leginlists | 3,837 | 83/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2026 20:32 | Siromynian | 1,627 | 78/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.
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Forum mentions
neilgee 01/19/2026 13:44 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
Jboy56 07/27/2022 13:12 in What album are you listening to right now?What'd I Say comments
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Jboy56 07/27/2022 13:51 | #287888
Solid throughout...
Boltzmann 11/10/2018 16:15 | #224261 | TOP COMMENT
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I feel like the opening track was the perfect bridge between rock ‘n’ roll and funk. The emphasis seems to switch between the 1st and 3rd (like in funk) and 2nd and 4th (as in rock ‘n’ roll) to such an extent that I honestly think it depends on one’s personal interpretation.
The rest of the album seems to follow the same pattern of hovering between rock ‘n’ roll and funk. But none of them can really be compared with the opener.
Not a bad track on this album. Hard to believe there was a time when a song like the title track might be considered too risqué!
junodog4 03/03/2015 04:28 | #136033 | TOP COMMENT
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The opening track (both parts) is epic.
The genius at his best!
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