Encore
by Sam Cooke
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Sam Cooke bestography
Encore is ranked 9th best out of 28 albums by Sam Cooke on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sam Cooke is Night Beat which is ranked number 1333 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,289.
(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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Encore track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/25/2025 03:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 6,007 | 70/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 15:56 | TonySayers61 | 23,331 | 64/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2025 18:55 | 5,093 | 82/100 | |
| ! | 03/31/2025 10:56 | 12,227 | 85/100 | |
| ! | 12/04/2024 13:09 | 10,790 | 63/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.8/100, a mean average of 70.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.
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A fine collection of songs from young Sam. very good
Definitely feels like a collection of songs more than a cohesive album. Leans more towards pop, rock, and doo-wop than the soul and gospel music Cooke is more known for. However, Cooke's voice still shines in this release.
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